Ideas and input of all stakeholders, including patients and families, are welcome:

• Submit Your Ideas
• Patient Engagement
  • Patient Engagement in Support of Strategic Clinical Networks

To learn more, or become more involved, contact bonejoint.scn@ahs.ca

Leadership Team

Dr. Jason Werle
Senior Medical Director

Jill Robert
Senior Provincial Director

Dr. Claire Barber
Scientific Director

Dr. Anna (Ania) Kania-Richmond
Assistant Scientific Director

Mel Slomp
Executive Director

Sheila Kelly
Manager

Jason Martyn
Provincial Osteoarthritis Practice Lead

Network Partners

Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute

McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

Positon Statements

• Arthroplasty for Patients with Osteoarthritis and Obesity

BJH SCN Reports

2021

• Musculoskeletal (MSK) Care in Alberta’s Primary Care Networks

2019

• GLA:D Canada:  2018 Annual Report (August 2019)
• Optimizing the Post-Acute Continuum of Care Following a Hip Fracture – White Paper (May 2019)

2018

• Blue Cross Benefit Changes – Access Expands for Key First-Line Osteoporosis Medications (July 2018)

2017

• Environmental Scan – Osteoarthritis Programs and Education (August 2017)
• Osteoarthritis and Obesity - White Report (August 2017)
• Use of Peripheral (Femoral) Nerve Blocks in Alberta for Acute Hip Fracture Patients: Briefing Report (July 2017)
• Stem Cell for OA - White Report (March 2017)

2016

• BJH SCN and ABJHI:  A Year In Review (August 2016)

Newsletters / Project Bulletins

• eReferral Newsletter September 2014
• GLA:D Project Bulletins

BJH SCN Newsletter

2020

• Winter

2019

• Winter

2018

• Summer

2017

• December
• July
• February

Success Stories

• Hip Hooray!
• AHS standardizes high-quality care for hip fracture patients

Osteoarthritis

• Model of Care for Osteoarthritis Management - Infographic - The model shows how we hope to build and improve the full continuum of care for Albertans with osteoarthritis.
• Wood Forum Video - What is the Bone and Joint Health SCN and what are they doing about Osteoarthritis?
• Living Your Best Life with Osteoarthritis – Complete Toolkit 

Signature Projects

• Hip and Knee
• Fragility and Stability
  • Hip Fracture Care Pathway Toolkit -  www.ahs.ca/hfcptoolkit
  • Catch A Break
  • Fracture Liaison Service
• GLA:D – Exercise and Osteoarthritis - www.ahs.ca/glad
  • Storyboard
  • Video (YouTube) - Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark, adapted for Canada- GLA:D™ Canada
  • Alberta GLA:D Feasibility Evaluation Report
• MSK – Musculoskeletal (MSK) Assessments Project - www.ahs.ca/msk

Transformational Roadmap

2020-2025

• Transformational Roadmap
  • Summary
  • Infographic

Articles

• Creating a new approach to better back care
• Catch a Break

Fact Sheets

• Hip and Knee Infographic
• Community Based Care for Albertans with Osteoarthritis Infographic

Resources

• Stem Cell Treatment For Osteoarthritis

Videos

YouTube videos best viewed in Chrome or Firefox.

• Introduction to the BJH SCN
   
• Central Intake
• Fragility & Stability – Catch a Break Program
• Good Living with Osteoarthritis – Denmark GLA:D
• Osteoarthritis Model of Care
• Stem Cell Use in Bone and Joint Injuries

Videos From SCN Members, Collaborators and Partners

• The Importance of Nutrition to Prevent and Treat Low Muscle Mass

Websites

• Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
• Arthritis Alliance of Canada
• Arthritis Society, The
• Bone and Joint Canada
• Canadian Orthopedic Association
• Catch a break
• MyHealth.Alberta.ca
• Osteoporosis Canada

The BJH SCN has research and measurement embedded into all they do. This helps identify issues, develop and implement solutions and evaluate success.

• Long wait times for knee and hip total joint replacement in Canada: An isolated health system problem, or a symptom of a larger problem? - ScienceDirect
• Research Strategic Plan Executive Summary

Letter of Support Request

• General Guidelines