JointHealth™ express April 1, 2019
On election day, make your voice count.
The general election in Prince Edward Island is scheduled for April 23, 2019. What changes would you like to see in models of arthritis care?
Arthritis is a chronic disease that has a devastating and debilitating effect on the lives of more than 6 million Canadians. More than 25,000 Prince Edward Island residents are living with arthritis – approximately one in five. Within a generation, more than one in four Islanders are expected to have the most disabling and life-threatening types – osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability and work disability in P.E.I., with nearly three out of every five people with arthritis of working age.
Considering the prevalence of the disease and its significant cost to individuals and society, arthritis should be an issue of great importance to candidates running for office.
ACE sent an open letter and a survey to candidates running in the Prince Edward Island election. As part of its core government outreach activities and in the spirit of non-partisanship, ACE asks each candidate to share how government can improve prevention, treatment and care in Prince Edward Island.
The questionnaire asked the following questions:
If you have comments, questions, or concerns about any of the answers provided, please take the time to contact the parties.
Did their responses help you decide how you will vote? Tell us what you think of their answers. Please contact us by email.
On election day, make your voice count.
The general election in Prince Edward Island is scheduled for April 23, 2019. What changes would you like to see in models of arthritis care?
Arthritis is a chronic disease that has a devastating and debilitating effect on the lives of more than 6 million Canadians. More than 25,000 Prince Edward Island residents are living with arthritis – approximately one in five. Within a generation, more than one in four Islanders are expected to have the most disabling and life-threatening types – osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability and work disability in P.E.I., with nearly three out of every five people with arthritis of working age.
Considering the prevalence of the disease and its significant cost to individuals and society, arthritis should be an issue of great importance to candidates running for office.
ACE sent an open letter and a survey to candidates running in the Prince Edward Island election. As part of its core government outreach activities and in the spirit of non-partisanship, ACE asks each candidate to share how government can improve prevention, treatment and care in Prince Edward Island.
The questionnaire asked the following questions:
- What will your government do to bring a high quality, standardized evidence-based model of arthritis care for all Prince Edward Island residents?
- What will your government do to introduce patient education and exercise programs, such as GLA:D, that have been proven to significantly reduce hip or knee osteoarthritis symptoms?
- What will your government do to improve the uptake of biosimilars and increase accessibility to life saving medications and reduce out-of-pocket costs for Prince Edward Island residents living with inflammatory arthritis?
- What will your government do to improve the healthcare and lives of Aboriginals living with arthritis in Prince Edward Island?
- How will your government establish better prevention programs and facilitate flexible work arrangements to help reduce the direct and indirect costs of arthritis to Prince Edward Island employers and the Prince Edward Island economy?
- Will your government take steps to increase the number of rheumatologists and trained arthritis professionals to ensure timely, specialized care for Prince Edward Island patients with arthritis?
If you have comments, questions, or concerns about any of the answers provided, please take the time to contact the parties.
Did their responses help you decide how you will vote? Tell us what you think of their answers. Please contact us by email.
Arthritis Consumer Experts
ACE thanks Arthritis Research Canada (ARC) for its scientific review of ACE and JointHealth™ information and education programs.