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Gillian A. Hawker

Gillian A. Hawker

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Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
66985
World Ranking
7169
National Ranking
277

Overview

Gillian A. Hawker is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Surgery and Rheumatology. Their research spans various subfields including Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's main research topics cover aspects of osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, total knee arthroplasty outcomes, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, and gout, hyperuricemia, and uric acid.

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Lauren King
  • Ian Stanaitis
  • Esther J. Waugh
  • Lorraine L. Lipscombe
  • Alanna Weisman

Major venues where the scientist has published include:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Arthritis Care & Research
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Gillian A. Hawker are:

  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee, 2020, Arthritis Care & Research
  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Effectiveness and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis: network meta-analysis, 2021, BMJ
  • The Burden of Osteoarthritis in Older Adults, 2022, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
  • Knee osteoarthritis and time-to all-cause mortality in six community-based cohorts: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data, 2021, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Beyond journal publications, they have contributed to book publications, including a title published by ANU Press in 2023: 'Order, Order!': A Biographical Dictionary of Speakers, Deputy Speakers and Clerks of the Australian House of Representatives.

Best Publications

  • 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative.

    Daniel Aletaha;Tuhina Neogi;Alan J. Silman;Julia Funovits

  • Measures of Adult Pain: Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain), Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS Pain), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS), Short Form-36 Bodily Pain Scale (SF-36 BPS), and Measure of Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP)

    Gillian A Hawker;Samra Mian;Tetyana Kendzerska;Melissa French

  • OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis

    Timothy McAlindon;Raveendhara Bannuru;Matthew Sullivan;Nigel Arden

  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee

    Sharon L. Kolasinski;Tuhina Neogi;Marc C. Hochberg;Carol Oatis

  • American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Provisional Definition of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis for Clinical Trials

    David T. Felson;David T. Felson;Josef S. Smolen;George Wells;Bi Zhang

  • Health-Related Quality of Life after Knee Replacement. Results of the Knee Replacement Patient Outcomes Research Team Study*

    Gillian Hawker;James Wright;Peter Coyte;John Paul

  • Differences between men and women in the rate of use of hip and knee arthroplasty

    G A Hawker;J G Wright;P C Coyte;J I Williams

  • Patient characteristics affecting the prognosis of total hip and knee joint arthroplasty: a systematic review.

    Pasqualina L Santaguida;Gillian A Hawker;Pamela L Hudak;Richard Glazier

  • Bisphosphonate Use and the Risk of Subtrochanteric or Femoral Shaft Fractures in Older Women

    Laura Y. Park-Wyllie;Muhammad M. Mamdani;David N. Juurlink;Gillian A. Hawker

  • Understanding the pain experience in hip and knee osteoarthritis – an OARSI/OMERACT initiative

    G.A. Hawker;L. Stewart;M.R. French;J. Cibere

  • The economic burden of disabling hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) from the perspective of individuals living with this condition

    S. Gupta;G. A. Hawker;A. Laporte;R. Croxford

  • OARSI-FDA initiative: Defining the disease state of osteoarthritis

    Nancy E Lane;K. Brandt;G. Hawker;E. Peeva

  • Current and future impact of osteoarthritis on health care: a population-based study with projections to year 2032.

    A. Turkiewicz;I.F. Petersson;J. Björk;G. Hawker

  • Measures of Adult Pain

    Gillian A Hawker;Samra Mian;Tetyana Kendzerska;Melissa French

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality: A Decade-Long Historical Cohort Study

    Tetyana Kendzerska;Andrea S. Gershon;Gillian Hawker;Richard S. Leung

  • Low Molecular Weight Heparin and Aspirin for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Results from the Randomized, Controlled HepASA Trial

    Carl A. Laskin;Karen A. Spitzer;Christine A. Clark;Mark R. Crowther

  • Determining the need for hip and knee arthroplasty: the role of clinical severity and patients' preferences.

    Gillian A. Hawker;James G. Wright;Peter C. Coyte;Jeannette N. Williams

  • Responsiveness of the OARSI-OMERACT osteoarthritis pain and function measures.

    M. Bond;A. Davis;Stefan Lohmander;Stefan Lohmander;G. Hawker

  • Comparison of a generic (SF-36) and a disease specific (WOMAC) (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) instrument in the measurement of outcomes after knee replacement surgery.

    G. A. Hawker;C. A. Melfi;J. E. Paul;R. Green

  • Wintertime vitamin D insufficiency is common in young Canadian women, and their vitamin D intake does not prevent it.

    R Vieth;D E Cole;G A Hawker;H M Trang

Frequent Co-Authors

James G. Wright
James G. Wright University of Toronto
Aileen M. Davis
Aileen M. Davis University of Toronto
George Tomlinson
George Tomlinson University of Toronto
Pierre Côté
Pierre Côté University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Claire Bombardier
Claire Bombardier University of Toronto
Ewa M. Roos
Ewa M. Roos University of Southern Denmark
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Nizar N. Mahomed
Nizar N. Mahomed University Health Network
Peter Tugwell
Peter Tugwell University of Ottawa
Lyn March
Lyn March University of Sydney

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