WHAT IS THE BJD
The Bone and Joint Decade 2000 – 2010 (BJD) is an umbrella organisation for professional societies, governments, patient advocacy groups, industry and researchers who work together to make bone and joint health the business of every Australian
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AIM OF BJD
- » Raise awareness of the
growing burden on society of musculoskeletal disorders
caused by poor bone and joint health
- » Promote care and prevention
being better than surgical or medical cure
- » Empower patients to
participate in care of their own bones and joints
- » To advance research on cost-effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
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WHY ARE WE?
In Australia, musculoskeletal
disorders are
- » the second most common
cause of presentation to a general practitioner
- » the third leading cause of
health system expenditure with an estimated total cost
of over $3 billion (1993-1994)
- » responsible for over 300,000 hospital admissions,
15 million medical services and 13 million prescriptions
per annum
Worldwide
- » Back pain is the second
leading cause of sick leave
- » One quarter of health
expenditure in developing countries will be spent on
trauma related care
- » Fractures relating to osteoporosis with 1
in 2 women and 1 in 3 men likely to be affected
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Australian BJD wins best video
award at 2008 Annual World Conference
AIM:
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To encourage National Action Networks and individuals to
develop public information campaigns which promote the
Decade’s goals in the form of edited videos.
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To share local experience and innovative ideas about
successful messages directly related to musculoskeletal
health and science.
During
the 2008 Annual World Network
Conference in India the entry videos were
featured in a special screening for conference
delegates, and the best submitted videos were chosen as
"Strong bones" entertainment programme for young people
(Australia) and "Straighten up" (Sweden).
See
the video here
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The NEW Arthritis Health Services Guide (AHSG)
Arthritis affects 1 in 6 Australians
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