Advancing arthritis care in Northern Ontario

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we speak to Dr. Sahil Koppikar, MD FRCPC, a rheumatologist at Women's College Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Ms. Chandra Farrer, Quality Specialist at Women’s College Hospital and a C-QuIPS facilitator at the University of Toronto.As Chair and Vice-Chair of the Northern Ontario Committee of the Ontario Rheumatology Association (ORA), Dr. Koppikar and Ms. Farrer discuss the progress the ORA is making with the Ontario government to develop and implement solutions to improve models of care in Northern Ontario by providing arthritis care that is patient-centred, equitable and accessible.Additional learning resourcesOntario Rheumatology Association’s Northern Ontario CommitteeAdvanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care ProgramArthritis Consumer Experts Survey Report on Arthritis and Health Inequities