The impact of arthritis in Canada : Impact de l'arthrite au Canada : aujourd'hui et au cours des 30 prochaines années

THE IMPACT OF ARTHRITIS IN CANADA: TODAY AND OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS 11 The goals of the report are to better understand the burden of arthritis on Canadians living with the There will be a new diagnosis disease today and over the next 30 years and to of OA investigate the potential impact of targeted arthritis interventions to mitigate this burden. [...] Goals and Objectives of The Impact of Arthritis in Canada: Today and Over the Next 30 Years The Impact of Arthritis in Canada: Today and Over the Next 30 Years is one element of the Arthritis Alliance of Canada’s ongoing efforts toward the development of strategies to reduce the burden of arthritis in Canada. [...] The goals of the report are to improve understanding about the burden of arthritis today and its anticipated impact over the next 30 years, and to investigate the potential impact of targeted arthritis interventions to mitigate the burden. [...] These, along with Standards for Arthritis Prevention and Care and The Impact of Arthritis in Canada: Today and Over the Next 30 Years, will 18 THE IMPACT OF ARTHRITIS IN CANADA: TODAY AND OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS form the basis for the National Arthritis Framework. [...] Reading Onward The chapters that follow will take the reader through: • A description of the process that the Arthritis Alliance of Canada has undertaken in preparing The Impact of Arthritis in Canada: Today and Over the Next 30 Years; • A description of the Canadian population, including the simulations provided by the RiskAnalytica Life at Risk platform; • A picture of the incidence and prevalen