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What's Happening at the RMTAO In the interest of public health and to maintain continuous operations, the RMTAO will be continuing to operate remotely until further notice. We will be providing regular updates to our members, and will be available to answer any questions or concerns you may have. The best way to reach a member of the RMTAO staff is to email info@rmtao.com The RMTAO recently surveyed our members to determine how many members have returned to work, how a return to work has been going, what the biggest barriers are and where you would like the RMTAO to focus going forward. Respondents also indicated that going forward, they would like the RMTAO to focus on working with the CMTA on the HST exemption campaign, other advocacy, and continued resources and support as RMTs navigate this new reality. Webinar Recording - Infection Prevention and Control for Regulated Health Professionals A recording of the June 25, 2020 COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) for Regulated Health Professionals webinar is now available on the CMTO website The webinar was a joint presentation from the respective Colleges of Kinesiologists, Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. The webinar was led by representatives from Public Health Ontario and focuses on infection prevention and control in the context of COVID-19 and new procedures that should be in place. National Injury Prevention Day Monday is National Injury Prevention Day. The goal of National Injury Prevention Day is to raise awareness about the devastating effects of predictable and preventable injuries and to help all Canadians live long lives to the fullest! Interprofessional Collaboration Toolkit As you gradually return to work, it's important to be able to effectively collaborate with other health professionals in your patient's circle of care to ensure that your patients are getting the care they need. The RMTAO Interprofessional Collaboration Toolkit provides members tips on building successful interprofessional teams, outlines the principles that should guide interprofessional collaboration, and provides some valuable communications tools that you can use when collaborating with other health care professionals. It also provides templates of letters that you can send to other health care professionals to get the conversations going. Download the Interprofessional Collaboration Toolkit  TELUS offers RMTAO members preferred rates on mobility services! As one of the benefits of membership TELUS offers you:
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The Association Between Comorbidity and Physical Activity Levels in People With Osteoarthritis: Secondary Analysis From Two Randomised Controlled Trials Objective: To determine whether comorbidity presence, frequency or type is associated with Physical Activity (PA) levels in people with Osteoarthritis (OA). Design: Secondary data analysis of adults aged ≥45, with OA related pain recruited to the BEEP trial (knee pain, n = 514) (ISRCTN93634563) and the MOSAICS trial (peripheral joint pain, n = 525) (ISRCTN06984617). Comorbidities considered were respiratory, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), depression, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Self-report PA was measured using the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). Linear regression models were used to estimate the mean change (β) in PA with comorbidity presence, frequency and type adjusting for potential confounding covariates. Results: In the BEEP trial comorbidity presence was associated with a decrease in PASE score (β = -32.25 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) -48.57, -15.93]). Each additional comorbidity was associated with an incrementally lower PASE score, one comorbidity (β = -24.42 [-42.45, -6.38]), two comorbidities β = -34.76 [-56.05, -13.48]), and three or more comorbidities β = -73.71 [-106.84, -40.58]) compared to those with no comorbidity. This pattern was similar in MOSAICS, but with a plateau in association from two comorbidities onward. In BEEP and MOSAICS, respiratory (β = -40.60 [-60.50, -20.35]; β = -11.82 [-34.95, 11.31]) and CVD (β = -27.15 [-53.25, -1.05]; β = -30.84 [-51.89, -9.80]) comorbidities were associated with the largest reduction in PASE scores respectively. Conclusion: Comorbidity presence and frequency is associated with lower PA levels and respiratory and CVD comorbidities have the greatest impact. Future exploratory work needs to be done to understand how and why comorbidity is associated with PA levels in people with OA. McKevitt S, Healey E, Jinks C, Rathod-Mistry T, Quicke J. The association between comorbidity and physical activity levels in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis from two randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2020;2(2):100057. The Learning Curve - The RMTAO Education Series 
Upcoming Community Networks and Related Activities The RMTAO has created a feature on RMTAO.com for Community Networks. Members and non-members can access information about the latest upcoming network activities on our list of upcoming events! Don't see a Community Based Network near you? You can contact Laura Fixman at laura@rmtao.com to learn more about starting one! |
  
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