{"id":16286,"date":"2024-08-27T15:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthritisaustralia.com.au\/?p=16286"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T04:55:21","slug":"summit-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/summit-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthritis Australia\u2019s first interactive Parliamentary Summit on Better Care for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16286\" class=\"elementor elementor-16286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e283e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e283e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a6faa\" data-id=\"53a6faa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddafbf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddafbf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arthritis Australia\u2019s first interactive Parliamentary Summit on Better Care for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions on 22 August was attended by over 90 consumers, clinicians, researchers, industry, peak groups, parliamentarians and policymakers who gathered to address the pressing challenge of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-081efd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"081efd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e99427\" data-id=\"2e99427\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0e94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0e94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With escalating health system and out of pocket costs, it&#8217;s crucial that we fund and incentivise the cost-effective care that we know works. <br \/><br \/><strong>The summit highlighted the urgent need for action to transform healthcare for the 7+ million Australians living with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.<\/strong> Expert and lived experience presentations provided in-depth insights into the importance of investing in these conditions to help individuals live healthier lives while also producing significant savings for the health system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5071c9c\" data-id=\"5071c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_65-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_65-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a15a45d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a15a45d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7f0acc\" data-id=\"e7f0acc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a613e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a613e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We were honoured to have the Hon Assistant Minister Ged Kearney, the Hon Senator Anne Ruston, and Senator Louise Pratt speak to the key issues affecting the 7+ million Australians living with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. Facilitated by Karen Middleton, our panel of experts and lived experience speakers, including Prof David Hunter, Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Ms Jo Root, and Associate Professor Jane Desborough, provided key insights into what can be done to help people live healthier, more fulfilling lives while also producing significant savings for the health system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575eb77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"575eb77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;alt&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_34-300x229.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"229\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArthritis Australia Chair Kaylene Hubbard with Assistant Minister Ged Kearney\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_103-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor David Hunter, Senator Anne Ruston\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_121-300x171.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"171\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanelists (L-R): Associate Professor Jane Desborough, Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, Ms Jo Root, Karen Middleton, Professor David Hunter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_48-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenator Helen Polley, Dragon Claw representative \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_134-286x300.jpg\" data-width=\"286\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor Rachelle Buchbinder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_96-300x228.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"228\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArthritis AONT Treasurer Ruth Garden, Luke Gosling MP\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_199-300x156.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"156\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShort discussions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_108-294x300.jpg\" data-width=\"294\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenator Louise Pratt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_90-1-281x300.jpg\" data-width=\"281\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenator Anne Ruston\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_78-300x145.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"145\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAttendees\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_60-300x160.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"160\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome to country by Violet Sharidan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5065-Arthritis_207-300x206.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"206\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscussions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce33bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce33bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be61e26\" data-id=\"be61e26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411bcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411bcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We also received significant radio media coverage including from ABC and 2GB. <br \/>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/parliamentary-summit-on-better-care-for-arthritis-and-musculoskeletal-conditions-2\/\">here<\/a> to read our media release.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d14952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d14952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The summit focused on four key areas of consideration:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8180b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8180b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workforce.png 850w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workforce-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workforce-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workforce-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312ae16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312ae16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Workforce:<\/strong> Effectively utilising, supporting and enabling health professionals in both public and private sectors, including addressing shortages, new funding models and upskilling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5021b8f\" data-id=\"5021b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf481bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf481bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16154\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.png 400w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/elementor\/thumbs\/5-qsa6yfij71am2kp0cnkx42swxzmnj3hrzdl9hzl8ws.png 150w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/elementor\/thumbs\/5-qsa6yfijsyotvkrvk40i6483gnqguz3mx9vukotuxc.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15eb5c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15eb5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Innovative Models of Care:<\/strong> funding cost effective models 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srcset=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4.png 400w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/elementor\/thumbs\/4-qsa6ydmutd81fcrqnmrnz39zr7vx3pabb4aajfo198.png 150w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/elementor\/thumbs\/4-qsa6ydmvfam98culv37914p69vzqfkw690kvm4wn9s.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ec02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ec02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Addressing Out-of-Pocket Costs:<\/strong> Developing strategies to alleviate the substantial financial burden on patients, including affordable access to allied health care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bafd4a\" data-id=\"1bafd4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95683bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95683bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/research.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16304\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/research.png 400w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/research-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/old.arthritisaustralia.org.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/research-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae88057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae88057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Research Investment:<\/strong> Advocating for a Medical Research Future Fund Mission to accelerate arthritis and musculoskeletal research, aiming to reduce use of ineffective treatments and replace them with better care options.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-493d10c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"493d10c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b08ce7\" data-id=\"9b08ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee63cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee63cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>With arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions affecting one in three Australians and costing the health system nearly $15 billion annually, it&#8217;s time to prioritise evidence-based care and research.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/strong><strong>We encourage you to stay engaged and informed as we work towards these critical reforms.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190a748 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"190a748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" 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