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View article: The Challenge of Balancing Confidentiality and Transparency in an Ombudsman Mediation Service
The Challenge of Balancing Confidentiality and Transparency in an Ombudsman Mediation Service Open
Mediation is becoming increasingly popular as a process of dispute resolution, with confidentiality as one of its core tenets. Where mediation is provided as part of a statutory-funded service, the confidentiality provision is complicated …
View article: A biophysical limit for quorum sensing in biofilms
A biophysical limit for quorum sensing in biofilms Open
Bacteria grow on surfaces in complex immobile communities known as biofilms, which are composed of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix. Within biofilms, bacteria often interact with members of their own species, and cooperate or comp…
View article: 2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Open
Objective To update evidence‐based recommendations for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods We conducted updated systematic literature reviews for 20 clinic…
View article: The Global Spine Care Initiative: classification system for spine-related concerns
The Global Spine Care Initiative: classification system for spine-related concerns Open
An international and interprofessional group developed a comprehensive classification system for all potential presentations of people who may seek care or advice at a spine care program. This classification can be used in the development …
View article: The Global Spine Care Initiative: methodology, contributors, and disclosures
The Global Spine Care Initiative: methodology, contributors, and disclosures Open
The GSCI participants have broad professional experience and wide international distribution with no discipline dominating the deliberations. The GSCI believes this set of papers has the potential to inform and improve spine care globally.…
View article: The Global Spine Care Initiative: resources to implement a spine care program
The Global Spine Care Initiative: resources to implement a spine care program Open
To our knowledge, this is the first international and interprofessional attempt to develop a list of resources needed to deliver care in an evidence-based care pathway for the management of people presenting with spine-related concerns. Th…
View article: The Global Spine Care Initiative: model of care and implementation
The Global Spine Care Initiative: model of care and implementation Open
The GSCI proposes an evidence-based, practical, sustainable, and scalable model of care representing eight core principles with a six-step implementation plan. The aim of this model is to help transform spine care globally, especially in l…
View article: The Global Spine Care Initiative: care pathway for people with spine-related concerns
The Global Spine Care Initiative: care pathway for people with spine-related concerns Open
A care pathway for the management of individuals presenting with spine-related concerns includes evidence-based recommendations to guide health care providers in the management of common spinal disorders. The proposed pathway is person-cen…
View article: American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Open
Objective To provide evidence‐based recommendations for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods A core group led the development of the recommendations, starting…
View article: American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Open
Objective To provide evidence‐based recommendations for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods A core group led the development of the recommendations, starting…
View article: Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain
Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain Open
Despite rapidly increasing intervention, functional disability due to chronic low back pain (cLBP) has increased in recent decades. We often cannot identify mechanisms to explain the major negative impact cLBP has on patients' lives. Such …
View article: Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain
Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain Open
Note fr'5ym PTJ's Editor in Chief: Both investigators and readers get frustrated reading research on low back pain because of different definitions of “chronic” and different outcome measures. Lack of consensus on study methods makes it di…