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 …

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 …

Objective To evaluate the short term efficacy of a community based physical therapy (PT)
program for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through a single blind randomized controlled …

OBJECTIVE: To examine primary care physicians' management of rheumatoid arthritis,
ascertain the determinants of management and compare management with that recommended …

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 …

Objective Education is an important component of community based rehabilitation programs
for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study describes the development of a …

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 …

Objective. To describe the evaluation of a community-based continuing health education
program designed to improve the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a community-based educational intervention designed to improve
the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis in primary care. METHODS: The educational …

… SYDNEY LINEKER was Director of the project and co-principal investigator on the Health
Canada grant that funded this project. She was responsible for the overall administration of …