Laurie Proulx

Laurie Proulx has lived with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis since she was 14 years old and the disease impacted all aspects of life like school, work, pregnancy and parenting. Her lived experiences led to her involvement in the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA), a grass-roots patient driven and managed organization. She currently works part-time for CAPA as managing director. She works as a consultant where her work focuses on patient and community engagement, knowledge translation, and health and social policy analysis.

Research Discipline: Patient engagement, knowledge translation and mobilization

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Institution: Patient Partner, Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance

Email: laurieproulx@bell.net