DrGiovanni Ferreira

I-WOTCH-AU is a multidisciplinary pain management program for Australians who take opioids to manage their chronic pain. The program aims to help people reduce their opioid use and improve their pain and function. The program will be tailored to Australia’s healthcare system, with input from doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and people with lived experience of chronic pain. A trial will assess its effectiveness, safety, and potential for reducing opioid-related harm in Australian primary care.

Chronic low back pain affects 3.9 million Australians, with healthcare costs of $3.4 billion annually. Some people with chronic low back pain have changes in the bones of their spine thought to be due to a low grade bacterial infection. Using antibiotics to clear the infection is a novel promising treatment for these people. Our study will establish the feasibility of conducting a trial to definitively establish the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of this promising new treatment.

Total Knee replacement (TKR) is a common surgical procedure that aims to improve pain and quality of life in people with severe arthritis of the knee. However, one in four people have persistent, pain after TKR. We have developed a model of cae (EPIK) to improve outcomes for people with persistent pain after TKR, which will be evaluated in a rigorous, high-quality randomised controlled trial.

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