The PEDro Partnership was established in 1999 by physiotherapists at The University of Sydney. It is now based in the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District. Our mission is to maximise the effectiveness of physiotherapy services by facilitating the clinical application of the best available evidence. The PEDro Partnership believes that “effective physiotherapy is people-centred, prevention-focused, safe and technically proficient, based on the best evidence available, and managed efficiently”.
The PEDro Partnership functions as a non-profit organisation to facilitate evidence-based physiotherapy through consultation with:
- Professional organisations (including member organisations of World Physiotherapy)
- Purchasers of physiotherapy services (including third party and worker’s compensation regulating authorities and insurance companies, and health funds)
- Providers of physiotherapy (including physiotherapy departments, area health authorities, and private practitioners)
- Physiotherapy registration and licensing authorities
- Physiotherapy teaching programs, and
- Groups representing the interests of consumers.
There are many obstacles to using of the best available evidence in routine physiotherapy clinical practice. The PEDro Partnership offers a range of services to help overcome these obstacles:
- Access to evidence: The PEDro Partnership maintains the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) and the Diagnostic Test Accuracy database (DiTA). PEDro is a database of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. DiTA is a database of primary studies and systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy related to physiotherapy. Both have been developed to give physiotherapists and others rapid access to the best evidence of treatment efficacy and the accuracy of diagnostic tests.
- Critical appraisal: Trials indexed in PEDro are rated for quality using the PEDro scale. The PEDro Partnership conducts lectures and workshops to equip users with the skills to critically appraise clinical research, including the online PEDro scale training program.
- Implementation: Even where clear evidence of treatment effects exists, implementing evidence-based practice can be difficult, especially if the evidence conflicts with current practice. The PEDro Partnership facilitates the implementation of effective health care by working with individuals and groups on implementation projects. The PEDro Partnership can assist parties to select implementation strategies that have been shown to lead to behaviour change in health professions.
Steering committee
The PEDro Partnership is managed by a Steering Committee:
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Professor Cathie SherringtonInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia Cathie leads the Physical Activity, Ageing and Disability theme within the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health. Her research focuses on physical activity interventions to prevent falls and enhance mobility in older people and people with physical disabilities. She is one of the founders of PEDro.
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Clinical Associate Professor Mark ElkinsThe University of Sydney, Australia Mark teaches research methods to clinicians and mentors workplace-based research in the Sydney Local Health District. His personal research interests include: physical and pharmacological therapies in respiratory disease; co-ordinating these therapies to maximise the overall effect; and improving the understanding and application of published research by clinicians. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Sydney Medical School and the Scientific Editor of Journal of Physiotherapy.
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Associate Professor Adrian TraegerInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia Adrian is a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Early Career Fellow at The University of Sydney. His research interests include clinical management of back pain, patient education, and overuse of healthcare. He joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2021.
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Associate Professor Natalie CollinsSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia Adrian is a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Early Career Fellow at The University of Sydney. His research interests include clinical management of back pain, patient education, and overuse of healthcare. He joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2021.
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Dr Anita AmorimSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia Anita is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at The University of Sydney. Her research focuses on innovative and evidence-based management of chronic musculoskeletal pain across the implementation science spectrum, from the discovery of effective treatments to translation within the healthcare system. Her research aims to reduce unnecessary healthcare utilisation in people with musculoskeletal pain through behavioural change. She joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2022.
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Associate Professor Leanne HassettSchool of Health Sciences, University of Sydney; Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Health Partners, Australia Leanne is a teaching and research academic at the University of Sydney and leads the Capacity and Capability stream in the Implementation Science Program within Sydney Health Partners. She conducts research to test the effectiveness of interventions to improve mobility and physical activity in older adults and adults living with disability and to evaluate the implementation of effective interventions into practice. She joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2022.
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Professor Kim DelbaereFalls, Balance & Injury Research Centre at Neuroscience Research Australia, Australia Kim is a Senior Principal Research Scientist and Director of Innovation & Translation at the Falls, Balance & Injury Research Centre at Neuroscience Research Australia. Kim has made major contributions to identifying risk factors for falls, concerns about falling and sub-optimal ageing. Using technology, Kim has increased engagement and compliance to self-managed programs through remote compliance monitoring, more accurate targeting of at-risk individuals, use of behavioural change techniques and increased personalisation of interventions to suit individual abilities and lifestyles. She joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2023.
