Our impact

CATs inspiring patient involvement

"I was recently invited to attend a CAT group meeting to observe and contribute from a patient and public perspective. My attendance was welcomed by the members as was my input. I listened carefully to the group discussions and gained a clearer understanding of how patient and public involvement could be beneficial. I was able to ask important questions regarding some of the intricacies of certain processes and in return gathered the information necessary to develop an understanding with the patient viewpoint in mind. I found the experience both interesting and informative and of vital importance in the development of patient and public involvement."

Patricia Callaghan, Link Group member 

Impact in research

CATs have inspired several research studies -

• SUPPORT trial
• OTTER
• SMOOTH
• self-referral

Publications:

• Stevenson K, Hadley-Barrows T, Salt E, Rimmer Y, Larkin T, Smith P, Babatunde Y, Foster NE, Dziedzic K. Getting evidence into clinical practice: getting it right with WCPT.  Cape Town South Africa, 2-5th July 2017
• Jansen C, Heath A, Stevenson K. Facilitating the use of research to inform clinical practice: Our experience of collaborating with Keele.
• Stevenson K, Bird L Sarigiovannis P Dziedzic K Foster NE Grahame C (2007) A new multidisciplinary Approach to integrating best evidence into musculoskeletal practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00715.x
• Stevenson K Sarigiovannis P Finney AG Cottrell E Lewis RC Edwards JJ Hadley Barrows T Thomson K Reay H Dziedzic KS Development, spread and impact of primary care and musculoskeletal communities of practice to assist rapid translation of evidence into practice Musculoskeletal Care 2021:1-6 http://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1552

Awards and recognition

British Society of Rheumatology Best Practice Award

Presentations

• MSK Research Facilitation Group Birmingham Orthopaedic Network
• Presentation at Musculoskeletal Health and Care across the pathway: a regional priority (March 2017)
• Critically appraised topics have been shared at both National and International Conferences

Posters

Getting evidence into practice: getting it right

Presented at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017 

Student CATs

MSci Year 2 students submitted posters for their assignment for the module 'Implementing evidence into practice.' Two of the best submissions are shown here:

• Does virtual reality training improve balance and risk of falls in the elderly population compared to a general physical activity programme?
• Is acupuncture and medical advice an effective treatment of low back pain?

Students worked in groups and chose one of four clinical questions derived from the students in a prior session. They followed the CAT process and presented it as a poster (followed by an oral presentation for the assessment).