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COOL project extended
14 October 2014
The COOL project, a multi-country partnership programme between NDORMS and the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), has been extended until 2016.
Hand exercises improve function in rheumatoid arthritis patients
11 October 2014
A new study led by NDORMS researchers, Oxford University and the University of Warwick, and published in The Lancet today, and shows a tailored hand exercise programme improves function and quality of life for patients living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Hand exercises improve function in rheumatoid arthritis patients
10 October 2014
A new study led by Professor Sallie Lamb of the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford University and the University of Warwick, is due to be published in The Lancet today, and shows a tailored hand exercise programme improves function and quality of life for patients living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Congratulations to Professor Graham Russell
2 October 2014
Professor Graham Russell, Emeritus Professor of Musculoskeletal Pharmacology at NDORMS, has received the prestigious Gideon A. Rodan Excellence in Mentorship Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
LASER Trial: showcased on television
1 October 2014
The LASER Trial has recently been showcased on television, meeting with a participant on the trial and interviewing the trial Chief Investigator
HRH The Princess Royal opens the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology building
25 September 2014
HRH The Princess Royal has opened the new Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology building.
New Rehabilitation Trial is a CORKA
10 September 2014
Work on the CORKA trial - Community-based Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty - has officially started, led Dr Karen Barker, of NDORMS.
A Scientific Look at Tendons
3 September 2014
The third International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium - New Approaches to Tendon Therapeutics - is being held in St Hilda's College, Oxford, on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September. The event brings together an unprecedented mix of excellent basic and translational science and the finest clinical expertise.
Advances in Understanding Childhood Disability in Malawi
19 August 2014
The report for the COSECSA Oxford Orthopaedic Link (COOL) Key Informant Method (KIM) study - an epidemiology study on prevalence of childhood disability in Malawi - has been published this week.
Professor Sir Marc Feldmann wins the 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award
18 August 2014
Two of Britain’s leading biomedical researchers, Professor Sir Ravinder Maini and Professor Sir Marc Feldmann, have been awarded the 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award.
One of our Heroes
6 August 2014
Professor Chris Lavy has been nominated as a Hospital Hero by cyclist who he operated on. The grateful patient, Professor Lee Sweetlove, has raised money for a charity Professor Lavy is involved in by cycling through the Dolomites as well as nominating him for the award.
Treating Chronic Low Back Pain
4 August 2014
Behavioural therapy and exercise rehabilitation may be as effective as surgery in treating patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), a study published in the Journal 'Spine' last week suggests.
CORKA Trial - work started
1 August 2014
The HTA has funded the CORKA Trial - a RCT to investigate rehabilitation after joint replacement of the knee for chronic arthropathy. Work on the trial has officially started today and further information on the trial and its progress will be available soon on the OCTRU Current Projects Page.
Understanding Low Back Pain
31 July 2014
Dr Esther Williamson has commented on a recent study on low back pain presented in The Lancet.
New research alliance for gynaecological therapies
29 July 2014
Professor Udo Oppermann, Director of Laboratory Sciences at NDORMS, is the Scientific Director for Oxford in a new alliance between the University of Oxford and Bayer Healthcare. This strategic research alliance in the area of gynaecological therapies is for an initial period of two years, but is open for extension to up to five years.
How to deliver the SARAH exercise programme
25 July 2014
Strengthening And stretching for Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand (SARAH) Trial materials available to download
Poster Award for David Keene
17 July 2014
David Keene has been awarded a poster prize at the NIHR Doctoral Training Camp, presented by Professor Dame Sally Davies.
More COOL courses
14 July 2014
In late May the COOL (COSECSA Oxford Orthopaedic Link) programme ran an additional orthopaedic training course on the subject of paediatric orthopaedic surgery, hosted by CURE Ethiopia Children's Hospital and Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The course report (1.2MB PDF) is now available.
Mentioned in Dispatches
8 July 2014
Professor Chris Lavy was mentioned in Parliament last week in a discussion related to his work in pioneering orthopaedic care in Africa.