Krysia Dziedzic

Biography

Krysia is the Dean for Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Director of the Impact Accelerator Unit. She holds a Professorship of Musculoskeletal Therapies Versus Arthritis and a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator Award in Primary Care. A Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and NIHR Health Research Mentor, Krysia is also a member of the NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Alliance and the NIHR Race Equality Public Action Group. In April 2024 Krysia was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Osteoarthritis Research Society International for her significant contributions to the advancement of the science associated with osteoarthritis.

Research and scholarship

Krysia Dziedzic is a Professor of Musculoskeletal Therapies and Director of the Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, UK. An NIHR Senior Investigator, Krysia is also a Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England and a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. She is a member of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research and the NIHR West Midlands Applied Health Research Collaboration. Krysia has led research and knowledge mobilisation in primary care for the uptake of NICE guidelines and quality standards for the care and management of osteoarthritis. She has a passion for patient and public involvement and engagement in research and implementation and is a member of the NIHR Race Equality Public Action Group (NIHR). Currently, Krysia is the Chair of the Implementation Subgroup for the Joint Effort Initiative (JEI) for Osteoarthritis as part of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), and convenor of the network JIGSAW-E (Joint Implementation of Guidelines for osteoarthritis in Western Europe).

Impact Accelerator Unit (IAU)

The IAU aims to maximise the benefits of world-leading health and care research, making an impact on the quality of life and care for patients and the public. The overarching objective is to have a positive and sustained impact on public health, health and social care, by supporting the timely movement of Keele's health research into practice, with a strong emphasis on primary care.