Juvenile arthritis program launches new four-part musculoskeletal guideline series
January 20, 2010An interactive television broadcast and simultaneous webcast on Tuesday February 9th about juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the first program in a new four-part Rural Health Education Foundation television series which explores the national musculoskeletal clinical guidelines.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Clinical Guideline for Diagnosis and Management covers the recommendations for the early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of JIA in the primary care setting. The hour-long program, which features a filmed case study and an expert panel discussion, examines the practice points related to early identification, referral, prevention of complications, minimisation of pain and joint damage and improved quality of life.
First of four musculoskeletal programs
The other three programs in the Foundation’s new Musculoskeletal Guideline Series are:
- Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Guideline for Diagnosis and Management (9 March 2010), which focuses on diagnosis, early management, and coordination of multidisciplinary care needs for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Guideline for Non-surgical Management (23 March 2010)
- Osteoporosis: Clinical Guideline (20 April 2010)
About the national musculoskeletal guidelines
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has developed national musculoskeletal clinical guidelines for general practitioners and other primary care health professionals for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and osteoporosis.
Reducing the impact of JIA
“Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is the most common rheumatic disease in Australian children and adolescents, with more than 5,000 children affected by JIA at any one time,” says Rural Health Education Foundation CEO Don Perlgut. “Early and accurate diagnosis, along with appropriate management and referral, are essential for minimising the negative impact JIA can have on a child’s quality of life.”
“We’ve chosen to address JIA in the first program of our new Musculoskeletal Guideline Series, starting at the younger end of the patient age spectrum,” Mr Perlgut says. “The subsequent programs in this important series will deal with musculoskeletal conditions which are more prevalent among our adult population.”
Case studies and an expert panel
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Clinical Guideline for Diagnosis and Management features filmed case studies and a panel discussion chaired by Dr Geraldine Moses, a Brisbane-based Consultant Clinical Pharmacist.
The panel of medical practitioners features: Ms Penelope Barram, an Occupational Therapist at MontroseAccess in Brisbane; Dr Jeffrey Chaitow, a Paediatric Rheumatologist at The Childrens Hospital in Westmead, NSW; Ms Karen Filocamo, the CEO of Arthritis NSW; Dr Morton Rawlin, a General Practitioner from Lower Templestowe, VIC; and Ms Kerry West, a Physiotherapist at The Childrens Hospital in Westmead, NSW.
Series presentation details
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Clinical Guideline for Diagnosis and Management will be simulcast - presented as a simultaneous live webcast and satellite broadcast across the Rural Health Education Foundation’s satellite television network - on Tuesday 9th February at 8.00pm (AEDT), with repeats of the television broadcast at 8.00pm Perth time that same evening (three hours later) and 12.30pm on Friday 12th February.
- Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Guideline for Diagnosis and Management will be simulcast live on Tuesday 9th March at 8.00pm (AEDT), with broadcast repeats at 8.00pm Perth time that same evening (three hours later) and 12.30pm on Friday 12th March.
- Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Guideline for Non-surgical Management will be simulcast live on Tuesday 23rd March at 8.00pm (AEDT), with broadcast repeats at 8.00pm Perth time that same evening (three hours later) and 12.30pm on Friday 26th March.
- Osteoporosis: Clinical Guideline will be simulcast live on Tuesday 20th April at 8.00pm (AEST), with broadcast repeats at 8.00pm Perth time that same evening (two hours later) and 12.30pm on Friday 23rd April.
Available via satellite, as a web-cast and by web-streaming
All four programs in the series will be available for viewing live as a simulcast via the Foundation’s satellite network and via web-casting from our website. (Please register for the live web-casts in advance through the program summary page).
After its initial simulcast, each program will also be available free on the Internet for viewing via web-streamed video or listening via an audio podcast.
Free DVDs
The Musculoskeletal Guideline Series will also be available for free on DVD in May 2010. You can pre-order a free copy of the series on DVD via the online series summary page.
Program funding
Production of the four programs and the free distribution of the Musculoskeletal Guideline Series on DVD has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
More information
For more information about the Musculoskeletal Guideline Series - including presenter details, access instructions and associated educational resources - go to the online series summary page and follow the links, or contact the Foundation.