Research ArticleArticle
Stand Up and Be Counted: Measuring and Mapping the Rheumatology Workforce in Canada
Claire E.H. Barber, Lauren Jewett, Elizabeth M. Badley, Diane Lacaille, Alfred Cividino, Vandana Ahluwalia, Henry Averns, Cory Baillie, Janet Ellsworth, Janet Pope, Deborah Levy, Christine Charnock, Claire McGowan, J. Carter Thorne, Cheryl Barnabe, Michel Zummer, Katie Lundon, Robert S. McDougall, John G. Thomson, Elaine A. Yacyshyn, Dianne Mosher, Julie Brophy, Thanu Nadarajah Ruban and Deborah A. Marshall
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2016, jrheum.160621; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160621
Claire E.H. Barber
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Lauren Jewett
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Elizabeth M. Badley
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Diane Lacaille
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Alfred Cividino
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Vandana Ahluwalia
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Henry Averns
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Cory Baillie
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Janet Ellsworth
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Janet Pope
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Deborah Levy
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Christine Charnock
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Claire McGowan
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
J. Carter Thorne
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Cheryl Barnabe
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Michel Zummer
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Katie Lundon
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Robert S. McDougall
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
John G. Thomson
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Elaine A. Yacyshyn
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Dianne Mosher
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Julie Brophy
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Thanu Nadarajah Ruban
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
Deborah A. Marshall
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; Department of Geography, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Hospital for Sick Children; Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton; William Osler Health System, Brampton; Private Practice, Kingston; Canadian Rheumatology Association; The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa; Private Practice, Guelph; Private Practice, Markham, Ontario; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec; University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Funding provided by the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. In-kind support for administration of the survey and promotion of the project was provided by the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA). Dr. Marshall is a Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair Rheumatology Outcomes Research. L. Jewett was paid through the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology for her work on this project. Dr. Lacaille holds the Mary Pack Chair in Rheumatology research from The Arthritis Society of Canada and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cividino is the current chair of the CRA Human Resources committee. Dr. Baillie was the president of the CRA at the time this study was completed. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; L. Jewett, MGIS (Candidate), Department of Geography, University of Calgary; E.M. Badley, PhD, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada; A. Cividino, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division Director, Rheumatology, McMaster University; V. Ahluwalia, MD, FRCPC, Corporate Chief of Rheumatology, William Osler Health System; H. Averns, MB, ChB, FRCP (UK), FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; C. Baillie, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, and Past President Canadian Rheumatology Association; J. Ellsworth, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; J. Pope, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario; D. Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC, Staff Rheumatologist, Hospital for Sick Children, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; C. Charnock, CAE, CEO/PDF, Canadian Rheumatology Association; C. McGowan, Project Coordinator, Canadian Rheumatology Association; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Medical Director, The Arthritis Program at Southlake Regional Health Centre; C. Barnabe, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; M. Zummer, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and Associate Professor, Université de Montréal; K. Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care, Program Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; R.S. McDougall, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, University of Saskatchewan; J.G. Thomson, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa; E.A. Yacyshyn, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; D. Mosher, MD, FRCPC, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J. Brophy, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; T.N. Ruban, MD, FRCPC, Rheumatologist, Private Practice; D.A. Marshall, PhD, Professor, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA20, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication October 26, 2016.
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