Professor Sam Adie
BSc(Med) MBBS(Hons) (黑料网大事记); MSpMed (黑料网大事记); MPH (黑料网大事记); PhD (黑料网大事记); FRACS(Ortho); FAOA
Sam Adie is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at 黑料网大事记. Sam has had a long association with the university, completing his undergraduate Medical degree, a Masters of Sports Medicine, a Masters of Public Health, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)- all at 黑料网大事记. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association, then completed three clinical/research听fellowships at the University of Toronto (Canada),听the University of Oxford (UK), and Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. He practices at St. George (public and private)听and Sutherland hospitals.
Sam's research interests focus in the clinical effectiveness of orthopaedic/musculoskeletal interventions: systematic reviews, clinical trials, and clinical registries. He also has a particular interest in the scientific quality and reporting of research publications. Sam has been awarded ~$12million in research听funding, and is an investigator on a series of clinical trials in orthopaedics,听including the first large randomised registry nested trials with the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry.
Sam supervises both undergraduate (Independent Learning Project) students, as well as higher degree students. He is also current Chair of CLEAR (Critical Literature Evaluation and Research), a mandatory clinical epidemiology course offered to trainees of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Web:
www.drsamadie.com.au
www.orthotrauma.com.au
www.stgeorgesportsmed.com.au
- Publications
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NHMRC 2023 Partnership Projects PRC2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 June 2024
AI, Project title: 鈥淐omprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to improve perioperative care
for Older PeoplE (COPE)鈥
$A1449962.50
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Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apr 2024
CI, Project title: "Reducing Opioids After fracture Discharge: a Randomised Trial"
$A400,000
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Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apr 2024
CIA, Project title: "Early Pain Intervention in Knee replacement (EPIK): A registry nested trial"
$A399,052
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apr 2024
Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant
CIA, Project title: "Early Pain Intervention in Knee replacement (EPIK): A registry nested trial"
$A 2,154,577.23
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Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听听听听听听 Feb 2024
Clinician Researchers Initiative Grant听
CIA, Project title: "Early Pain Intervention in Knee replacement (EPIK)"
A$1,467,744.83
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
CI, Project title: 鈥淩esponsible Opioid use for Hip and knee ArthropLasTy (OpioidHALT) study.
A$1,479,940.39
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Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinician Researchers-听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jan 2023
Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Grants听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
CI, Project title: 鈥淩esponsible Opioid use for Hip and knee ArthropLasTy (OpioidHALT) study.
A$1,479,940.39
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Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) Grant听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nov 2022 鈥 Nov 2027
National Health and Medical Research Council
Associate Investigator, Australian and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network
AU $2,500,000
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College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing Strategic Research Pilot Grant听听听听听 May 2022
Project title: 鈥淓xploratory investigation of novel brain biomarkers for predicting chronic postsurgical pain鈥
AU $9,783 over 6 months
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Avant Foundation Grant 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 September 2021
Project title: 鈥淩esponsible pre-operative Opioid use for Hip and knee ArthropLaTty (OpioidHALT): pilot study with embedded qualitative study鈥
AU $100,046.10听over 2 years
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Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trial Network 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 August 2021
(ANZMUS)
Project title: 鈥淩epetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Bolster Analgesic Effects of Exercise in Knee Osteoarthritis鈥
AU $20000
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The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise 听听听听听听听 December 2020
(SPHERE) Musculoskeletal Clinical Academic Group, Blue Sky Initiative 听
Project title: 鈥Efficacy of pain management approaches in the subacute period following knee or hip arthroplasty鈥
AU $15000
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Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trial Network 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 October 2020
(ANZMUS)
CIA, Project Title: A partial meal replacement program for weight loss prior to knee or hip arthroplasty: a feasibility study听
AU$10,000
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The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise听听听听听听听听 May 2020
(SPHERE) Musculoskeletal Clinical Academic Group, Blue Sky Initiative 听
CI, Project title: 鈥Acceptability of opioid tapering: perspectives from a pre-arthroplasty
cohort versus chronic pain cohort
AU$10,000 over 1 year
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Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation Grant听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Aug 2019
CI, Project title: 鈥淒ISTINCT: Dual mobility versus standard total hip arthroplasty
in femoral neck fractures, a cluster randomised trial
AU$30,000 over 3 years听
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Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation Grant听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Aug 2019
CI, Project title: 鈥Rates of Persistent Wound Drainage in Patients Receiving Aspirin or
Low Molecular Weight Heparin as Venous Thromboembolic Event Prophylaxis for Total
Hip or Total Knee听Arthroplasty鈥
AU$1,400 over 1 years听
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Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation Grant听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Aug 2019
CI, Project title: 鈥淚ndividual patient data meta-analysis: Operative vs. non-operative
treatment for adult distal radius fractures
AU$10,000 over 3 years听
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The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise听听听听听听听听 Feb 2019
(SPHERE) Supporting Leading Better Value Care (SLBVC) Grants Scheme
鈥淩aising the bar in hip fracture care 鈥 a win for everyone鈥
AU$147,248 over 2 years
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Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jan 2018
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Scheme: Lifting Clinical Trials and Registries Capacity
CI for 鈥淐RISTAL: Cluster Randomised Trial of Aspirin versus Low molecular weight
heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in joint replacement
surgery, a registry-nested study鈥 (APP1152285)
AU$910,700.60 over 4 years
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Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation Grant听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jun 2010
Investigator, Project title: 鈥淐ombined Randomised and Observational
Study of Surgery for type B Ankle Fracture Treatment (CROSSBAT)
AU$35,337.50 over lifetime of project听
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Medical Postgraduate Scholarship 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听 Jan 2010
National Health and Medical Research Council
AU$81,000 over 2.25 years
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Sir Roy McCaughey Research Fellowship听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jan 2009
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
AU$180,000 over 3 years
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Young Ambassador Fellowship, representing Australia听2018
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AOA Emerging Leader, 2019
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My Research Supervision
- Independent Learning Project Students
 - Masters Student听
 - PhD Student
 
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PhD Project available:听
"Postgraduate Research Scholarship in the development and clinical trial of an Australian model-of-care for people with pain after knee replacement"
For more information, see:听/research/hdr/our-projects/postgraduate-research-scholarship-in-the-development-and-clinical-trial
My Teaching
Faculty Member, RACS Critical Literature Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) Course