IWH researchers win award

Three IWH researchers received the Carolyn Thomas Award for best scientific abstract at the Canadian Rheumatology Association’s meeting in February. IWH researchers Carol Kennedy, Dr. Dorcas Beaton and Dr. Sheilah Hogg-Johnson evaluated the effectiveness of an education program for adults with arthritis using a wait-listed control group design. The study found that the education program improved arthritis self-efficacy and other secondary outcomes such as arthritis knowledge and coping skills.