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Nancy Latham, PT, PhD, of the Health and Disability Research Institute at Boston University discusses the importance of selecting the most appropriate performance-based outcome measures when conducting arthritis research and when to use them. This [...]presentation was part of the 2014 ENACT Arthritis State of the Science Meeting.
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Nancy Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L, from the University of Pittsburgh introduces comparative effectiveness research (CER), describes its typical characteristics, and provides examples of how CER is being applied today in the field of rehabilitation [...]research. This talk is part of the ENACT State of the 2014 Science New Investigator Workshop on Advancing Arthritis Research
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Establishing national public health agendas is challenging; Moving public health agendas to “action†is even more difficult. Join us to hear Dr. Patience White, the Arthritis Foundation Vice President for Public Health, share her [...]perspectives on moving the national Osteoarthritis (OA) Public Health Agenda to action. As the greatest contributor to physical limitation and work disability, arthritis impacts common public health epidemics such as obesity and diabetes. Dr. White will discuss development and implementation of four major interdisciplinary recent initiatives aimed to move the national OA Public Health Agenda to action: i) the OA Action Alliance, ii) the Ad Council Campaign, iii) the Environmental and Policy Strategies to Increase Physical Activity among Adults with Arthritis report, and iv) the Institute of Medicine Living Well with Chronic Disease. This webcast will be of interest to public health professionals and medical and rehabilitation practitioners.
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