What is it about?
In this article we look at how we can implement changes across the whole of health to drive necessary change in musculoskeletal pain care. In particular, we look at the use of Models of Care as a vehicle to support this reform and show how various strategies, levers and enablers can support sustainable implementation.
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Why is it important?
The health and economic burden associated with chronic or persistent pain is huge and escalating. One in five people are impacted by persistent pain globally. We need to find ways to work with consumers/patients, clinicians, health service delivery and policy/systems to harness solutions that promote best practice co-care in accessible and sustainable ways.
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We currently know a lot about 'what' best practice for musculoskeletal pain care looks like including across care settings, and across global economies. What we do not understand well is how to translate this evidence into real world contexts and get it to stick. This is where implementation science becomes important - it helps us understand the HOW of making evidence stick. We need to understand the HOW to ensure we achieve a sustainable, strong and resilient health system for all people with musculoskeletal pain.
Helen Slater
Curtin University
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This page is a summary of: Models of Care for musculoskeletal pain conditions: driving change to improve outcomes, Pain Management, September 2017, Future Medicine,
DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2017-0025.
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