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Institute/Affiliation:
St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Professor Michael Barrington
PhD, FANZCA, MBBS
Michael Barrington is an Anaesthetist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and Professor for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne. Clinical and academic interests include evaluating the quality and safety of regional anaesthesia, clinical registries and education. In addition to teaching regional anaesthesia using problem based learning discussions, tutorials, lectures and interactive formats; he has implemented novel training methods including workshop formats (cadaver, use of Hands-on Modules), core skill development, procedural assessment, Teaching on the Run and pre-operative briefings.
OTHER KEY ROLES
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne: Senior Staff Anaesthetist
The University of Melbourne: Academic Professor
Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine: Coordinator, Regional Anaesthesia Research
Guy’s and St. Thomas Hospitals, London: Honorary Consultant
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Email: kattanm@ccf.org
Research areas:
- Quality of life
- Medical decision making
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
Institute/Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic
Professor Michael Kattan
PhD, MBA
Professor Kattan is an advisor for OPUS projects within Streams 2 and 4. Professor Kattan’s research is primarily focused on the development, validation, and use of prediction models. He is also interested in quality of life assessment to support medical decision making (such as utility assessment), decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and comparative effectiveness.
OTHER KEY ROLES
Cleveland Clinic: Dr. Keyhan and Dr. Jafar Mobasseri Endowed Chair for Innovations in Cancer Research
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic: Chairman
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University: Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University: Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University: Professor
American Statistical Association: Member
Society for Medical Decision Making: Member
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Email: peter.kent@curtin.edu.au
Research areas:
- Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- Wearable wireless movement sensors
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Prognostic Research
Institute/Affiliation:
Curtin University
A/Professor Peter Kent
BAppSc(Physio), BAppSc(Chiro), GradDipManipPhysio, PhD
Peter’s research has been primarily focused on prognostic and treatment subgrouping in spinal pain, prognostic research methodology, clinical reasoning, the role of MRI findings in spinal pain, and the capacity of technology (such as clinical registries and wearable movement sensor technology) to improve treatment effectiveness. He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals (2019 Scopus h-index 26). Peter teaches prognostic research method and scientific writing at under-graduate and post-graduate levels.
His clinical training as a physiotherapist and manipulative therapist was at La Trobe University. He has more than 20 years of clinical experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in hospital settings, multidisciplinary clinics and private practice.
In the OPUS CRE, Peter’s research is focused in Stream #3 (Developing non-surgical alternatives for end-staged osteoarthritis), where he supervises 3 PhD students: Nardia-Rose Klem, Tara Binnie and Jay-Shian Tan. He also contributes as a member of the Data Linkage Committee.
OTHER KEY ROLES
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University: Associate Professor
The Raine Study, Musculoskeletal Group: SIG Leader
Quality Assurance and Database Unit, Spine Centre of Southern Denmark: Leader
Center for Muscle and Joint Health at the University of Southern Denmark: Honorary Professor
Pain-Ed: Collaborator
Mindfulness Teacher
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Email: maria.inacio@unisa.edu.au
Research areas:
- Aged care
- Clinical epidemiology
- Orthopaedics
Institute/Affiliation:
University of South Australia
@mariacinacio
Professor Maria Inacio
PhD, MS, BS
Prof Inacio is an epidemiologist working in Stream 2 of the OPUS CRE, which has a focus on identifying patient and surgeon perceptions of risk and decision-making. She is an member of the OPUS Data Linkage Committee and provides valuable insights into population health surveillance systems (i.e. registries) and utilisation of existing data and informatics to enhance these systems.
More broadly, Prof Inacio’s work has the goal of identifying good models of care, areas in need of improvement, risk factors for poor health outcomes, and opportunities to improve health and wellbeing of older Australians accessing aged care services.
OTHER KEY ROLES
SAHMRI Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA): Director
University of South Australia: Adjunct Associate Professor
Hospital Research Foundation: Mid-Career Fellow
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research journal: Editor
Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences: Associate Member
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Email: kieran.osullivan@aspetar.com
Research areas:
- Back Pain
- Physiotherapy
- Hamstring injury
Institute/Affiliation:
ASPETAR, University of Limerick
@kieranosull
Dr Kieran O'Sullivan
PhD, MManipTher, BPhysio
Kieran O’Sullivan is an Irish specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist, with a particular interest in spinal pain and rehabilitation. He commenced as Lead Physiotherapist at the Sports Spine Centre in August 2016. He is currently on a career break from his post as Senior Lecturer at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He has a strong track record in research, clinical practice and education. He completed his PhD on low back pain, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has taught physiotherapists and other clinicians in over 10 countries.
OTHER KEY ROLES
University of Limerick, School of Allied Health: Senior Lecturer
Pain-Ed: Educator
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Research areas:
- Patient-Centred Outcomes
- Rheumatic Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
Institute/Affiliation:
University of Alabama
Professor Jasvinder Singh
MBBS, MPH, MD
Jasvinder Singh’s research expertise include performing Cochrane reviews and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis and other therapies for rheumatic diseases. He is also conducting studies of patient-reported outcomes in patients with various forms of arthritis, in particular osteoarthritis, joint replacement and gout. He is the recipient of a Patient-Centred Outcomes Research Institute grant to develop treatment/decision aides for racial/ethnic minorities. He is performing studies of comparative effectiveness of treatments used in patients with gout and joint replacement and has published 240 peer-reviewed articles in his field. AI-Singh, co-chairs the outcomes measures special interest group of OMERACT with Professor Choong, and will use that forum to assess the useability of the nomogram (Stream 4) amongst international researchers and user groups.
