Professor, Curtin University, Australia. Working to improve health services and systems for better musculoskeletal health globally.

Melbourne, Victoria
Joined April 2018
Such a pleasure to host the amazing ⁦⁦@IlanaAckerman⁩ at Curtin University this week ⁦@CurtinAlliedHth⁩ for her professional seminar and to launch a new report on the projected burden of MSK conditions in WA at ⁦@ArthritisWA⁩ arthritiswa.org.au/its-time-… ⁦
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👇👇super work from colleagues @hels_slater @PeteOSullivanPT and @RobSchutze to build capacity in person centres pain care
#CurtinUniversity has joined forces with OPEN – The Online Pain Education Network – to deliver 20 hours of online CPD for healthcare professionals, transforming pain education and care. Backed by leading Curtin researchers and partners nationwide. #CurtinResearch
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Dr Carole Easton, Chief Executive @Ageing_Better, told us that an ageing population is as important as climate change 2/2 🧵
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Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer @DHSCgovuk, highlighted the “extraordinary impact” of physical activity on health in our later years during our session this week on healthy ageing. 1/2 🧵
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This #WorldArthritisDay, we’re celebrating the power of dreams - big and small. Inspired by the theme for 2025 “Achieve Your Dreams,” we know that every journey with arthritis is unique, and each dream matters. Share your dream and raise awareness. #ArthritisAustralia #RMDreams
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Andrew Briggs retweeted
🚨 ADVOCACY ALERT 🚨
 The #HLM4 Political Declaration has been systematically weakened — key commitments diluted, targets watered down. 🕙 Final negotiations are 30–31 July. This is the last chance to demand a strong, measurable, evidence-based outcome. 📣 Urge your government to act now.
 📊 Read our analysis: shorturl.at/3UYoD
 #ActOnNCDs #LeadonNCDs
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Open-access online osteoarthritis training for community-based clinicians. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of the e-learning modules that we developed for the KneeCAPS clinical trial. The paper is available open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.202… 1/4
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.@WHOSEARO has published a 🆕 regional strategy to support countries achieve healthy ageing. Ageing is inevitable and the proportion of the older population is increasing rapidly in the WHO South-East Asia Region. Health and social systems need to be ready to make the most of this impending demographic shift, enabling and supporting the elderly people, who have irreplaceable experience and wisdom, to make meaningful and substantial contributions to families, communities, societies and economies. 📘 The WHO South-East Asia Regional Strategy on healthy ageing: 2024–2030 outlines strategic priority areas and actions for countries to consider while planning their national programmes and strategies. The Regional Strategy is aligned to global efforts to enable long and healthy lives by fostering functional ability, and enabling older people to live the fullest lives they desire. 🔗: bit.ly/4bI7X6s
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Young people with chronic MSK pain and mental health conditions face significant challenges in their daily lives, yet health services remain poorly integrated. Our systematic review emphasizes the need for holistic, personalized care to better support their unique experiences.
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Are you a NZ-based health professional or social scientist with an interest in Māori/ Pacific community health wishing to do PhD? We are seeking a candidate for the ENCORE trial that will compare rehab alone to Cross-Bracing and rehab for ACL injuries 👇 otago.ac.nz/postgraduate-stu…
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ATLAS is the new arthritis care program providing evidence-based guidance for ‘a new era of high-quality arthritis education'. If you're interested in setting up an account, you can visit the ATLAS portal here: atlasarthritis.com.au/ #arthritis #education
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Patient advocacy leaders and health care professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region came together adjacent to the annual #APLAR Congress to discuss the value of achieving remission in people with #InflammatoryRheumaticDiseases. Read the report: bit.ly/3zTREov
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👇👇fantastic paper from the @mypainhealth program, led by @hels_slater in collaboration with @ePPOC_UOW, @RobWallerPT, @SusieLord2 and Anne Smith.
Now in #PAIN: “Characterizing phenotypes and clinical and health utilization associations of young people with chronic pain: latent class analysis using the electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration database” by @hels_slater et al. bit.ly/3ZqEsQU
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📣Australian Osteoarthritis Summit 2025: Driving Impactful Research coming up in March! 👥Bringing together researchers, clinicians, consumer orgs, those with lived experience of #osteoarthritis, industry and government bodies All details and rego: go.unimelb.edu.au/vck8
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ATLAS is a new FREE arthritis care e-learning program that can help boost your knowledge about arthritis management • Latest best-practice approach • Informed by leading research • Developed team of respected experts • Flexible & modular Sign up here👉 atlasarthritis.com.au
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Co-existing MSK pain and mental health conditions substantially impact young people 👉this matters! The largest evidence synthesis from the @mypainhealth team 👇👇 Lived and care experiences of young people with chronic... : PAIN journals.lww.com/pain/fullte…
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