The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Research Roundup
Volume 1, Issue 10, April 25-May 1, 2016
Welcome to the weekly research roundup! We plan to use this letter to share the latest osteoarthritis-relevant peer-reviewed publications, funding opportunities and current study recruitment. Have a publication you would like us to feature? Please email My-Linh Luong at mylinh.oaaa@gmail.com. The Research Roundup is a web-based newsletter published by the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance at the Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Looking for our biweekly publication?
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Featured Research
Osteoarthritis Research this week
Funding Opportunities
Current Study Recruitment
Featured Research
Clinical algorithms to aid osteoarthritis guideline dissemination
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Meneses et al., 2016 Many evidence-based recommendations to optimise the management of osteoarthritis (OA) exist, however uptake of these recommendations is low. The authors updated a previous systematic review on clinical practice guidelines and developed a user-friendly treatment algorithm to facilitate the translation of evidence into practice. The authors suggest that future guidelines should have greater transparency, particularly with regards to the management of conflict of interest, external review process and information about planned future updates. The majority of interventions are consistently recommended across guidelines and greater attention should be focused on uptake, taking into consideration facilitators and barriers to application, consideration of resource implications, provision of advice for practical use, monitoring/auditing criteria. The algorithms proposed in the paper are examples of how to discuss, prioritize and put into a complex setting/context, the different individuals recommendations to facilitate the translation of evidence-based recommendations into practice READ MORE
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions: the RWJF is looking globally for ideas to help us build a Culture of Health in the United States. If you have an idea that has worked abroad and has the potential to be adapted to work in the United States, we want to hear from you. Webinar for applicants March 30, 2016, 11am-12pm ET, registration here. Deadline for brief proposals is May 31, 2016.
The Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award: Encouraging independent investigators to conduct novel studies that generate new insights into the cause, progression, treatment and outcomes of rheumatic diseases. LOI due June 1, 2016. Application deadline July 1, 2016.
