Arthritis Consumer Experts is a national organization that provides free, science-based information and education programs in both official languages to people with arthritis. ACE serves people living with all forms of arthritis by helping them take control of their disease and improve their quality of life through education and empowerment.

Founded and led by people with arthritis, ACE also actively advocates on arthritis health and policy issues, through ACE’s JointHealth™ family of programs and the Arthritis Broadcast Network, directly to consumers/patients, health care professionals, media and government. ACE is guided by a strict set of guiding principles, set out by an advisory board comprised of leading scientists, medical professionals and informed arthritis consumers.

Arthritis Consumer Experts and its team members acknowledge that they gather and work on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples - xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Arthritis Research Canada is the largest clinical arthritis research centre in North America, with centres in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Nova Scotia and affiliated to six major Canadian universities. Led by Scientific Director, Dr. Diane Lacaille – Arthritis Research Canada is currently conducting over 100 studies. Their research is aimed at preventing arthritis, facilitating early diagnosis, finding new and better treatments, and improving quality of life for more than 6 million Canadians, of all ages, living with arthritis.

Arthritis Research Canada’s mission is to transform the lives of people living with arthritis through research and engagement. Their vision is a future where people living with arthritis are empowered to triumph over pain and disability. By conducting practical research for everyday living, they are determined to reduce the burden of arthritis and give those with this disease more timely and cost-effective solutions to address their healthcare needs.

Their world-class, multi-disciplinary team approaches their research from the specialities of: rheumatology, orthopedics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation science, public health, epidemiology, health psychology and behavioural change, health economics, health systems assessment, biostatistics, education, pediatrics, and knowledge translation.

They are committed to engaging patients as partners in their research and ensuring their voice be present at all levels of our organization. Together, we are making arthritis research a priority.

Arthritis Research Canada and its scientists and staff acknowledge the First Peoples on whose traditional territories we live and work, across Canada.