OTHER KEY ROLES
University of Alabama Hospital and University of Alabama Health Services Foundation Rheumatology: Staff Physician
Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama: Staff Physician, Medical Service
UAB Highlands Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama: Staff Physician
Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE) , General Clinical Research Center: Scientist
Medicine – Immunology and Rheumatology , Department of Medicine: Professor
Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB): Senior Scientist
Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center: Associate Scientist
Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC) , School of Medicine: Senior Scientist
Epidemiology , School of Public Health: Professor
Nutrition Obesity Res Center (NORC) , Nutrition Sciences Research: Senior Scientist
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Email:
Institute/Affiliation:
University of Newcastle
@DrIncoll
Professor ian incoll
MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA, MSurgEd, FFST
Ian is a conjoint professor at the University of Newcastle and a champion of education in his role as the Dean of Education (and past President) at the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He is an orthopaedic surgeon at the Central Coast Local Health District and specialises in shoulder, wrist and hand surgery.
OTHER KEY ROLES
Australian Orthopaedic Association: Dean
Acumed: BioSkills Workshops Course Chair
Central Coast Local Health District: Strategy and Innovation Clinical Lead and NSQIP Surgeon Champion
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Email: stefan.lohmander@med.lu.se
Research areas:
- Osteoarthritis
- Disease mechanisms
- Patient-reported outcomes
Institute/Affiliation:
Lund University
professor stefan lohmander
PhD, MD
Professor Lohmander is a senior professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund University, Sweden. He received training and degrees at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. After serving as a visiting scientist at the NIH in Bethesda USA, he moved to Lund University. He has published more than 400 scientific papers and is the emeritus editor in chief of the journal ‘Osteoarthritis and Cartilage’.
He believes passionately in improving OA patient treatment by better understanding of disease mechanisms, by using patient reported outcomes to evaluate care, and by systematically collecting evidence as a basis for shared decision-making between patient and health care professional.
OTHER KEY ROLES
Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University, Sweden: Professor Emeritus
EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health, Lund University, Sweden: Professor Emeritus
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: Editor-in-chief
Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Associate Editor
Committee for Clinical Therapy Research, Swedish Research Council: Position of Trust
National Guidelines for Management of Musculoskeletal Diseases, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare: Osteoarthritis working group expert
Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering Centre, University of Cambridge, England: Scientific Advisory Board Member
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis, Oxford University, England: Chair of Scientific Advisory Board
Arthritis Program, University Health Network Toronto, Canada: Academic Advisory Board Member
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Email: darshini.ayton@monash.edu
Research areas:
- Qualitative Research
- Primary Care
- Chronic Illness
Institute/Affiliation:
Monash University
@darsh_ayton
Dr darshini ayton
PhD, MPH, BBmedSci (Hon)
Dr Ayton is a Quantitative and Qualitative Public Health Researcher, working in Stream 1 and 2 of the OPUS CRE. Dr Ayton provides the stream with qualitative research experience from her work with the School of Population Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University.
More broadly, Dr Ayton’s research interests are in primary care solutions for co-morbidities, depression and chronic illness.
OTHER KEY ROLES
Monash University School of Population Health and Preventative Medicine: Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer.
Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre: Monash Partners Fellow
The Alfred Centre: Research Fellow with the Falls and Bone Health Team focusing on healthy ageing, falls prevention, patient reported outcomes, and dementia care.
Dementia Registry: Research Fellow and Lecturer
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Email: trisha.peel@monash.edu
Research areas:
- Orthopaedic infections
- Clinical research
- Health economics
Institute/Affiliation:
Monash University
A/Prof Trisha Peel
MBBS, FRACP, PhD
A/Prof Trisha Peel is physician and an NHMRC Early Career Fellow with an emerging national and international research reputation in clinical and health economic outcomes following surgery. Trisha was awarded her PhD in 2013 examining the diagnosis, treatment, outcomes and costs of orthopaedic infections and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, USA. Currently she is leading the Tertiary Care Stream of the NHMRC NCAS CRE (APP1079625) investigating strategies to optimise antimicrobial use in the healthcare setting and is CIA on the NHMRC ASAP Study (APP1120331), a RCT examining combination surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. She has been awarded over $10.2 million in funding as chief investigator, predominantly funded through the NHMRC, within the three years of completing her doctoral studies. Her research has led to clinical translation at a national and international level.
OTHER KEY ROLES
Infectious Diseases Research Unit, monash University: Associate Professor
Epworth Healthcare: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Physician
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Email: tim@burnet.edu.au
Research areas:
- Biostatistics
- Population and public health
Institute/Affiliation:
The University of Melbourne
Dr Tim Spelman
PhD, MBBS, BSc, GradCert (Stats)
Tim is Head of Statistics at the MSBase Registry, Assistant Professor at the department of Clinical Neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute and senior statistician at the Doherty and Burnet Institutes. He is also a practising medical doctor with particular interests in epidemiology, population and public health.
OTHER KEY ROLES
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute: Statistician
Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunology: Biostatistician
MSBase: Statistical Consultant
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Email: n.taylor@latrobe.edu.au
Research areas:
- Physical activity
- Rehabilitation
- Exercise
Institute/Affiliation:
La Trobe University
Professor Nicholas Taylor
BSc, BAppSc(Physio), PhD
Nicholas Taylor is a Professor of Allied Health at La Trobe University and leads the Allied Health Clinical Research Office at Eastern Health. Nicholas is a physiotherapist with broad research interests in physical activity, exercise and rehabilitation, particularly on improving the way rehabilitation services are provided.
Within OPUS, Nicholas works on Stream 4 where he is involved in the development of an enhanced recovery program for total joint replacement. He supervises the PhD program on increasing physical activity after total joint replacement.
Other key roles:
Leads the Allied Health Clinical Research Office at Eastern Health:
Twitter: @EH-Research
Member of La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University
Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
Member Victorian Allied Health Research Therapy Network, Department of Health and Human Services