Redefining Total Joint Replacement one step at a time
Michelle Lam
For many people with osteoarthritis, the constant pain that they experience as they conduct their daily routine can be debilitating. Simple movement creates excruciating burning pain that diminishes ones quality of life, leading to desperate attempts to find a fix that will eliminate the sensations. While medication is an option, none are as effective […]
Exercising: It’s a joint effort
Michelle Lam
A new study published in Clinical Rheumatology by PhD candidate Lyndon Hawke examined whether exercise delivered in a group setting in the early stage of outpatient rehabilitation influenced self-reported physical activity levels after hip or knee joint replacement. Those with osteoarthritis often fail to meet recommended physical activity levels following a knee or hip replacement. […]
Michelle Lam
OPUS PhD student, Michelle Tew has been busy the past few months spruiking her research findings everywhere from Melbourne to Oxford! Most notably, Michelle participated in a conference that specifically focused on diabetes simulation modelling which ties in with Stream 5 of the OPUS research pillars. Read on for her wrap up on her findings: […]
Does age impact TKA patient outcomes?
Michelle Lam
In an aging society, there will be an increased demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in those over 80 years. This latest study, published in the November 2018 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal, investigates the effect of age on patient outcomes after TKA by comparing patients below and over 80 years old. Undergraduate […]
Michelle Lam
The last major round for NHMRC funding under the old schemes is coming to an end and the release of grant outcomes was bittersweet for many researchers. Now that the embargo has been lifted, OPUS scored three wins – 2 from our Early Career Researchers and 1 from our captain – in such a competitive […]
Examining mortality after Total Joint Replacement
Michelle Lam
Catching up on news during our months long hiatus, the June issue of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research featured members of OPUS and highlighted the importance of weight and mortality after total joint surgery. Lead author, Associate Professor Michelle Dowsey, explained in the Editor’s Spotlight feature that contrary to popular line of thought, obese patients […]
Competitive Practitioner Fellowship awarded to Prof Choong
Michelle Lam
Professor Peter Choong, the Sir Hugh Devine Chair of Surgery and Head of Department of Surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, has been awarded a highly competitive Practitioner Fellowship by the Australian Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council. Only 14 Practitioner Fellowships were awarded in 2018 which are designed to bridge the gap […]
Sapphire replacing RGMS in 2019
Michelle Lam
NHMRC will be releasing new funding guidelines to help transition from the old schemes to the new. On top of the new grants schemes, the current grant management system, RGMS, will be phased out completely by 2019 and replaced with Sapphire, which will be live in November 2018. There are no confirmations that the 2019 […]
Michelle Lam
Our latest PhD student, biostatistician Sharmala Thuraisingam, has been busy since commencing her studies 6 months ago. As technology advances further in the medical research world, analysing big data using statistical methods has taken an increasingly important and bigger role. Working within Stream 1, Sharm’s research centres around the development of a prediction model for use in […]
The Impact of Funding Deadlines…
Michelle Lam
A new study led by researchers from Queensland University of Technology have concluded what most of us suspected all along: grant writing is a ‘soul-destroying’ exercise… OPUS members Profs Phillip Clarke and Nicholas Graves were involved in the construction of the first study to examine the effects of grant writing in the Australian medical research […]
2019 OPUS Forum Registrations Open!
Michelle Lam
Register now for the inaugural OPUS Forum! Head over here for further details about the Forum or click on the bottom menu option.