The program is designed to help clinicians critically think about several aspects that may influence the recovery process of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Topics discussed will include:

1. Factors that influence self-reported outcomes the most;
2. Why minimally clinically important difference scores (MCIDs) are a faulty construct;
3. Randomized controlled trials don’t tell you who benefits from a specific intervention;
4. Effect sizes, and why they are so low;
5. How and Why Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) influence health outcomes;
6. What patients want from their care;
7. What are the ingredients of value-based care;
8. Areas of physio that are primed for medicalization and overtreatment.

At the end of this course, participants will:

1. Recognize the factors that influence health related outcomes in individuals with musculoskeletal disorders
2. Understand research design nuisances that can markedly influence outcomes
3. Synthesize the evidence on a number of areas of healthcare that are commonly misunderstood
4. Apply strategies to reduce medicalization and overtreatment in patients with musculoskeletal conditions