What influences patient satisfaction after TKA?
Veronique Price
A qualitative investigation and article by Nardia Klem, Clinical Physiotherapist and Curtin University PhD Candidate Patient satisfaction is frequently discussed in the clinical research sphere, yet its definition is broad and varied. Our research sought to understand what patient satisfaction is, and what influences patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prior to conducting this […]
To categorise or not to categorise…
Veronique Price
Difficulties in determining the impact of a risk factor that is handled in almost as many ways as the number of studies that report it Article by Daniel Gould, University of Melbourne MD-PhD student Osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition as well as a growing global health problem and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective […]
Fellowship success: A/Prof Maria Inacio & Dr Darshini Ayton
Veronique Price
The 2020 NHMRC Investigator Grants were recently announced, and A/Prof Maria Inacio and Dr Darshini Ayton were two of the lucky few to be awarded a fellowship. The OPUS team was delighted to learn that our own A/Prof Maria Inacio and Dr Darshini Ayton were both awarded a NHMRC Investigator Grant Fellowship. The Investigator Grants […]
Veronique Price
Naz is a registered nurse, an Aboriginal Research Assistant at OPUS and is identified in her tribe as a yamatji/wongi lady. Naz engages and liaises with Aboriginal communities as a healthcare worker to build trust and develop a rapport and understanding of long-term health. She is passionate about improving Aboriginal community health awareness by helping […]
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Cade is a University of Melbourne M-Phil candidate at the OPUS Centre for Research Excellence. He has previously completed a Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) and Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), and is now pursuing pharmaco-epidemiological academic interests with the support of a highly competitive Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship from the Commonwealth Government. His M-Phil […]
Veronique Price
Jay is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist currently undertaking a PhD in Physiotherapy at Curtin University and the OPUS Centre for Research Excellence. He graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy with first class honours in 2009, and returned to complete his Master of Clinical Physiotherapy in 2014. He currently consults on a […]
Investigating knee replacement outcomes in patients with diabetes
Veronique Price
Michelle Tew, a PhD candidate and Health Economics Research Fellow at OPUS, recently published a research article in the Journal of Clinical Medicine on the co-morbidities and sex differences of patients’ long-term quality-of-life outcomes after total knee replacement. This study focused on the differences in outcomes between those with and without diabetes. Osteoarthritis and diabetes […]
Travel Grant Success: Sharmala Thuraisingam
Veronique Price
The Statistical Society of Australia awards the CSIRO/SSA Betty Allan Travel Award to female early career statisticians to support their careers through enabling travel opportunities for professional development. Our very own Sharmala Thuraisingam was the deserving 2020 recipient of this award. Sharm is an early career biostatistician and is currently is completing her PhD. In […]
OPUS Spotlight: Siddharth Rele
Veronique Price
Siddharth (Sid) Rele is a University of Melbourne medical student completing his research project with the OPUS Centre for Research Excellence. Sid completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University and it was through this degree that he was first introduced to the world of research. This experience fostered a passion for biomedical research […]
OPUS Spotlight: Dr Sina Babazadeh
Veronique Price
After graduating from Monash University medical school, Dr Babazadeh completed a PhD in orthopaedic surgery at the St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, where he focused on improving outcomes in knee replacement surgery. Since then, he has trained as an orthopaedic surgeon, specialising in knees, hips and wrists. He completed further specialist training in wrist surgery […]
Introducing SOMA: Students in Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Academia
Veronique Price
Students in Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Academia (SOMA) brings together students from different locations and institutions who are interested in musculoskeletal and orthopaedic health. We foster an inclusive and active culture of engagement with research, peer-to-peer support, teaching, and advocacy. The group formed in mid-2019 when Cade Shadbolt, now SOMA’s secretary, highlighted the potential benefit of […]
Three Steps to Change How We Think About Knee Osteoarthritis
Cade Shadbolt
A recently published editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which was written by lead author JP Caneiro and an international team of leaders in the field of osteoarthritis, calls for three actions to improve the way that we think and talk about knee osteoarthritis Patients with knee osteoarthritis suffer from pain and physical […]