PROMs study open now 

Osteopathy Australia is recruiting osteopaths to join a pilot program to digitally collect Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in osteopathic practice. The use of PROMs in osteopathic practice is encouraged as PROMs can provide strong evidence-based practice that will help advocate and validate the Australian osteopathic profession, provide a strong basis for improvements in patient care from osteopathic intervention, and help build the professional standard of osteopathic care alongside other allied health professions in Australia. Outcome Measure data can also help the organisation with future research, policy, and advocacy work.

This research project is designed to fit into your clinical workflow with minimal impact on your practice and patients.

As part of the pilot, we are working with digital PROM provider Physitrack to allow Osteopathy Australia to aggregate deidentified PROM data from patients with knee, hip, and back complaints. Osteopaths who take part will be trained on how to assign PROMs to patients via the Physitrack platform, and data will automatically be deidentified, aggregated, and exported to Osteopathy Australia.
Learn more about Physitrack

Practitioners participating in the program will be able to access Physitrack at a discounted rate of A$14.99 per practitioner per month instead of the usual A$19.99. Please note that practitioners must cover the cost of their subscription for the duration of the trial.
Please note that your billing method will also change. You will receive an invoice via email that will need to be paid each month (or for your chosen cycle).

If you have any questions or are interested in taking part, please review the Practitioner and Patient information sheets below, then get in touch with Dr Shamona Eaves at seaves@osteopathy.org.au or 02 9410 169

• Practitioner information sheet
• Patient information sheet

If taking part in the study, the initial onboarding process for practitioners is done via Teams and will take approx. 20-30min. During the onboarding process, you will receive an overview of the study, receive information on billing, be shown how to access training and how to assign PROMs, etc.

This study has received ethics approval from the Victoria University Human Research Ethics Committee (VUHREC).