Biography

Krysia is the Director of the Impact Accelerator Unit and Professor of Musculoskeletal Therapies Versus Arthritis. Krysia commenced a four-year term as National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator on 1st April 2019 following a four-year NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellowship exploring the implementation of NICE guidelines for the care and management of osteoarthritis in primary care. Krysia is now an Adviser to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Fellows and Scholars programme. She represents non-medical health professionals on guideline committees for osteoarthritis and implementation, including for NICE and EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism). Krysia is a member of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Joint Effort Initiative steering committee, where she Chairs the Implementation group. Krysia is also a member of the Steering Group of OARSI Osteoarthritis Trial Bank for individual patient data meta-analyses. A Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and NIHR Health Research Mentor, Krysia is also a member of the NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Alliance.

Research and scholarship

Krysia Dziedzic is a Professor of Musculoskeletal Therapies and Director of the Impact Accelerator Unit, School of Medicine, Keele University, UK. An NIHR Senior Investigator, Krysia is also a Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England and a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. She is a member of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research and the NIHR West Midlands Applied Health Research Collaboration. Krysia has led research and knowledge mobilisation in primary care for the uptake of NICE guidelines and quality standards for the care and management of osteoarthritis. She has a passion for patient and public involvement and engagement in research and implementation and is a member of the NIHR Race Equality Public Action Group (NIHR). Currently, Krysia is the Chair of the Implementation Subgroup for the Joint Effort Initiative (JEI) for Osteoarthritis as part of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), and convenor of the network JIGSAW-E (Joint Implementation of Guidelines for osteoarthritis in Western Europe).

Impact Accelerator Unit (IAU)

The IAU aims to maximise the benefits of world-leading health and care research, making an impact on the quality of life and care for patients and the public. The overarching objective is to have a positive and sustained impact on public health, health and social care, by supporting the timely movement of Keele's health research into practice, with a strong emphasis on primary care.

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