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Full NameProfessor Helen French
School of Physiotherapy
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Webpage:rcsi.com
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- preventive medicine/behavioural change interventions
- Other
musculoskeletal health
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Physiotherapy
My research interests include advanced practice, musculoskeletal pain (including osteoarthritis and tendinopathy), and the role of non-surgical and non-pharmacological care ( e.g. education and exercise) for musculoskeletal conditions. I explore models of service delivery to promote high-value care for musculoskeletal conditions within the health service, including the use of advanced-level practitioners. I employ both quantitative and qualitative research methods and apply an implementation science lens to ensure research can be translated into real-world practice.
Current projects include
LEAP-Ireland, funded by the Health Research Board (HRB): a feasibility trial evaluating education and exercise for gluteal tendinopathy, adapted to the Irish health system
ENACt (managemENt of osteoarthritis in primAry Care in Ireland)- a HRB-funded mixed methods study which aims to improve the management of osteoarthritis in primary care in Ireland.
MSK-ACCESS: a HRB-funded project under the DOH/HRB Evidence for Policy programme to measure the impact of advanced practice roles for health and social care professionals (HSCPs) on access to care, clinical outcomes, and process outcomes at the interface between primary and secondary care in three HSCP-led musculoskeletal interface services.
Potential projects include
• Implementing best-practice high-value care for osteoarthritis in primary care in Ireland
• Evaluating the role of education, exercise and other non-pharmacological interventions for gluteal tendinopathy/lateral hip pain
• Reducing unnecessary imaging for non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions
• Improving equitable access to high-value care in the Irish public health system for people with non-traumatic musculoskeletal conditions