News from REMEDY

To meet the challenges of today's healthcare system, it is crucial to think in new ways and utilize resources in a smarter way. One strategy is task shifting, where tasks are transferred between different professional groups to optimize treatment, reduce waiting times, and ensure that specialists can focus on the most complex tasks.

At a time when healthcare is facing increasing capacity challenges, digitalization has been highlighted as a strategic solution. But how can digital patient care really help solve these challenges? The RECONNECT network, led by Tuva Moseng at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, is organizing a streamed debate during Arendal Week, Thursday 15.8. at 1 pm. 

Personal stories can often play an important role in illuminating medical issues and explaining research results. The image is from a Dagbladet article about the hand training exercises. 

We now have the opportunity to register patients with a view to possible future contact for use as cases in media reports. You can find the form here! (Only for employees at Diakonhjemmet Hospital)

It is crucial to recognize how physical activity and exercise can improve disease-related and clinically important outcomes in RMDs in order to provide the best advice.

Learn more in EULAR's free online course!

The research community within rheumatology and musculoskeletal diseases at Diakonhjemmet Hospital has its own YouTube channel. There you can watch various webinars on topics related to this field. Here is a more detailed description of fatigue in children and adolescents. 

Interdisciplinary conference, relevant for researchers, healthcare professionals, users, clinicians and others interested in musculoskeletal health. 

Location: Comfort Hotel Runway, Hans Gaarders vei 27, Gardermoen

Time: October 31-November 1, 2024

Abstract deadline: September 10, 2024

Senior Consultant Alexander Nilsskog Fraser at the Orthopaedic Department and the REMEDY Center at Diakonhjemmet Hospital received a prestigious award at the European EFORT^[1]Congress in May 2024. The five-year results from the DelPhi study could influence future guidelines.

Researchers have developed new classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis with support from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR). The new criteria combine self-reported data with radiographic findings and represent a significant advance for all research in the field of hand osteoarthritis.

In this webinar, you will learn about factors and patient experiences that are important for pain and physical function after total knee replacement. 

In a recently published study in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, researchers from the Nor-Hand study at the REMEDY Center and Diakonhjemmet Hospital have identified five distinct groups of patients with hand osteoarthritis. The different groups differ from each other in terms of the amount of pain they experience.