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Associate Professor Bruno Tirotti SaragiottoUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia Bruno is a Senior Lecturer at the Discipline of Physiotherapy at University of Technology Sydney. His research interests are digital health implementation research, systematic review and clinical trials for musculoskeletal conditions. |
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Dr Marita DaleSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia Marita is a teaching and research academic in the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. Marita’s research interests include exercise training for chronic respiratory diseases and improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation services. She joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2023.
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Education and training committee
The PEDro Education and training committee contributes to the development and dissemination of PEDro resources for facilitating evidence-based practice. 2025 Committee members:
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Associate Professor Leanne HassettSchool of Health Sciences, University of Sydney; Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Health Partners, Australia Leanne is a teaching and research academic at the University of Sydney and leads the Capacity and Capability stream in the Implementation Science Program within Sydney Health Partners. She conducts research to test the effectiveness of interventions to improve mobility and physical activity in older adults and adults living with disability and to evaluate the implementation of effective interventions into practice. She joined the PEDro Steering Committee in 2022.
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Dr Tiffany DwyerSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia Tiffany is a Senior Lecturer and Program Director for the Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney and she is the 2025 Chair of the PEDro Education and Training Committee. Her research focuses on physical activity, exercise and airway clearance for people with chronic respiratory conditions. She is the lead for the Australian and New Zealand physiotherapy guidelines for exercise in cystic fibrosis. She joined the PEDro Education and Training Committee in 2019.
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Dr Renae McNamaraPrince of Wales Hospital, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Australia, Australia Renae is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in pulmonary rehabilitation at the Prince of Wales Hospital, and Clinical Research Fellow of The University of Sydney and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and she is the 2025 Secretary of the PEDro Education and Training Committee. Her research focuses on interventions to improve health outcomes for people living with chronic respiratory disease. She supports clinical research in her role on the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee. Renae joined the PEDro Education and Training Committee in 2021.
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Dr Peter StubbsUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia Peter is a Physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney. Peter teaches Evidence Based Health and attempts to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. He is passionate about rehabilitation in people with neurological injury, research design and the quality of published research. Peter is a PEDro rater and member of the Education and Training Committee.
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Courtney WestInstitute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia Courtney is a Research Officer and she assists in the day-to-day management of PEDro and clinical trials, manages several social media accounts across different platforms, and is involved in the creation of videos and infographics for PEDro.
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Dr Lara EdbrookeThe University of Melbourne and The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia Lara is a Senior Lecturer and Victorian Cancer Agency fellow in the Physiotherapy Department at the University of Melbourne and the Allied Health Research Development co-lead at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Her research focuses on evaluating and implementing multi-disciplinary models of pre- and rehabilitation for people with cancer, with a particular focus on lung, gynaecological and haematological cancers.
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Dr Emre IlhanFaculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Emre is a clinical physiotherapist, researcher and educator within the Department of Health Sciences. Emre’s research focusses on pain across the lifespan (neonatal, infant, paediatric, and adult populations) and its biopsychosocial impacts; equity, inclusion, and diversity in research and healthcare; evidence-based healthcare; applied health ethics; paediatric physiotherapy. Emre teaches units on evidence-based healthcare at Macquarie University.
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Dr Joshua ZadroInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia Josh is a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Emerging Leadership Fellow at The University of Sydney. His research interests include improving access to effective and affordable care for musculoskeletal conditions, reducing low-value surgical and non-surgical care, and improving outcomes for people with low back pain and shoulder pain. He joined the PEDro Education and Training Committee in 2021.
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Dr Amit PatelJG College of Physiotherapy, Gujurat University, India Amit is a Senior Lecturer and Post Graduate Students Guide (MPT - Orthopaedics) at the College of Physiotherapy (Gujarat University) and is also actively involved in the Inspection Committee of Gujarat State Council for Physiotherapy, India. Amit's research interests include kinesiology and biomechanics of the human body, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, orthopaedic pathomechanics and its physical therapy management.
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Piotr LewandowskiDiscipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia Piotr is a Telehealth Physiotherapist at Sports Physio Online. Piotr is a PEDro Education and Training Committee New Graduate member.
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Jayden SmileskiDiscipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia Jayden is an Accredited Exercise Scientist and a Physiotherapy student. Jayden is a PEDro Education and Training Committee student member.
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Katie WarrenDiscipline of Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Katie is a Bachelor of Health Sciences graduate and a Masters of Physiotherapy student. Katie is a PEDro Education and Training Committee student member.
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PEDro committee
The PEDro committee contribute team support and assist with activities and initiatives of the PEDro Partnership with the PEDro Senior project officer.
