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Event description

This workshop was held online on 27th February 2025, and in person at Arthritis ACT Bruce on 28th February 2025.

WWDACT presents Arthritis ACT CEO Bec Davey for a workshop on ‘Living well with chronic pain and/or debilitating fatigue’.

This session included information on Arthritis ACT services. These include:

• Individual and group supports
• Exercise
• Allied health

These services are designed for people with:

• Arthritis
• Chronic fatigue
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic pain

Exercise options include:

• Tai chi
• Yoga
• Hydrotherapy
• Pilates
• All in! LGBTIQA+ exercise classes

Workshop recording

A recording will be available soon.

There are no slides available for this workshop.

Workshop resources

You can find out more about the workshop content by visiting the Arthritis ACT website.

Event description

This workshop was held at Northside Community Services on December 16th 2024, and online on December 17th 2024.

The workshop covered:

• Managing sensory overload
• Family conflict
• Traditions
• Spending time with chosen family
• Survival strategies.

The holiday season can be challenging and isolating for many with disabilities. Author and advocate Yenn Purkis shared and discussed tips and tricks to survive and thrive.

Workshop recording

The recording of the online version of the workshop will be available soon.

You can access the slides below.

Workshop resources

You can access the workshop resource booklet below. The first booklet is designed to be printed, and has graphics. It will not load in your browser as the file size is large. The second one has the same content, but is text and images only.

This workshop was run online on 18th November 2024, and in-person at Ainslie Arts Centre on 21st November 2024.

The workshop was run by HCCA (Health Care Consumers Association ACT).

It covered 4 topics:

• Key health services in the ACT
• Booking and preparing for a medical appointment
• Getting the most out of your appointment; including your rights and how to to speak up for yourself
• Following up after your appointment; health records and scripts

You can find out more about the workshop content by visiting HCCA’s website.