The Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre has received considerable media attention over the last few years. Some highlights are provided below
CRISTAL study published
The main findings from the CRISTAL study were published in JAMA in August 2022:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2795528
Other studies from the CRISTAL study will be published in the near future.
New book published
Ian Harris, with co-author Rachelle Buchbinder, have published a new book Hippocrasy, How Doctors Are Betraying Their Oath in October 2021. Available in stores and online.
Next generation clinical registries
A research project aiming at developing the next generation of cloud-based, linked registries has been funded through a $2.65M grant from the MRFF. The work is being led by the UNSW Centre for Big Data and Research in Health and work will commence in 2023
3 orthopaedic surgeries that might be doing patients (and their pockets) more harm than good.
Published in The Conversation, 24 March 2022
https://theconversation.com/3-orthopaedic-surgeries-that-might-be-doing-patients-and-their-pockets-more-harm-than-good-179370
2-year results from the CROSSFIRE study
The 24 month follow up results from the CROSSFIRE study comparing plaster to plating for wrist fractures have been accepted for publication in JAMA Surgery, the highest ranking surgical journal, and will join the original CROSSFIRE publication from 2021 in that journal
(https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2775060)
Why too much medical treatment is causing more harm than good – interview with Prof Harris
Big Ideas with Paul Barclay (ABC Radio and podcast), Released on 6 July 2022: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/why-too-much-medical-treatment-is-causing-more-harm-than-good/13955382