Optimising Primary Care Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: The Partner Project

Grant number: 1115720 | Funding period: 2016 - 2020

Completed

Abstract

Our overall aim is to implement a cost-effective, sustainable, evidence-based model of co-ordinated primary care targeting both the general practitioner and the patient that improves management and outcomes for overweight/obese people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and reduces health care costs.

Related publications (2)

Erratum: Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for the PARTNER STUDY (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2048-0)

DJ Hunter, RS Hinman, JL Bowden, T Egerton, AM Briggs, SJ Bunker, J Kasza, AB Forbes, SD French, M Pirotta, DJ Schofield, NA Zwar, KL Bennell

2018-12-20

After the publication of this protocol [1], our collaborator Prima Health solutions advised us of their intent to withdraw from th..

Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for the PARTNER STUDY

DJ Hunter, RS Hinman, JL Bowden, T Egerton, AM Briggs, SJ Bunker, J Kasza, AB Forbes, SD French, M Pirotta, DJ Schofield, NA Zwar, KL Bennell, K Shuck, C Marshall, M King, A Wood

2018-04-30

Background: To increase the uptake of key clinical recommendations for non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and imp..

University of Melbourne Researchers

Kim Bennell

Rana Hinman