It’s Health Information Week 5-11 July 2021 #HIW2021
To mark Health Information Week, here’s a reminder of some of the information available from Versus Arthritis.
For your patients:
We offer an extensive range of plain-English guides covering:
- Conditions – explaining the causes, how the condition is diagnosed and treated and aspects of self-care.
- Drugs, surgery and other treatments – covering when the different treatment options might be used, the likely benefits and any risks that people need to be aware of.
- Daily living and managing symptoms – including information on diet, exercise, aids and adaptations, joint protection, sex and pregnancy.
All our patient-facing information is available online and most titles are also available to order, free of charge, as printed booklets.
And for you or your students
Why not check out the following learning resources?
Clinical assessment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions – covering history-taking, GALS and REMS examination techniques.
Core skills in musculoskeletal care – online learning developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) but freely available to all healthcare professionals.
Red Whale webinars – free webinars delivered in collaboration with leading healthcare education provider Red Whale, covering topical issues in MSK care.
MSK decision support tools – eight tools to be used in consultation with patients covering four common pain problems, each from a primary care and a secondary care perspective.
Healthcare conversations podcasts – the first of which discusses how best to use the decision support tools.