Dr. Drew Pinsky talks with FORWARD Director Kaleb Michaud, PhD about being a life-long patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), along with insights on FORWARD from Executive Director Rebecca Schumacher, Dr. Ted Mikuls, and Teresa Kerkman.

FORWARD, as non-profit organization, provides a way for people with arthritis and similar conditions, called rheumatic diseases, to be able to have a voice in research regarding their treatments and share how their arthritis/rheumatic disease has affected their life. We also help health care professional with expanded knowledge of their patients in the real world and provide data and support for researchers. We provide a full picture of what the person with arthritis/rheumatic disease is going through beyond the immediate focus of a clinic visit. Our mission is to advance knowledge about the causes, treatments, and outcomes related to rheumatic conditions to help millions of people live free of pain and improve their quality of life.

If you have arthritis, lupus, RA, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, axial spondyloarthritis, dupuytren disease, osteoarthritis, low back pain, or any other rheumatic disease, you can help by joining FORWARD to help the research and share your story.

Donate now to help continue our vision to help millions live fee of pain and improve their quality of life.