A Shoulder/Elbow Triage and Assessment model of care reduced a public orthopaedic shoulder/elbow clinic waitlist with high patient satisfaction

• Published in: ANZ journal of surgery Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 643 - 648
• Main Authors: Avdalis, Christos, Taylor, Deborah, Cass, Benjamin, Lambert, Tara E., Langron, Genevieve, Mittal, Rajat, Spasojevic, Miloš, Moopanar, Terence R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.03.2023; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adverse events; Clinical outcomes; Elbow; Elbow (anatomy); Humans; orthopaedics; Orthopedics; Pain; Patient Satisfaction; Patients; physiotherapy; Shoulder; Surgeons; Triage; Waiting Lists; elbow; orthopaedics; shoulder; triage; physiotherapy

Background Patients referred to public orthopaedic clinics can experience long waiting times before assessment. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a collaborative Shoulder/Elbow Triage and Assessment (SHELTA) model of care involving orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists to reduce t...