To echo the World Arthritis Day (12th Oct) as designated by the World Health Organisation, Hong Kong Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation partnered with RTHK to launch a series of radio interviews on rheumatic diseases. Rheumatologists were invited to share the information concerning the aetiology, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the disease; social workers talked about the information on community resources and disease self-help groups; patients shared their stories regarding how they fight against the disease and lived with a positive attitude. The five consecutive episodes were broadcasted every Wednesday at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm from 4 September 2019 to 2 October 2019. You are welcome to listen to the program below. Read more
HKARF has published the second phase of Arthritis disease booklets covering the following topics. You could download the e-version by clicking the image below (Chinese version only).
Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Psoriatic arthritis
Scleroderma
Vasculitis
Sjogren’s syndrome
《挺起腰骨撐起病友》
為響應世界強直性脊椎炎日，香港風濕病基金會將舉行《挺起腰骨撐起病友》社交媒體教育活動，邀請了多位知名人士參與，支持本港強直性脊椎炎患者，並藉機向其粉絲講解強直性脊椎炎的資訊。
5月6日為世界強直性脊椎炎日，基金會特別製作了一個「手瓜起腱」圖案cushion，寓意全力支持強脊患者，另外亦可讓患者於腰痛時倚靠休息。多位名人、醫學界人士將利用cushion拍照，上載至其Facebook粉絲專頁。基金會期望透過社交媒體的力量，將正確的疾病資訊散播開去，令更多人認識強脊，減少歧見。活動將於今天開始，至5月20日結束。
活動由基金會舉辦，香港強脊會及B27協進會為協辦機構，瑞士諾華製藥(香港)有限公司支持。
