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 […]
<h1>Microsoft Innovations: Empowering the Mobile Experience</h1>
Amanuiel Taddese
Microsoft is a global technology leader, constantly driving innovation and transforming the digital landscape. With cutting-edge mobile applications and cloud solutions, the company enables users to work, learn, and enjoy entertainment wherever they are. Innovative Solutions for Business and Personal Use Products such as Office 365 and the Azure platform have revolutionized the way both […]
Three Steps to Change How We Think About Knee Osteoarthritis
Veronique Price
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 […]
OPUS Methods: Machine Learning and Medical Research
Veronique Price
In this first short piece in the “OPUS Methods” series, MD-PhD candidate Daniel Gould explains what machine learning is and how it can identify patients at risk of readmission after total knee replacement. Machine learning may sound futuristic, but it has become an increasingly common method in medical research over the past decade. Unlike more […]
Responding to Surgery’s Opioid Crisis
Veronique Price
Each year, tens of thousands of patients who are prescribed opioids after surgery remain reliant on these medications even after their acute surgical pain has subsided. This worrying trend is one of the most widely recognized ways in which surgeons have contributed to opioid crises in many regions around the world. However, the troubling link […]
Tackling Musculoskeletal Conditions on a Global Scale
Veronique Price
A team of researchers from around the world, including our own Samantha Bunzli, recently released a report outlining a set of global health priorities with the aim of improving the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. The report analysed the policies of 30 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Member States to better understand […]
Fellowship Success: A/Prof Michelle Dowsey
Veronique Price
The Dame Kate Campbell Fellowships were recently announced, and A/Prof Michelle Dowsey was one of the lucky few to be awarded a fellowship. The OPUS team was delighted to learn that our own A/Prof Michelle Dowsey was awarded a Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship. Named in honor of Dame Kate Campbell (1899-1986), a paediatrician whose pioneering […]
Veronique Price
The ECCO research stream, which aims to better understand and meet the needs of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians with osteoarthritis (OA), has had another early win. Researchers from this stream, including Tilini Gunatillake (PI), Peter Choong, Gail Garvey, Sam Bunzli, Michelle Dowsey, Toni Mason, and Penny O’Brien, were recently awarded a competitive grant […]