Working Groups and Task Forces

Through its membership G-MUSC undertakes work where there are opportunities to bring together experts from across the world to improve the prevention, management or surveillance for individuals with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. This is completed through task forces or working groups. Currently G-MUSC is undertaking work in the following priority areas:

• Surveillance Task Force

  • Measuring the need across the world with the development of a framework to evaluate the burden of disease through a surveillance tool and working with the Global Burden of Disease project to ensure that burden is recognised
  • Measurement of performance through identifying indicators and targets

• Paediatric Task Force

  • taking a life course approach to optimising musculoskeletal health in adulthood by bringing together a virtual global community to work together to improve the lives of children through raising awareness amongst health care planners and policy makers that more needs to be done

• Education Task Force

  • supporting the development of a healthcare workforce to provide access to effective MSK care

• Trauma Task Force

• Rehabilitation Task Force

  • reducing the Global Burden of Disability by integrating MSK-specific rehabilitation strategies and supporting the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 Program and the Global Rehabilitation Alliance (GRA)

• Research Task Force

  • working with the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies

• NAN Task Force

• Models of Care Working Group

  • supporting the development and implementation of evidence-based programs for successful prevention and to provide care for MSK conditions

Work in these priority areas is making a significant contribution to the overall goal of G-MUSC which is to raise awareness of the importance of MSK conditions and to make MSK health a priority in national, regional and global health agendas.

In developing these priorities, G-MUSC has considered the priorities of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is aligning with the international strategies for the next decade.