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The goal of the Bone and Joint Decade is to improve the quality of life for people with musculoskeletal disorders and injury throughout the world. These include joint disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, spinal disorders, severe trauma to the extremities, crippling disease and deformities in children.
The Decade aims to:
IMHA has used the momentum and profile of this international initiative as a springboard to increase awareness of the magnitude and impact of MSK diseases and conditions among Canadians, to ensure Canadian researchers benefit from advances and findings in other countries and to aid in the establishment of a collaborative network of 20 national agencies with a direct interest in the MSK field.
In 2005, Canada will host the Annual Meeting of the International Bone and Joint Decade Committee and an associated Canadian Arthritis Standards of Care Conference. IMHA hopes that this meeting will provide valuable inputs that will lead to the development of a national and international strategy to address the growing burden of musculoskeletal diseases and conditions around the world.
