Laurie Proulx has lived with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis since she was 14 years old and her experiences led to her involvement in the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA), a grass-roots patient driven and managed organization. She works as a consultant for health care organizations, researchers, and patient organizations / health charities and the consultancy focuses on patient and community engagement, knowledge translation, and health and social policy analysis. She was appointed as a Patient Advisor to the Canadian Drug Agency Transition Office (Health Canada) in 2024.