Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standard

Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group

The role of the Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group is to provide expert advice on the development of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard.

The main roles of members are to:

a) advise the Commission on the scope and key components of care to be the focus of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard. b) advise the Commission on the key sources of evidence to inform the development of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard. This might include clinical practice guidelines, clinical standards, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. c) advise on the formulation of quality statements and supporting indicators. d) recommend to the Commission strategies to support the implementation of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard. e) actively support the promotion of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard.

Membership

Name Representing State Current Position Professor Australian Rheumatology VIC Rheumatologist and Clinical Epidemiologist; Rachelle Association (ARA) Director, Monash Department of Clinical Buchbinder Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute and (Chair) Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University

Associate Royal Australian College of QLD General and musculoskeletal practitioner, Professor General Practitioners Griffith University and Arana Hills Medical Michael Yelland (RACGP) Centre (Deputy Chair) Associate Individual Expert VIC Musculoskeletal Researcher, Department of Professor Ilana Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Monash Ackerman University; Orthopaedic Physiotherapist Professor Milton Faculty of Pain Medicine, NSW Rheumatologist and Pain Specialist, St Cohen Australian & New Zealand Vincent’s Clinic, Sydney College of Anaesthetists (FPMANZCA) Ms Jessica Australian Primary Health VIC Primary Health Care Nurse Consultant Danko Care Nurses Association (APNA)

Mr Jeff Elliott NPS MedicineWise NSW Clinical Program Lead Ms Wendy Arthritis Australia NSW Director; Consumer Representative Favorito Dr Howard Royal Australian & New ACT Consultant Radiologist, Insight Radiology Name Representing State Current Position Galloway Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Dr David Hale Australian Orthopedic NSW Orthopaedic Surgeon, Association (AOA) The Sydney Adventist Hospital Dr Anthony Australian Government ACT Principal Medical Advisor Hobbs Department of Health Dr Lawrence Royal Australasian College QLD Orthopaedic Surgeon, Brisbane Malisano of Surgeons (RACS) Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre Professor Lyn Royal Australasian College NSW Senior Staff Specialist in Rheumatology at March of Physicians (RACP) Royal North Shore Hospital; Professor of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Medicine, University of Sydney

Mr Tim Noblet Australian Physiotherapy NSW Lead Clinical Advisor and Consultant Association (APA) Physiotherapist, APA Dr John North Individual Expert; and QLD Orthopaedic Surgeon; - Past President, Australian Clinical Director - Queensland and Northern Orthopaedic Association Territory Audit of Surgical Mortality (QASM (AOA) and NTASM) projects - Past Senior Examiner (orthopaedics) Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACS) Adjunct Australasian College of NSW Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician Associate Sports and Exercise Professor John Physicians (ACSEP) Orchard Ms Joy Pettingell Consumers Health Forum of ACT Consumer Representative Australia (CHF) Ms Lesley Australian & New Zealand SA Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Thomas Orthopaedic Nurses Queen Elizabeth Hospital Association (ANZONA) Dr David Samra Australasian College of NSW Sports Medicine Registrar , The Sports (proxy for Sports and Exercise Clinic, University of Sydney Professor John Physicians (ACSEP) Orchard) Dr James NSW Radiologist, Castlereagh Imaging Linklater (proxy for Dr Howard Galloway)

Disclosure of Interests

All members of the Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group are required to disclose financial, personal and professional interests that could, or could be perceived to, influence a decision made, or advice given to the Commission. Disclosures are updated prior to each meeting and managed in line with the Commission’s Policy on Disclosure of Interests.