Gustavo Machado
@gustavocmachado
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Associate Professor and NHMRC Investigator Fellow working with health services to improve the care of people with musculoskeletal pain in emergency departments
Sydney, Australia
Joined July 2009
Honoured to have received a Health Services Research award from @ResAustralia for my research on back pain in emergency departments. Thank you for the recognition and for an amazing evening @msk_health @CGMMaher
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What prepares patients better for shared decision making- giving advice or treatment options? Please see our paper published in @JAMANetworkOpen led by @longtinchris and Jeremy Chang👇 https://t.co/jf4nxHYnSV
@Pain_NeuRa @adrian_traeger @CGMMaher @jolynhersch @arnoldwongPT
jamanetwork.com
This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of 1-page fact sheets that adopt either an information-listing approach or a direct advice approach on management of low back pain to prepare...
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Doctors and health funds call for spinal cord stimulators to be banned
privatehealthcareaustralia.org.au
The Australian Government should ban the use of spinal cord stimulators for pain after research reveals one-in-three people are having revision surgery for complications that can end up costing...
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Some incredible work presented by our team! @CGMMaher, @gustavocmachado, and @adrian_traeger, showcasing our contributions to global back and neck pain research! 👏 #IBNPForum2025 #backpainforum #BackPainResearch
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In this review published in @PainMedJournal, we estimated the prevalence of serious spinal pathologies and non-spinal conditions in people seeking care for LBP. https://t.co/RoG0vT8xys
@msk_health @gustavocmachado @CGMMaher
academic.oup.com
AbstractObjective. To estimate the prevalence of serious spinal pathologies and nonspinal conditions in people seeking care for low back pain.Methods. Lite
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Why your doctor may not have given you the best advice for your lower back pain? In this new piece in The Conversation UK, we highlighted that many patients may be getting out-of-date advice from their GP. https://t.co/mPSQTr3zKQ
@gustavocmachado @msk_health @SydneyMSK
theconversation.com
Lower back pain costs billions, but are we treating it right?
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Incredible insights from A/Prof Gustavo Machado at the 'Optimising Grant & Fellowship Applications' session. Essential tips for grant success! @msk_health @gustavocmachado
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In our new Conversation article, Simon Vella, @CGMMaher and I explain why most back pain cases are best managed in primary care, and how ED visits can lead to low-value (and sometimes harmful) tests and treatments. @msk_health 🔗 Read more:
theconversation.com
People with back pain are increasingly accessing emergency health care that isn’t required and may leave them worse off.
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People with back pain are increasingly accessing emergency health care that isn't required and may leave them worse off. @gustavocmachado @CGMMaher @Sydney_Uni
theconversation.com
People with back pain are increasingly accessing emergency health care that isn’t required and may leave them worse off.
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Contrasting cultures of emergency department care: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences of attending the emergency department for low back pain in the UK
bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This article aimed to explore patients’ experiences of attending the emergency department (ED) for low back pain (LBP) and provides a theoretically informed analysis of the ED cultures...
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PhD Scholarship – Back Pain & Musculoskeletal Health Join me and our team at @msk_health, University of Sydney. More info 👉 https://t.co/2oC5w8u5sN Feel free to reach out if you're interested! @CGMMaher
sydney.edu.au
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A/Prof @gustavocmachado from @SydneyMSK has been awarded approximately $4.8 million for his project ‘SMART-ED: a sequential multiple assignment trial in emergency departments testing optimal implementation strategies of back pain guidelines’.
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Four @Sydney_Uni medicine and health researchers have been awarded over $8.7 million from the @ausgov Medical Research Future Fund (#MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity initiative! #LeadershipForGood
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A/Prof @gustavocmachado has been awarded a $4.8m MRFF grant to lead a major clinical trial tackling opioid overuse for #backpain in Australian emergency departments. Despite clear guidelines, opioids are still being overprescribed. https://t.co/pBibGeN4Q9
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The @NICEComms Standard for low back pain and sciatica needs urgent revision https://t.co/empF3eDLhw via @crystianbso & @gustavocmachado et al Everyone except NICE is apparently aware of this!
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NICE Standard for low back pain and sciatica needs urgent revision Just published 🔥🔥 https://t.co/IbKRF8mWA2
@CGMMaher @gustavocmachado @msk_health
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🔓"As a pragmatic trial, the intervention will be carried out in real-world emergency department (ED) settings, and the results can be immediately applied in routine practice." @gustavocmachado
bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Patients with musculoskeletal conditions often seek care in an emergency department (ED). The problem is that the time required to manage these patients places an additional pressure on...
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In this study, we investigated paramedic management of non-traumatic back pain in the NSW Ambulance Service, including 73,128 calls between 2017-22. Led by Dr Simon Vella from @msk_health @CGMMaher
cambridge.org
Paramedic Management of Non-Traumatic Back Pain in a Large Australian Ambulance Service: A Retrospective Study - Volume 40 Issue 2
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In March, we held an incredible #CTCTalks: Learning session with the @MSK_Health and @SHP Musculoskeletal Clinical Academic Group🌟 Prof. @Amanda_horler, a global expert in complex interventions, and A/Prof. @gustavocmachado, shared insights on trial design and back pain care. We
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Great to see the protocol for the RESHAP-ED trial published in @BMJ_Open. This trial tests the effects of primary-contact physiotherapy for musculoskeletal pain in emergency departments including 1370 patients across 5 EDs https://t.co/dNiV6KWk6L
@msk_health
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Our latest paper, published in @TheLancetRheum, led by Dr. Vella, one of our exceptional postdocs at @msk_health, delves into a topic that has received relatively little attention.
NEW COMMENT—Unwarranted escalation of care for back pain: a dilemma for emergency health services https://t.co/6AplDaNYMa
@CGMMaher @gustavocmachado @msk_health
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