A framework to evaluate MSK models of care

A framework to evaluate MSK models of care

The global burden of disease associated with chronic musculoskeletal conditions is all too clear. ‘Models of Care’ represent one approach to respond to this burden since they provide an effective strategy to improve health service planning and delivery and a team of Australian researchers, in partnership with the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health, has developed the first internationally-informed framework for developing and evaluating musculoskeletal Models of Care. The Framework was informed by experts from 30 nations including representatives of the Royal College of Chiropractors’ Health Policy Unit, Mark Gurden FRCC and Jonathan Field FRCC.Full details are here: http://bjdonline.org/a-framework-to-evaluate-musculoskeletal-models-of-care/