In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, president of Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to arthritis blogger and person with rheumatoid arthritis, Ms. Carrie Barnes. Their conversation focusses on the importance of medication treatment decision-making from the person with rheumatoid arthritis’ (RA) viewpoint. They cover the challenges people newly diagnosed with RA face when making decisions about starting and staying on medication treatment. They share strategies for taking a positive approach towards medication-taking and offer insights on the benefits of good communication with their health care team and their family and social networks.

Additional learning resources

• JointHealth™ insight – From discovery to the patient: The long and winding road towards drug development, review and public reimbursement in Canada
• ACE National Survey report on arthritis medications reimbursement for people with arthritis