Welcome to the Canadian Spondylitis Association

The Canadian Spondylitis Association is a Non-Profit national patient association formed in April 2006 to support and to advocate for those suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis and associated spondyloarthritis diseases including Psoriatic Arthritis, Enteropathic Arthritis and Reactive Arthritis. Learn more about the CSA, click here.

Latest Events

 


January 2012
Canadian Spondylitis Association
2012 Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient Forums

The following dates and venues have been selected for our patient forums this Spring. AS patients are invited to attend these free forums. Hear the latest medical news from the experts in AS and have your questions answered during the expert panel sessions.
Read more about these forums and how to register to attend by clicking on the links below each forum.
 
Toronto, ON - Saturday May 12th
Downtown Marriott Courtyard Hotel
          
view poster here     *     register here             

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Vancouver BC - Saturday June 16th
Downtown Metropolitan Hotel
view poster here     *     register here    
 
Mark thes dates on your calendar and plan to attend

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Canadian Spondylitis Association
2011 Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient Forums

The Canadian Spondylitis Association along with the Spondyloarthrits Consortium of Canada and The Arthritis Society presented three Ankylosing Spondylits Patient Forums in Toronto, Edmonton and St. John's this year.
 
Toronto, ON - Monday September 26th
Toronto Western Hospital
 
Edmonton, AB - Saturday September 10th
Stanley A. Milner Library
 
St. John's, NL - Wednesday September 21st
Health Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine
 
Check the link below from the SPARCC website and click on "videos" to watch the presentations.

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Canadian Spondylitis Association
April 10th, 2010 Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient Forums
 
Almost 200 SpA patients and guests attended this very successful forum that was presented by the Canadian Spondylitis Association (CSA)in association with The Arthritis Society (TAS), and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC)
 
Check the links below to read more about the program and to view a summary and video of the presentations.
 

Latest news

January 14, 2012 - International AS patient meeting in Turkey

Delegates and guests from 13 countries including  Australia, Austria, Canada, China...

January 13, 2012 AS Patient International Online Health Index Survey 2

This second survey is intended to collect information on health, functioning and disability in patients with ankylosi...

July 2011 - Peer to Peer Mentoring

Join a peer mentoring study being conducted by Dr. Mary Bell at Sunnybrook Health Sciences ...

March 23, 2011 - Announcing Year Two of the National Arthritis Awareness Program

In 2009 - 2010, Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) and The Arthritis Society of Canada, created the first comprehensive...

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