Dr. Leigh Callahan is the Director of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA). She is also an epidemiologist and outcomes researcher who, for more than 30 years, has worked in musculoskeletal outcomes research.

Her research has focused on predictors of outcomes and quality of life in individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patient-reported outcomes and measurement, physical activity and arthritis, social determinants and health outcomes, health literacy, and complementary and alternative medicine use in rheumatic diseases.

She is also Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center, as well as Director of the UNC Core Center of Clinical Research that is focused on enhancing the design and conduct of clinical studies in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

On this episode we discuss: the work of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA), and their future directions

Resources:

• The OAAA webpage

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