National Arthritis Awareness Program Launches Arthritis Broadcast Network: A New Multi-Media Platform for Arthritis News, Stories, Tools and More

(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/10/12 -- Entering its third year, the , today launched the : North America's first multi-media platform dedicated to broadcasting arthritis news, information and stories shared by both experts in the disease and by people living with arthritis.
The NAAP co-leader and Executive Director of the (ARC), Dr. John Esdaile commented on the new network: "This is just the beginning for ABN and what we envision will be a new experience for our audience. There are extraordinary arthritis consumers and healthcare professionals doing some incredible things in the arthritis community. Our goal is to create an innovative way for our audience to connect with us in year three of the national arthritis awareness program and help shape ABN."
Guided by a panel of Canadian arthritis experts, ABN programming is focused on four key NAAP themes: living well with arthritis; saving lives and saving money by promoting arthritis prevention and treatment; arthritis and women; and using arthritis tools to aid early diagnosis and self-management/self-care. At launch, ABN will provide consumers and healthcare professionals with the tools to learn more about arthritis on five dedicated programs:
ABN News:
ABN Life:
Arthritis Intel:
A-Team:
ABN Women:
To view an ABN video, visit the site .
Commenting on how ABN is designed for viewers to participate with the network, NAAP co-leader and President, Cheryl Koehn said: "As the online destination designed for viewers to share their arthritis stories, ABN encourages people to become an by signing up for ABN updates for the latest on the network and exclusive feature stories. We also will be encouraging our audience to submit written stories and testimonials, photographs and videos."
About ABN: Arthritis Broadcast Network
The Arthritis Broadcast Network is a new component of the National Arthritis Awareness Program (NAAP), Canada's leading source of new arthritis information programs and tools. Led by Arthritis Consumer Experts and the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, and supported by an expert advisory panel - Canadian Arthritis Network, The Arthritis Society of Canada, Canadian Spondylitis Association, Association of Allied Health Professionals and Patient Partners in Arthritis - the NAAP is defining new channels to expand the conversation about arthritis. With the program slogan - "" - NAAP's objective is to stimulate interest and conversation about arthritis and its impact among the Canadian public and healthcare professionals.
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