Join the UNC School of Medicine Thurston Arthritis Research Center for a UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) Speaker Series seminar featuring Elena Losina, PhD. Losina is the Robert W. Lovett Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of the PIVOT Center, and Director of the OrACORe in the Department of Orthodedic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Knee osteoarthritis is a debilitating painful condition affecting quality of life. Currently, there are no disease-modifying treatments to halt the progression of knee OA. Treatments are focused on symptom alleviation. Provision of value-based care is centered on efficacy and economic efficiency. The cost-effectiveness measures both efficacy and effectiveness in a single outcome measure. In this talk, Losina will highlight the assessments of value for non-pharmacologic, pharmacologic, and surgical treatments for knee OA.