Conferences
Take a Pain Check Foundation has attended and contributed to a variety of conferences. Here we highlight some of our accomplishments, and our communities accomplishments.
Unity Through Rheumatic Diseases
Take a Pain Check 2025
We were thrilled to host our very first in-person event! Featuring panel sessions and workshops, attendees were provided with a chance to learn and build connections. View our in-person event page to learn more about this incredible and powerful community experience!
ACR Convergence
American College of Rheumatology 2023-2024
Take a Pain Check has been honoured to attend the annual ACR conference for the past two years, and we are looking forward to attending again in 2025!
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Click the button below to read more about our research and presentations from 2023 and 2024.
EULAR European Congress of Rheumatology 2025
We were so grateful to have the opportunity to attend EULAR 2025. This event, run by the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology was an incredible experience for us to be a part of.
Lupus Congress 2025
Kenes Group
We were honoured to attend the 16th International Congress on Systematic Lupus Erythematosus in Toronto, Canada, where we were able to foster new collaborations and discover the latest research on Lupus and related diseases.
Health Care Canada Conference
Children's Health Care Canada 2023
Natasha participated as part of a panel to discuss Transition to Adult Healthcare as part of a pre-conference pop-up for the annual Health Care Canada Conference. To read more about the event and others that have been held in the past, click here.
CPS Annual Scientific Meeting
Canadian Pain Society 2024
Alongside the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) and OttawaU researchers, we presented "Where do we go from here? Exploring pain and mental health for youth with
rheumatic diseases". In our session, we discussed important topics around mental health and rheumatic conditions, the CPS book of Abstracts elaborates on our presentation.
Childhood Arthritis & Beyond Conference
Ucan Cure & Cassie and Friends 2024
Community Fellowship Recipients
McMaster University 2023-2024
This Fellowship allowed us to continue the Make Rheum for Youth project. Through this Fellowship, we created a Youth Committee who created infographics to spread information, tips and tricks, and provide support for young people with rheumatic conditions.
