For more than a million Australians who live with pain and disability from osteoarthritis of the knee, surgery is often seen as an inevitable magic bullet.
This action plan is a simple one-page checklist for GPs and other clinicians to use with patients to create a tailored self-management plan.
One-page graphic summary outline of the guidance for assessing and managing knee osteoarthritis in the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard.
A person-centred approach supports self-management and improved wellbeing for people with knee osteoarthritis.
This resource accompanies the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard. It describes what the quality statements mean for clinicians.
The Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard (2024) contains eight quality statements. This guide explains each quality statement and what it means for you.