Research Community

Alberta has an active bone and joint health research community that includes academic, clinical and community partners:

• Map: BJH Research Network (Alberta)
• List of BJH Academic and Clinician Researchers (Alberta)

BJH SCN Research Strategic Plan

Plan outlines priority areas of research to improve outcomes, quality, efficiency and value; prevent injury and optimize mobility; and translate knowledge and evidence into practice.

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Letters of Support

The BJH SCN provides letters of support letters of support to individuals, organizations and/or initiatives conducting research and work that complements the work of the SCN and our areas of focus.

• Guidelines and how to submit a request

Funding Opportunities

Learn more about research and summer studentships in bone and joint health and funded projects.

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Featured Publications

• Long wait times for knee and hip total joint replacement in Canada: An isolated health system problem or symptom of a larger problem? (2021)
• Implementation of the GLA:D program across Canada for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (2021)
• Surgery and COVID-19: a rapid scoping review of the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 on surgical services (2021)
• Consensus for a primary care clinical decision-making tool for assessing, diagnosing, and managing shoulder pain in Alberta, Canada (2021)
• Relationship between patient-reported readiness for total knee arthroplasty and likelihood of a good outcome at one-year (2021)

Patient & Provider Experience with MSK Care in Alberta

Currently recruiting participants for a research study to better understand the experience of Albertans & health care professionals with MSK care (low back, shoulder or knee) in Alberta.

Information for:

• Patients
• Providers