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Program Description

The Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Program is a unique post-licensure academic and clinical educational program. It prepares experienced physical therapists, occupational therapists and nurses for extended practice roles using advanced training in the diagnosis and management of patients with arthritis.

The ACPAC program was developed in response to:

  • A well-recognized need for an enhanced interprofessional approach to care that will allow more efficient management of a growing population of patients with arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis)
  • A progressive decline in number of traditional arthritis care specialists resulting in inappropriate wait times for care
  • A need to retain and more appropriately utilize existing health professionals with expertise in the musculoskeletal field to improve wait times and efficiency of arthritis care.

The program prepares experienced physical therapists, occupational therapists and nurses for extended practice roles and facilitates the development of innovative models of arthritis care across various clinical settings in Ontario and beyond.

This innovative, interprofessional program is hosted in Toronto Canada by St. Michael’s Hospital in collaboration with The Hospital for Sick Children. It is a certificate-based program offered at the post-licensure level in association with the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

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