Living Well with Arthritis
Living Well with Arthritis Programme
Learn how to live your best life with arthritis through the Arthritis Ireland Living Well with Arthritis Programme. This award-winning workshop has been proven around the world to decrease your pain, your reliance on health professionals and medication and significantly improve your sense of wellbeing.
For the past 3 years, Arthritis Ireland has helped thousands of people with arthritis improve their lives through this programme. We invite you to learn more about this exciting programme and how you can benefit from participating.
1. What is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
2. What are the benefits of participating in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
3. How does the Living Well with Arthritis Programme work?
4. Who can participate in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
5. Does it cost anything to do the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
6. Where is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme available?
What is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
The Living Well with Arthritis Programme is a group education programme designed to complement the care provided by your health-care team and allow you to share experiences with others. Trained leaders, many of whom have arthritis or fibromyalgia, lead the courses.
The programme is designed to:
- identify and teach you the latest pain management techniques
- help you develop your own individualised exercise programme
- help you learn to manage fatigue and stress more effectively discuss the purposes and effective use of medications
- help you find solutions to problems caused by your arthritis
- identify ways to deal with anger, fear, frustration and depression discuss the role of nutrition in arthritis management
- help you learn new ways to communicate with family and friends
- teach you how to form a partnership with your health-care team.
What are the benefits of participating in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
Past participants of the programme have experienced such benefits as:
- increased knowledge about their arthritis
- increased frequency of exercise and relaxation
- increased self-confidence
- decreased depression
- decreased pain
- decreased physician visits.
How does the Living Well with Arthritis Programme work?
The programme is taught over a six-week period in weekly two-hour sessions. Each programme usually has 18 people and is led by trained leaders. Most of the leaders have arthritis themselves or are health care professionals. They are all interested in helping people with arthritis, and have successfully completed a 15-18 hour Leader Training Workshop. The leaders usually work in pairs and follow a standardised course outline to ensure continued quality of the programme.
Who can participate in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
If you have one or more of the many types of arthritis and are over the age of 18, you will benefit from participating in the Living Well with Arthritis Programme.
Does it cost anything to do the Living Well with Arthritis Programme?
There is a small cost of €20 to participate in the programme. The registration fee covers a small portion of the cost of providing the programme. It also covers the cost of providing you with The Arthritis Helpbook, an excellent resource written by arthritis specialists Dr. James Fries and Dr. Kate Lorig.
Where is the Living Well with Arthritis Programme available?
The programme is available in many locations across the country.
This spring the following courses are running throughout Ireland:
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
Crosscare Community Centre
Mon 6th Sept to Mon 11th Oct
7pm – 9.30pm
Bray
Co. Wicklow
Esplanade Hotel
Mon 6th Sept to Mon 11th Oct
7pm – 9.30pm
Athy,
Co. Kildare
Carlton Abbey Hotel
Mon 6th Sept to Mon 11th Oct
7pm – 9.30pm
Wexford Town.
Co. Wexford
Talbot Hotel
Tues 7th Sept to Tues 12th Oct
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Churchtown,
Dublin 14
Church of Ireland Theological Institute
Tues 7th Sept to Tues 12th Oct
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Ennis,
Co. Clare
Venue TBC
Tues 7th Sept to Tues 12th Oct
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Belmullet,
Co. Mayo
Broadhaven Bay Hotel
Thu 9th Sept to Thu14th Oct
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Adare,
Co. Limerick
Woodlands House Hotel
Mon 13th Sept to Mon 18th Oct
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Donegal Town.
Co. Donegal
Venue TBC
Tues 5th Oct to Tues 9th Nov
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Castleisland,
Co. Kerry
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
North Dublin,
Co. Dublin
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Tullamore,
Co. Offaly
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Dundalk,
Co. Louth
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Farranree,
Co. Cork
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Ballinasloe,
Co. Galway
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Waterford City,
Co. Waterford
Venue TBC
Starting Early October
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Please note that places must be booked in advance. For some courses venues and dates are awaiting confirmation but you can provisionally book a place on those courses.
To book your place please Click here to download a booking form and send it to us immediately or contact us at:
Arthritis Ireland
1 Clanwilliam Square
Grand Canal Quay
Dublin 2
01 6618188
training@arthritisireland.ie
This programme is kindly supported by the Health Service Executive. Registered Charity No: 6297