Collaborative Musicians' Health Advocacy Initiative
Oxford Handbook of Musicians' Health Advocacy Project
Stand Alone Position Papers
THE PROCESS
This group's discussion will converge around the challenge of:
1. Patient-centered outcomes for collegiate musicians
· To define a blueprint for action to increase patient-centricity in standardized clinical outcome assessment for collegiate musicians with playing related musculoskeletal disorders
2. Competencies necessary in health care practitioners for treating collegiate musicians
Purpose:
· To define a blueprint for action to determine and facilitate acquisition of competencies in health care professionals treating musicians with playing related disorders
What are we doing?
An interdisciplinary convergence activity to generate, clarify and select ideas towards developing two position papers. The position papers will be based on the results of two consensus exercises.
What are we seeking expert consensus on?
State of the field
Problem
Needs/gaps
Vision
Ways and means – blueprint for action to move towards vision
Why are we doing this?
To support health advocacy efforts for collegiate musicians. These stand alone position papers will support the objectives of the Oxford Handbook of Musician Health Advocacy through informing the relevant chapters.
The objectives of the handbook include:
1. Rationalizing/justifying the need for specific roles, responsibilities, and competencies of key clinical, allied health, and educational professionals working in, with, or for a tertiary music school on behalf of the health of student musicians
2. Projecting a health promoting vision for tertiary music schools
3. Recommending action and potential strategies for implementation and accountability
Position paper qualities:
We aim for an output that is credible and impactful.
Credible
Appropriate expert composition
Rigorous method
Accurate reporting
Impactful
High visibility
Endorsements
Process qualities:
Inclusive • Engaging • Exciting • Equitable • Efficient
Process needs to promote a sense of ownership
Phases
Phase 1: Idea generation (May 2024 meetings)
Small groups
Collect ideas suggestions, experiences and general opinions - individual and post discussion.
What is the problem?
What is the vision? What should it look like?
How can we get there?
Who should be involved?
Size and diversity of expert group for each topic
Discipline
Experience
Geographical location
Suggestions about the process
Phase 2: Establish working groups for each topic
Identify 2 Vice chairs + 1-2 methodologist for each topic
Preliminary literature review
*Determine and justify methodology for the consensus exercise for each of the two topics
Clarify/reduce ideas (*June 2024 meeting – single meeting)
Ranked voting on:
Problem definition
Goals
Scope
Expert group composition
*Prepare initial summary and report at PAMA London 2024 pre-conference
Phase 3: Consensus item development
Systematic literature review
Identify existing evidence
Identify gaps/deficits
Determine timeline details
Identify and recruit remaining experts
Develop consensus/discussion items
Phase 4: Implement consensus method(s)
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Phase 5: Position paper/manuscript preparation
Allocate writing assignment
Consolidate/review/edit
Phase 6: Dissemination
Publish
Present at PAMA 2025