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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
September is Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada, shining a spotlight on a disease that can affect far more than joints — and far more than older adults.
More here 👇 #yyc @CTVCalgary @ArthritisSoc @CAFsociety
ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/c…
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
In #CRArthritis interview 4, Dr. Marinka Twilt from @UCalgaryMed defines what is meant by temporomandibular joint and how TMJ can affect people living w/arthritis.
Watch now: piped.video/cqP3yBdnPvc
#ASM26 #ArthritisResearch @ACEJointHealth @RheumAb @Arthritis_ARC @CAFsociety
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
Ultimate precision medicine!
Delighted to have played a small part to ensure our patient from @BCChildrensHosp was able to receive this remarkable curative treatment.
Kudos to @ElieHaddad55 for launching this trial in Canada.
@NEJM @UBCNews @BCCHF @GenomeBC @GenomeCanada
Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.
cheknews.ca/b-c-man-cured-of…
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
The #RoadToAdultArthritisCare is filled with tools to support youth, parents and caregivers in the arthritis journey. The big reveal in 5 days...
Bookmark now: roadtoadultarthritiscare.ca
#ParentsofYouth #FridayVibes
@CherylKoehn @m_batthish @kabeattie @LoriBTucker1 @CAFsociety
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
JointHealth™ express - #ArthritisAtHome 296 – Sports medicine in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and artificial intelligence scribing.
Watch now: arthritisathome.jointhealth.…
#AI #JIA @CherylKoehn @CAFsociety @BCChildrensHosp @UBC @ArthritisSoc @Arthritis_ARC @CAPA_Arthritis
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#KidsCantWait for a cure. They can’t wait for pain-free mornings, for easier school days, for treatments that don’t hurt. This September, #ArthritisAwarenessMonth, join us in shining a light on what arthritis means for kids + families. 💙 #KidsGetArthritisToo
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🚨 Big advances in Juvenile Arthritis care — but kids still can’t wait.
A new @NEJM article shows how biologics are transforming outcomes for kids with JIA. Less damage. More remissions. More hope. 🙌
But serious gaps remain. 👇🧵
📖 nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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We’re proud to be a lead patient partner in UCAN CAN-DU, a🇨🇦–🇳🇱 project to personalize JIA treatment.
And in the PAVE Study w/ @Marshall_HEcon, we’re helping advance access, equity & innovation with families at the centre.
🧬 This future is possible — if we build it together.
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📣 Learn more about our #KidsCantWait campaign:
👉 cassieandfriends.ca/kidscant…
Because remission shouldn’t depend on luck.
Because care shouldn’t depend on where you live.
Because 25,000+ kids in Canada are still waiting.
#JIA #Rheumatology #ChildHealth #PatientPartners #Stills
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It takes more than just parent-driven passion to transform kids’ lives. It takes dedicated corporate champions like @KeystoneEnv who are dedicated to making sure JIA is recognized and resourced as a children’s health priority in Canada. #JuvenileArthritis #advocacy #donorlove
We are a long-time supporter of Cassie + Friends Society (@CAFsociety ) and laced up for the society's half marathon and 5km. Congrats to all our incredible runners! #GivingBack #KeystoneKares #KeystoneEnvironmental #EnvironmentalConsulting
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We loved collaborating w/ @Our_KidsHealth + Dr. Tala El Tal @CHEO on our first Arabic videos educating families about rare childhood rheumatic diseases incl #FMF #behcets and #PFAPA. @RipudamanMinhas has opened a door to equitable health information that cannot be done alone!
🥳 Join us in congratulating our team's @RipudamanMinhas on being selected as the *2025 American Academy of Pediatrics Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Excellence Award Winner*! 🎉
@UnityHealthTO @AmerAcadPeds
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
“A lot of 20-somethings are going out to bars & clubs, whereas I can’t do that anymore. It exhausts me to be out of the house for more than 2h..I prefer a quiet night in with close #friends watching tv or just chatting": buff.ly/MDvye0h via @cafsociety #teenager #spoonie
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
Pain is more than sensation.
It’s shaped by memory, biology, and psychology.
In this issue of #UofTMed magazine: how we feel pain, how we fight it, and what science is doing to help us move beyond it. bit.ly/4nclDfu
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
When David Porte's daughter was diagnosed with #JuvenileArthritis at 22 months, he started running for a cure. That led to founding Cassie + Friends, now hosting 14 run/walks across Canada for kids with #rheumaticdiseases
Read more: globalheroes.com/juvenile-id…
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
Such a great start to our #TeamCassieAndFriends run season in Halifax yesterday! Thank you to the incredible #IWKRheumatology team for their support of a pain free future for childhood rheumatic diseases! 💙💚 @CAFsociety #JAWontStopMe
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Very cool story raising awareness about #JIA and #Uveitis, especially given our upcoming Juvenile Arthritis Family Day @Bingemans this July 26th! ca.news.yahoo.com/local-hot-… @RegionWaterloo #jacobwilkinson
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Cassie + Friends Society retweeted
Breathing for both of us. For mothers like me, living with chronic illness and #disability, #pregnancy isn’t just a journey – it’s a high-stakes balancing act made more perilous by the lack of research, by @ProulxLaurie healthydebate.ca/2025/05/top… via @HealthyDebate #RA #MothersDay
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May 1 is #NationalPhysiciansDay. On behalf of the entire C+F community, we want to send a huge THANK YOU to the pediatric rheumatologists who take care of our patients. Today, and every day, we are so grateful for all of the work that you do!
@ucan_du @CAPRI_Canada #pedrheum
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Amazing opportunity for patient partners and trainees to connect + learn this summer! Apply before April 28!
Be part of the Canadian Arthritis Summer School (CASS), a unique 3-day virtual event bringing together patient partners and trainees. Patient partners and trainees apply here by April 28, 2025: bit.ly/4iZZo9R
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