Post-CRA ASM 2027 Review: Highlights for Allied Health

The 2027 CRA & AHPA Annual Scientific Meeting runs April 8 to 11 in Vancouver, BC. In this session, Dr. Dharini Mahendira, Angelo Papachristos, and Sameer Chunara present the research, clinical updates, and practice changes from the meeting that matter most to allied health clinicians, then lead a discussion on how they apply to everyday rheumatology care.

Discussion leads
Dr. Dharini Mahendira, MD, FRCPC
Angelo Papachristos, PT, ACPAC
Sameer Chunara, PT, ACPAC

Learning objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Summarize key research findings and clinical updates from the 2027 CRA & AHPA Annual Scientific Meeting.
Appraise the strength and limitations of selected abstracts, separating findings ready for practice from early or preliminary work.
Discuss what the new evidence means for allied health assessment, management, and patient education in inflammatory and musculoskeletal rheumatic disease.
Identify Canadian research, guideline, and model-of-care developments relevant to interprofessional rheumatology practice.

1.11 VIRTUAL EVENT: Post CRA 2027 Review /Highlights ( Dr. Mahendira MD, A. Papachristos PT, ACPAC, S. Chunara PT, ACPAC)