Caitlin Farmer PhD

Advanced Musculoskeletal Physio in NeuroSx/Ortho/ED | Research in the harms of imaging in LBP | Procrastibaker | Sleeping is my ninja skill | She/her

[Croakey News @CroakeyNews]

@ACT_CHS @ACSQHC Part of research project, did interviews with stakeholders at all levels, patients, physio, surgeons: all agree this a very good patient centred model of care. Problem is funding mechanisms: sometimes just referring to surgeon for advice due to blockages elsewhere. #BetterCare

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@AllaMelman @gustavocmachado @CGMMaher @zadro_josh @msk_health @syd_health Congratulations!! 🥳

[Adam Dobson @adamdobson123]

Lumbar spine imaging reports frequently include findings unlikely to be clinically important without explicitly qualifying that they are benign.

More work for our radiology colleagues. For easy clinical wins, pay reference to the normal!!

https://t.co/ylZ20w2gMQ

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@adamdobson123 Thanks for sharing!

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

Not quite. Hospitals have recognised what a ridiculous barrier it is to good quality care and have introduced workarounds.

APPs throughout health services are a good example of how well the system COULD work

[APA President @president_apa]

Advanced practice physios in EDs can already refer to public hospital, medical, specialist-led clinics and order digital imaging, and in some states, pathology tests.

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@IlanaAckerman @lynmarch1 @RachelleBuchbin @Monash_SPHPM @Monash_FMNHS Congratulations Ilana!

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

🧵I mourn the tragic, brutal deaths of people in Israel at the hands of Hamas and the tragic, brutal Palestinian deaths from bombings by Israeli military forces.

[johnqgoh @johnqgoh]

Female scientists found to be almost entirely absent from Australian high school textbooks https://t.co/wnOllTyVNt

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@AruskaD @cathy_said @GrangerCL Congratulations!!

[Aruska D'Souza @AruskaD]

Feeling incredibly inspired and motivated post #nahc23. It was an absolute joy to represent the RMH Allied Health team with @CaseyPeiris and a fabulous crew!

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

“Not one square metre was lost by an Australian as a result of Mabo and Wik...yet there was a ferocious campaign of fear and misrepresentation,” says Noel Pearson.

“I would remind Australians about the great gulf between the scare campaign and the truth.” https://t.co/xpX7SP8Abo

[The Royal Melbourne Hospital @TheRMH]

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital say blood cancer patients should think about adding physiotherapy interventions to their treatment plan.

Read more about the study on our website: https://t.co/L3kbymDvby

[Matina Stevis-Gridneff @MatinaStevis]

"Didn't I tell you we were going to die? Didn't I tell you we were already dead?"

The complete story of hundreds of preventable deaths in the Mediterranean.

Major @nytimes team effort across countries & teams.

https://t.co/DczSSIhP4l

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

In 1996, Perdue launched OxyContin, the pill that would ignite the opioid crisis - an explosion in drug use that has shaved years off US life expectancy.

Many of those scripts were written for back pain.

Today, we discover they probably never worked

[Caitlin Jones @Caitlin_Jones_]

📢Out today in @Lancet: major @msk_health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain.

This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind.

https://t.co/F78sOPf4OW

#OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain

[Ronni🧂Salt-WhoWroteGunnawahYeahThatOne @RonniSalt]

Oh Daniel - this is such piercingly beautiful writing.

The sorrow, the pain. @MrDTJames

I challenge anybody to read this and remain unmoved.

.

[Mark Hancock @MarkHancockPT]

Our RESTORE trial found large and sustained effects for Cognitive Functional Therapy compared to usual care. Great news for people with chronic low back pain.

https://t.co/dXChyFM0hB

[Peter O'Sullivan @PeteOSullivanPT]

The RESTORE trial just out in the 'The Lancet'. This trial brings hope to people disabled by low back pain. It puts the patient in the drivers seat, with skills to self-manage...it works, it save $$ and they like it. Massive team effort led by Peter Kent. https://t.co/hC5zYESWPB

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@PeteOSullivanPT @CGMMaher @ACSQHC We have been trying to implement in ED since its release and waging a constant battle against opioid prescription.

Rates of appropriate imaging have improved though.

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@dougbeall @JacobFlemingMD @radfugee @ScottTruhlar @northwoods1980 @neuroradiology Nope I mean what I already said 👇

No difference at most time points between groups.

[Caitlin Farmer PhD @caitfarmer]

@dougbeall @JacobFlemingMD @radfugee @ScottTruhlar @northwoods1980 @neuroradiology If I was a patient I’d want better than a difference of <5% on the ODI at 3/12 (and no difference at 6 or 12) and at best about 0.7 on a 0-10 VAS (in 6 months time) compared with sham, but that’s just me 🤷🏼‍♀️