The University of Sydney: Recent submissions
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Overcoming Overuse Part 5: Is Shared Decision Making Our Excalibur?
Published 2021Shared decision making is recommended as a strategy to help patients identify what matters most to them and make informed decisions about musculoskeletal care. In part 5 of the Overcoming Overuse series, we look at the ...Article -
The feasibility of delivering and evaluating stratified care integrated with telehealth ('Rapid Stratified Telehealth') for patients with low back pain: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial
Published 2026OBJECTIVES: Establish the feasibility of delivering and evaluating stratified care integrated with telehealth ('Rapid Stratified Telehealth') to reduce waiting times for people with low back pain seeking care at Australian ...Article -
Remotely delivered physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions is cost saving for the health system and patients: economic evaluation of the REFORM randomised trial
Published 2025QUESTIONS: Is remotely delivered physiotherapy cost saving when compared with usual face-to-face physiotherapy as typically provided in a public hospital outpatient setting? Is remotely delivered physiotherapy cost-effective? ...Article -
Second opinions for spinal surgery: a scoping review
Published 2022BACKGROUND: Second opinions have the goal of clarifying uncertainties around diagnosis or management, particularly when healthcare decisions are complex, unpleasant, and carry considerable risks. Second opinions might be ...Article