Biography
Emma undertook her undergraduate medical training (MBChB) and intercalation in the History of Medicine (BMedSc) at the University of Birmingham, completing her studies in 2008. She started on the North Staffs vocational GP training scheme in 2010 and was awarded a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship. During Emma's training, she completed the Diploma in Medical Studies and started her doctoral studies in 2012. During her training Emma was awarded the RCGP Midland Faculty Associate in Training Award and the RCGP Great Expectations Bursary.
Emma was funded by an NIHR In-Practice Fellowship between 2014-2017 and has recently started a SPCR GP Progression Fellowship in order to allow her to complete her doctoral studies.
Emma is an RCGP Clinical Advisor and is also a district representative on the RCGP Midland Faculty.
Emma is a GP representative on the NICE OA guidelines committee (2019-2021).
Research and scholarship
Emma is currently undertaking a series of linked studies as part of her PhD, which involve secondary analysis of cohort data, a systematic review, a new cross-sectional and observational daily diary study concerned with flare-ups in knee osteoarthritis. The findings of these studies will help improve episode management of flare-ups and inform larger scale studies looking at triggers and predictability of pain.
Emma has also undertaken methodological training in qualitative research.
Emma's research projects include:
- Significant pain variability in person with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: preliminary investigation based on secondary analysis of cohort data
- Defining acute flares in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review
- The natural history of flare-ups in osteoarthritis: descriptive findings from a prospective daily diary study
- Patient-led non-pharmacological management of ACuTe FLAREs of knee osteoarthritis in primary care settings: the ACT FLARE feasibility and pilot study
- Getting a better view of Osteoarthritis Trajectories and Variability (OA-TV): a systematic review and stakeholder engagement
Teaching
Emma is involved with teaching public health modules to undergraduate students at Keele University and is a Personal Development Tutor.
Further information
Emma is a GP in Wolverhampton. She is also a Training Programme Director for North Staffordshire GP trainees and Leadership Lead for the West Midlands GP School.
Selected Publications
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Significant pain variability in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: preliminary investigation based on secondary analysis of cohort data. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 80, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Observational cross-sectional study of the association of poor broadband provision with demographic and health outcomes: the Wolverhampton Digital ENablement (WODEN) programme. BMJ Open, e065709, vol. 12(11). link> doi> full text>2022.
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How do people with knee osteoarthritis perceive and manage flares? A qualitative study. BJGP Open, vol. 6(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Best-practice clinical management of flares in people with osteoarthritis: A scoping review of behavioral, lifestyle and adjunctive treatments. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 749-760, vol. 51(4). link> doi> full text>2021.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Observational cross-sectional study of the association of poor broadband provision with demographic and health outcomes: the Wolverhampton Digital ENablement (WODEN) programme. BMJ Open, e065709, vol. 12(11). link> doi> full text>2022.
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How do people with knee osteoarthritis perceive and manage flares? A qualitative study. BJGP Open, vol. 6(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Best-practice clinical management of flares in people with osteoarthritis: A scoping review of behavioral, lifestyle and adjunctive treatments. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 749-760, vol. 51(4). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Triggers for acute flare in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis: a web-based case-crossover study in community-dwelling adults. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 956-964, vol. 29(7). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Short-Term Recovery Trajectories of Acute Flares in Knee Pain: A UK-Netherlands Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1687-1692, vol. 72(12). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Acute Flares of Knee Osteoarthritis (the ACT-FLARE Study): Protocol for a Web-Based Case-Crossover Study in Community-Dwelling Adults. JMIR Res Protoc, e13428, vol. 8(4). link> doi> full text>2019.
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'Acute flare-ups' in patients with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: a daily diary study with case-crossover analysis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 1124-1128, vol. 27(8). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Acute flares of knee osteoarthritis in primary care: a feasibility and pilot case-crossover study. Pilot Feasibility Stud, 167, vol. 4. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Defining acute flares in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. BMJ Open, e019804, vol. 8(7). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Significant pain variability in persons with, or at high risk of, knee osteoarthritis: preliminary investigation based on secondary analysis of cohort data. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 80, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Convergence of HbA1c values towards target in 272 primary care patients following nine years of target-driven care. Qual Prim Care, 287-292, vol. 21(5). link>2013.
Other
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INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF A NEW VISUAL TRAJECTORIES QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PAIN: PROSPECTIVE COHORT OF KNEE PAIN IN PRIMARY CARE. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (pp. S348-S349, vol. 26). link> doi> full text>2018.
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FLARE-UPS: A DAILY DIARY STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH, OR AT HIGH RISK OF, KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (p. S36, vol. 26). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Prodromal symptoms in knee osteoarthritis: a nested case-control study using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage (pp. 1083-1089, vol. 23). link> doi> full text>2015.
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