The Bone and Joint Decade in Canada: A look back and a look forward

published online 19 November 2009.

Summary

The Bone and Joint Decade was declared by the World Health Organization in the year 2000 with Canada following in 2002. As we move towards the end of the Bone and Joint Decade, it is important to recognize not only the accomplishments that have been made but also what may lie ahead for bone and joint health. Canada, specifically Manitoba, has made progress in wait time initiatives and has made many steps forward in this regard.

Abbreviations: CIHI, Canadian Institute of Health Information, CIHR, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CJRR, Canadian Joint Replacement Registry, COA, Canadian Orthopaedic Association, FS, functional status, QOL, quality of life, WTA, Wait Time Alliance, WCWL, Western Canada Waiting List, WHO, World Health Organization

Keywords: Bone and Joint Decade in Canada, Quality of life, Functional status, Waiting for surgery

a Surgery Program, St. Boniface General Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB., Canada R2H 2A6

b Faculty of Nursing, Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB., Canada R3T 2N2

c University of Manitoba, Director of Arthroplasty Research, University of Manitoba, Concordia Hospital, 1095 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg, MB., Canada R2K 3S8

Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 204 235 3217.

PII: S1361-3111(09)00123-X

doi:10.1016/j.joon.2009.06.002

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