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Program Activities
Rhode Island Arthritis Action Program
3 Capitol Hill, Room 408
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-1383
Fax: (401) 222-4415
Contact: Pat Rajotte

 

 

Rhode Island Arthritis Action Program

The RI Arthritis Planning Council (RIAPC)

  • Meets at least yearly to update the RI Arthritis Action Plan.
  • Members of the RIAPC also meet in small workgroups throughout the year to work on specific arthritis-related projects.

To join the RIAPC, contact Pat Rajotte at 222-1383 or [email protected]

Arthritis Planning Council Members

Roy Aaron, MD
University Orthopaedics

Phillip Clark, PhD
University of RI

Bonnie Alderman
Arthritis Foundation Services Committee

Nancy Dooley
RI Occupational Therapist Association

Terry Carr
RI Governor’s Commission

Carol Cowell
Scleroderma Association

Isabel Bueno
Westminster Senior Center

Elizabeth Demers, PT
RI Physical Therapy Association

Peter Blanpied, Ph.D., PT
URI Physical Therapy Program

Katie Dimeo
Warwick Public Library

Barbara Pickett, MPH
Ct. Dept. of Public Health

Robin J. Katzanek, PT PhD
URI Physical Therapy Program

Linda Carney
Landmark Medical Center

Mary Hartley
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI

Doris Moore
Osteoarthritis Initiative, Memorial Hosp.

Dorothy Finnegan
St Martin De Porres Senior Center

Donna Coppola
Care New England

John Froehlich MD
University Orthopedics

Michael Curran, MPH
United Healthcare of NE

David Cournoyer
Providence Recreation Department

Jim Agostinucci, SCD, OT
URI Physical Therapy Program

Pamela Haskell
Senior Center Association

Wendy Cardoza
Rehab Hospital of RI

Peter Hollman MD
Blue Cross of RI

Neal Galinko, MD
United Healthcare of NE

Marianne Hurley FNP
University Medicine Geriatrics

Gretchen Sloane
Osteoarthritis Initiative, Memorial Hosp.

Pamela Corcoran
Rhode Island Department of Health

Andrea Vastis
RI Dept of Health

Susan M Nesci
Arthritis Foundation

Kathleen Carland
Beechwood House Senior Center

Kathy Gremel
Neighborhood Health Plan

Paul Choquette
PARI Independent Living Center

Elaine Cordere
Westminster Senior Center

Max Cohen
Warwick, RI

David Kadmon MD
Roger Williams Medical Center

Michael Manocchia PhD
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI

Kimberly Cohen
Pawtucket Family YMCA

Tracie Delsesto
Rehab Hospital of RI

Clarisse Dexter
RI Nurse Practitioner Council

Bobbie Houllahan
So. Providence Neighborhood Ministries

Melissa Kelly
Newport Hospital Vanderbilt Rehab.

Claudie Arroyave, RN
W&I Family Van

Harold Horwitz, MD
Rheumatology Association

Karen Beauchene
Cornerstone Adult Services

Jesse Jordan, MF
Urban League of RI

William Beaulieu, RPH
University of RI

Ann Kelsey Thacher, MS
RI Department of Health

Lisa A. Pontarelli
City of Providence

Program Director
Westbay Community Action

Kristen Boie
WMSD Foundation

Pamela McCue
RISNA Corliss Landing

Kristin Matteson
Newport Hospital Vanderbilt Rehab.

Robin Rodgers RNC FNP
Women & Infants Hospital Family Van

Wayne Houle, Sr.
St Martin De Porres Senior Center

Jeffrey Newell, RPH
RI Quality Partners

Frances Lambert
Salvatore Mancini Activity & Res. Ctr.

Lorna Ricci
Center for Independent Living

Hanna Kim PhD
RI Department of Health

Marianela Dougal
RI Department of Health

Jane King
OSCIL

Anna Marie Sepe RNP
Rhode Island College

Tonia Perra
Kent County YMCA

John Stokiedes MD
Roger Williams Senior Healthcare Assoc.

Beth Leconte
South County YMCA

Sharon Wolff
Elmhurst Extended Care

Paulla Lipsey
Department of Elderly Affairs

Gail Bolden
Fitness Connection

Rebecca Martinique
Arthritis Foundation

Arthur Plitt
Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

Dede McGuise
Care New England

Susan Richer
Greater Providence YMCA

Marilyn Hamilton RN BSN
Narragansett Indian Health Center

Renee Rulin MD MPH
Neighborhood Health Plan

John Mukand MD
Southern NE Rehab. Center

Kathleen Sloane Walden RN MS
Kent Hospital Rehab. Center

Mary Lou Palumbo
Cox Communications

Cheryl Sadler
Salvatore Mancini Activity & Res. Ctr.

Carl Johnson
Warwick, RI

Marcia Weiss RN MS
Lifespan

Stephen Evangelista
Arthritis Foundation

Edward Zesk
Aging 2000

Margie Lewis
Kent County Hospital

Louise Cadieux
Meals on Wheels

Sharon Marable, MD, MPH
RI Department of Health

Richard Ryan
Day Care Association

Helen McCarthy-Deines
RI Meals on Wheels

Diane Kayala
RI Dept. of Human Services

Gregory D Jay MD, PHD FACEP
RI Hospital Dept. of Emergency

Anne Marie Torres
Cranston Senior Center

Laurie Rodrigues
The Lupus Foundation

Carol Panos
Warwick Senior Services

Kathy McNamee
Warwick Senior Services

Ellen Mauro RN MPH
RI Department of Human Services

Jeanne Panarace
RI Department of Health

Walter Harper
West End Community Center

Edna Poulin
RI Department of Health

Jean Lepore
Barrington, RI

Ethel Morin RN
LMC Heart Center

Edna Kurtzman
Barrington, RI

Dania Kiesling
Progresso Latino

Madeline O’Connell
Arthritis Foundation

Kelly Bettez
Coventry, RI

Sreekala Vasudevan, MD
Woonsocket, RI

Bernard Zimmerman, Md
Providence, RI

Cathy Gaffney
Riverside, RI

Lucille Gustafson
Cranston, RI

Pauline Butterworth
Tiverton, RI

 

 

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