APA websites
 

Development of a 'readiness' and 'success' evaluation framework for models of care

 
Development of a 'readiness' and 'success' evaluation framework for models of care

Development of a 'readiness' and 'success' evaluation framework for models of care

PRF RESEARCH
Andrew Briggs
 
Development of a 'readiness' and 'success' evaluation framework for models of care

Grant recipient: Andrew Briggs, FACP

Project title: Development of a 'readiness' and 'success' evaluation framework for Australian musculoskeletal models of care.

Year awarded: 2010

PRF grant: Tagged Grant

Snapshot: Andrew’s study was one part of a suite of policy-into-practice initiatives undertaken by his multidisciplinary group. The project aimed to examine workforce barriers and enablers to implementation of the Western Australian Model of Care for Inflammatory Arthritis.

The findings: Andrew and his team’s findings pointed to a high need for professional development in the area of rheumatoid arthritis. They subsequently developed an online, interactive learning tool, ‘Rheumatoid Arthritis for Physiotherapists – eLearning’ (RAP-eL) and tested its effectiveness in a randomised controlled trial. That trial demonstrated the resource to be well-accepted by clinicians and an effective tool in building confidence in disease-specific knowledge and evidence-based practice.

Benefits to the profession: In 2015 Andrew’s team was fortunate to receive grant funding again from the PRF in partnership with the Western Australian and New South Wales state governments to extend their work in models of care for musculoskeletal health and develop a nationally applicable evaluation framework to assess ‘readiness’ and ‘success’ of these models. Like RAP-eL, this project will also have direct relevance to, and impact on, physiotherapy practice.

The next steps: Andrew believes it is important that physiotherapy research continues to examine implementation of policy and evidence into practice, particularly as it relates to models of interdisciplinary care relevant to physiotherapy practice.

About the author/s

Andrew Briggs

FACP

Andrew Briggs is a WA-trained physiotherapist whose career has included senior roles in clinical practice, research and health policy. He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in the area of osteoporosis. Since 2007, Andrew has held a part time position at Curtin University, Western Australia, currently appointed as Associate Professor. His team’s research is focussed on evaluation and implementation of health policy for musculoskeletal health, and examining and closing evidence-practice gaps in musculoskeletal healthcare with a focus on persistent pain, inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

Andrew holds an honorary appointment in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, where he contributes to a range of research projects in osteoporosis and persistent pain. He is a member of the Victorian WorkSafe Clinical Panel and the Minister-appointed Victorian Musculoskeletal Clinical Leadership Group. To add to his achievements, Andrew also works as a clinician in the area of arthritis and osteoporosis and is Senior Advisor to Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria.