Bone And Joint Decade

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Key Goal
Keep people moving reduce the burden and cost of musculo-skeletal disorders to individuals, carers and society.

Specific Goals
25% reduction of expected increase in osteoporotic fractures.
25% reduction of expected increase in joint destruction in joint diseases.
25% reduction of expected increase in severely injured people.
25% reduction of expected increase in indirect health cost for spinal disorders.

Aim:

Raise Awareness of the Growing Burden of Musculo-Skeletal Disorders on Society

Strategy :

	to show the current prevalence, incidence and burden of musculo-skeletal disorders and how they translate in terms of financial costs
	to collate and structure existing data on international basis and relate to financial costs by the Bone and Joint Monitor Project.
	to show the predicted increase in musculoskeletal disorders by the year 2010 and relate to financial costs.
	to show the difference the Bone and Joint Decade could make either by incidence or cost
	to communicate the results of the Monitor Project and the Bone and Joint Decade to national decision makers in order to achieve the BJD target.
	to reduce the burden of musculoskeletal disorders to society by shifting indirect to direct health care costs

Specific Goal:

One hundred countries to actively participate in the Bone and Joint Decade by 2002.

Aim:

Promote Prevention of Musculo-Skeletal Disorders and Empower Patients through Education Campaigns

Strategy :

	to design public awareness / education campaigns on prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders and a sense of responsibility to look after oneself. Communicate the campaign within the National Action Networks for support.
	to encourage National Action Networks to meet with national departments such as Health Authority to seek their endorsement on the campaign and to seek possible assistance with campaign information materials.
	to facilitate national and international consensus on strategies for prevention of the major musculo-skeletal disorders.
	to produce guidelines for patients on each condition to enable them to participate actively in their own care and to manage their disability more effectively, as using questions to ask their doctor and sample answers they should expect to receive.

Specific Goal:

Establish in all participating countries public and patient education programs.

Aim:

Advance Research in Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculo-Skeletal Disorders

Strategy :

to have research funding reflecting the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the society. Inform and work together with National Research Councils and Funding Bodies.

Specific Goal:

Triple existing research funding during the Decade period.

Aim:

Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculo-Skeletal Disorders

Strategy :

	to have education on musculo-skeletal disorders reflecting the burden in the society
	to base prevention diagnosis and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders on evidence-based guidelines
	to develop and set in practice drugs with disease modulating capacities and less side effects
	to develop and set in practice more biological treatment modalities
	to develop and set in practice safer surgical procedures

Specific Goal:

Influence the Medical Schools training program to include at least 6 months of training on musculo-skeletal disorders with the aim to improve the GP diagnostic skills and accurate referrals and institute similar programs for other medical groups

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