Osteoarthritis is a frequent reason for patients to visit their GP or primary care practitioner, and the predominant reason they would do so is because of increasing difficulty with activities and pain. GPs are often the primary person into many healthcare systems and are typically visited before seeing any other health care practitioner for exercise, diet or surgery. Patients with osteoarthritis often have other serious commodities and the modern health care system typically does not afford long appointments which address behaviour change, shared decision making and counselling which leads patients to receive adequate, coordinated and appropriate care.

On this week's episode of Joint Action we discuss what you should expect from your GP, including how to optimise your visit with your GP, tools to help healthcare practitioners and patients to make appropriate intervention choices and much more.

Dr. Regina Sit obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Hong Kong. She became a Family Medicine Specialist of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine since 2011. In addition to her specialist training, she also carries qualifications in pediatrics, dermatology, geriatric and internal medicine. As a Family Physician, she develops her special skills in pain management and is a Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist by the World Institute of Pain. Her clinical and research interests focus on the study of musculoskeletal pain in primary care. She is passionate about exploring, designing, evaluating and implementing innovative interventions to improve the quality of life of those who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain. Currently, she is the director of the “CUHK-Jockey Club Pain Relief Project for the Seniors”, and is leading an interdisciplinary team for chronic pain management in primary care.

George Peat is a Professor in Clinical Epidemiology at Keele University. George qualified as a physiotherapist in 1991 from Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, before going on to gain a Masters in Public Health Sciences at Edinburgh University and PhD in 1998 from Manchester University. He later joined the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre at Keele University in 1999.

RESOURCES

• Keele University Impact Accelerator Unit
• Versus Arthritis
• CUHK-Jockey Club Pain Relief Project for the Seniors - Youtube Channel for exercise (in Cantonese)

Journal Articles

• Patients' and practitioners' views of knee osteoarthritis and its management: a qualitative interview study
• Patient reported barriers and facilitators to using a self-management booklet for hip and knee osteoarthritis in primary care: results of a qualitative interview study
• What influences patients with osteoarthritis to consult their GP about their symptoms? A narrative review
• Comparison of patient experiences of the osteoarthritis consultation with GP attitudes and beliefs to OA: a narrative review
• The Identity Crisis of Osteoarthritis in General Practice: A Qualitative Study Using Video-Stimulated Recall
• The relative importance of perceived doctor's attitude on the decision to consult for symptomatic osteoarthritis: a choice-based conjoint analysis study

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