Management of common musculoskeletal problems: survey of Ontario primary care physicians

…, GA Hawker, MJ Bell, R Buchbinder, SC Lineker - Cmaj, 1998 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: In Canada, primary care physicians manage most musculoskeletal problems.
However, their training in this area is limited, and some aspects of management may be …

Management of the early and late presentations of rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of Ontario primary care physicians.

…, MJ Bell, R Buchbinder, SC Lineker - CMAJ: Canadian …, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To examine primary care physicians' management of rheumatoid arthritis,
ascertain the determinants of management and compare management with that recommended …

Improvements following short term home based physical therapy are maintained at one year in people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.

SC Lineker, MJ Bell, AL Wilkins… - The Journal of …, 2001 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: We previously demonstrated the efficacy of a 6 week home based physical
therapy (PT) intervention for people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This …

Educational interventions for implementation of arthritis clinical practice guidelines in primary care: effects on health professional behavior

SC Lineker, JA Husted - the Journal of Rheumatology, 2010 - jrheum.org
Objective. The dissemination and adoption of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) has been
suggested as one method for improving arthritis care delivery. This article provides a review …

Effectiveness of the primary therapist model for rheumatoid arthritis rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

…, SC Lineker, PC Coyte, C Bombardier - Arthritis Care & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the primary therapist model (PTM), provided by a single rheumatology‐trained
primary therapist, with the traditional treatment model (TTM), provided by a physical …

Evaluation of an inter-professional educational intervention to improve the use of arthritis best practices in primary care

SC Lineker, MJ Bell, EM Badley - The Journal of rheumatology, 2011 - jrheum.org
Objective. To describe the evaluation of a community-based continuing health education
program designed to improve the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (…

Getting a Grip on Arthritis: an educational intervention for the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis in primary care.

RH Glazier, EM Badley, SC Lineker… - The Journal of …, 2005 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a community-based educational intervention designed to improve
the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis in primary care. METHODS: The educational …

Implementing arthritis clinical practice guidelines in primary care

SC Lineker, MJ Bell, J Boyle, EM Badley… - Medical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Multi-faceted interventions are among the strongest methods for changing
provider behavior. Aims: This paper reports the design, implementation and process evaluation …

[HTML][HTML] Getting a grip on arthritis online: responses of rural/remote primary care providers to a web-based continuing medical education programme

SC Lineker, LJ Fleet, MJ Bell, R Sweezie… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Online learning modules were developed for osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) using published CPGs adapted for primary care (best practices), input from …

Primary therapist model for patients referred for rheumatoid arthritis rehabilitation: A cost‐effectiveness analysis

…, AM Davis, SC Lineker, C Bombardier… - Arthritis Care & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the incremental cost‐effectiveness (ICE) of services from a primary
therapist compared with traditional physical therapists and/or occupational therapists for …