Interview 15 - Optimizing care for patients with rheumatic diseases with ACPAC-trained clinicians

Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia speaks to Kelly Lendvoy on how including an Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) trained professionals can help to address gaps in patient care. ACPAC is an academic and clinical training program developed to prepare experienced physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors and nurses in the assessment and management of arthritis.
Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia heads the Rheumatology Division of the William Osler Health Centre in Brampton, Ontario. She sees patients in her Brampton community practice as well as in the combined Rheumatology/Orthopedics MSK clinic at Brampton Civic Hospital. She is also actively involved in clinical trials and studies related to inflammatory arthritis and has co-authored various articles within this therapeutic area.
Resources
• Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care Program - acpacprogram.ca/program/
• An Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Maintains a Positive Patient Experience While Increasing Capacity in Rheumatology Community Care - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
• JointHealth™ insight: Today’s arthritis experience in Canada - jointhealth.org/programs-jhin...
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