May 24, 2012
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Laura Robbins, DSW
Sandra Goldsmith, MA, MS, RD
Dana Friedman, MPH
Dana Sperber
Robyn M. Wiesel, CHES
Linda Roberts, LCSW
Huijuan Huang, MPA
HSS offers members of the community a variety of free or low-cost lectures and workshops, which meet either once a semester or over the course of several weeks if they are part of a series. In this retrospective study, the efficacy of HSS-sponsored educational programs addressing musculoskeletal health between 2008-2011 will be evaluated to assess the impact of the different programs on participant knowledge of musculoskeletal diseases. The target enrollment number for this study is 4,500.
Participants who attended any of the OAWI and OWI programs between 2008-2011 will be included in this study. Any English-speaking adult may participate in these programs – they need not be HSS patients to attend classes.
Dana Friedman, MPH
FriedmanD@hss.edu
212.774.2185