Stakeholders and Acknowledgements
The Osteoarthritis Prevention & Management in Primary Care Toolkit was funded, in part, by a Pfizer Independent Grant for Learning and Change and by a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Toolkit contents are solely the responsibility of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance and acknowledged Stakeholders and are based on best evidence and best practices in medicine. The OAAA expresses appreciation to U.S. Bone & Joint Initiative for their partnership in developing the Toolkit and to the field of experts comprising the Stakeholder panel for their many contributions, including content selection and development, formatting guidance and dissemination.
The OAAA would like to recognize the following individuals for their authorship on one or more of the Toolkit modules: Leigh Callahan, PhD; Jeffrey Driban, PhD, ATC, CSCS; Yvonne M. Golightly, PT, MS, PhD; Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS; Tina Thornhill, PharmD, FASCP, BCGP; Thomas Trojian, MD, FACSM, CAQSM; and OAAA staff. UNC-Chapel Hill physicians, Thomas M. Miller, MD, and Shawn Kane, MD, FAAFP, FACSM, provided valuable clinical insights and content recommendations.
The complete list of Stakeholders and contributors is below.
| STAKEHOLDER | REPRESENTATIVE |
|---|---|
| Partner Organization | |
| United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) | Toby King, CAE Executive Director, USBJI Marc Hochberg, MD, MPH, MACP, MACR Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health Head, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Vice Chair, Department of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Director, Medical Care Clinical Center Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System Immediate Past President, U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative |
| Stakeholder Organizations | |
| American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) | Anne Norman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAANP Vice President of Education and Accreditation, AANP |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) | Daniel Pace, CHCP Vice President, Education and Research & Chief Strategy Officer, AAPA |
| American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) | Penney Cowan Founder & Executive Director, ACPA OAAA Workgroup Member |
| American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) | James R. Whitehead Former CEO, ACSM |
| American Council on Exercise (ACE) | Cedric X. Bryant, PhD President and Chief Science Officer, ACE Sabrena Jo, MS Director of Science and Research, ACE OAAA Workgroup Member |
| American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) | Jim Griffith, MBA, CAE Executive Director, AMSSM Thomas Trojian, MD, FACSM, CAQSM Professor, Drexel College of Medicine Chief, Division of Sports Medicine Chief Medical Officer, Drexel Athletics Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Anthony Beutler, MD Associate Medical Director & Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine- Intermountain Healthcare, Utah |
| American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) | Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, MAS Vice President, Practice, APTA |
| Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) | Janet L. Poole, PhD, OTR/L 2020 ARP President Professor and Director, Occupatonal Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico Hazel Breland, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CLA Immediate Past President Associate Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina Tami Brehm, CAE Executive Director, ARP ARP Volunteer Reviewers Neil Moody, PA-C; Jessica Gehin, MS, BSN, RN; Yomei Shaw, PhD Candidate/Health Services Research; Elizabeth Reardon, MSN, NP-C |
| National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) | Jeffrey Driban, PhD, ATC, CSCS Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology; Tufts Medical Center OAAA Workgroup member |
| Primary Care Providers & Other OA Experts | |
| Family Medicine | Shawn Kane, MD, FAAFP, FACSM Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Internal Medicine | Thomas M. Miller, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Osteoarthritis Research | Kelli Allen, PhD Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Co-director of Methodology Core for Multi-disciplinary Clinical Research Center Research Health Scientist, Durham VA Medical Center |
| Pharmacy | Tina H. Thornhill, PharmD, FASCP, BCGP Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Experiential & Professional Education Department of Pharmacy Practice Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Science |
| Physical Therapy | Daniel Pinto, PT, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Marquette University OAAA Workgroup Member Yvonne M. Golightly, PT, MS, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Rheumatology | M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH Director, Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Treatment Center, Cleveland Clinic OAAA Workgroup Member |
| Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA) | |
| Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS Medical Advisor, OAAA Associate Professor Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Leigh Callahan, PhD Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine Associate Director, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Director, OAAA Celena Adams-Locke, MHA Program Assistant, OAAA Allison Albright, MPH, CHES Communications Manager, OAAA Mary Altpeter, PhD AAEBI Program Manager, OAAA Kirsten Ambrose, MS, CCRC Program Manager, OAAA Betsy Hackney Program Assistant, OAAA Katie Huffman, MA Program Assistant, OAAA Serena Weisner, MS Program Assistant, OAAA |
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