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Dr Venisa Wing KwokInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia Venisa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. Her research interests include promoting healthy ageing by improving physical function and preventing falls and related injuries, ultimately supporting greater independence in older adults. |
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Dr Tiê Parma YamatoUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil; The University of Sydney, Australia PhD, MPhty Tiê is an assistant professor at the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy at Universidade Cidade de São Paulo and Research Fellow at The University of Sydney. Her research interests are epidemiology, implementation and measurement properties of research for the musculoskeletal pain area in children and adolescents. |
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Associate Professor Simone DorschAustralian Catholic University, Australia PhD, BAppSc(Phty) Simone is a senior lecturer at the Australian Catholic University and a Director of the StrokeEd collaboration. Her research focuses on the associations between impairments and activity limitations after stroke. She regularly teaches workshops on Evidence-based stroke rehabilitation nationally and internationally. |
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Dr Peter StubbsUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia PhD, MPhty, BSc Peter is a Physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney. Peter teaches Evidence Based Health and attempts to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. He is passionate about rehabilitation in people with neurological injury, research design and the quality of published research. Peter is a PEDro rater and member of the Education and Training Committee.
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Dr Crystian OliveiraInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District and the School of Public Health, Australia PhD, MSc Crystian is a research fellow at the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District and the School of Public Health. His research focuses on improving the care and understanding of people with musculoskeletal pain.
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Satellite centres
The PEDro partnership has expanded globally and now includes satellite centres that contribute to the production, development and implementation of PEDro and DiTA and promote evidence-based physiotherapy. This expansion is in addition to the network of volunteer PEDro raters.
The key people involved in each satellite centre and the important contributions they make to PEDro are detailed below. The PEDro Steering Committee expresses their gratitude to these satellite centres and all volunteers involved.
Help PEDro grow by contacting us to discuss how you could contribute to an existing satellite centre or start a new satellite centre.
1. PEDro Canada (Université de Sherbrooke)
Role: Continuous update (living systematic review) of the Diagnostic Test Accuracy database (DiTA), a database that indexes primary studies and systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies related to physiotherapy practice. We also plan to expand this review process to include prognostic studies and create a repertoire of clinically useful prognostic tools and/or models.
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Professor Yannick Tousignant-LaflammeUniversity of Sherbrooke, Canada Yannick is a professor at the School of Rehabilitation at Université de Sherbrooke. His research interests are pain management of musculoskeletal disorders and the personalization of rehabilitation services.
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Assistant Professor Simon DécaryUniversity of Sherbrooke, Canada Simon is an assistant professor at the School of Rehabilitation at Université de Sherbrooke. His research interests are musculoskeletal health, health services, person-centered approach and primary care.
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Mr Christian LongtinUniversity of Sherbrooke, Canada Christian is a physical therapist and PhD candidate at the Université de Sherbrooke. His research interests are low back pain self-management and effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions.
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2. PEDro Brazil
Role: Maintains clinical practice guidelines on PEDro and contributes to the production of the PEDro database including screening for articles meeting the PEDro criteria for indexing and rating trials.
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Dr Tiê Parma YamatoUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil; The University of Sydney, Australia Tiê is an assistant professor at the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy at Universidade Cidade de São Paulo and Research Fellow at The University of Sydney. Her research interests are epidemiology, implementation and measurement properties of research for the musculoskeletal pain area in children and adolescents.
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Associate Professor Bruno Tirotti SaragiottoUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia Bruno is a Senior Lecturer at the Discipline of Physiotherapy at University of Technology Sydney. His research interests are digital health implementation research, systematic review and clinical trials for musculoskeletal conditions.
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Veronica Souza SantosUniversidade Cidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil Veronica is a physiotherapist post-graduate in Musculoskeletal Health at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo. Veronica is currently a PhD student and holds a scholarship from Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Her main area of interest is musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents, and epidemiological and measurement properties studies.
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Junior Vitorino FandimUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil Junior Vitorino Fandim holds a PhD scholarship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) at the Universidade Cidade de São Paulo. His interests are telehealth interventions and equity in systematic reviews, methodological and bibliometric studies for musculoskeletal conditions and health.
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Professor Leonardo Oliveira Pena CostaUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil Leonardo is advisor to the satellite and professor at the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy at Universidade Cidade de São Paulo. His research interests are the methodological features that influence research findings, systematic reviews and clinical trials.
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Professor Luciola da Cunha Menezes CostaUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil Luciola is advisor to the satellite and professor at the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy at Universidade Cidade de São Paulo. Her research interest is epidemiology of musculoskeletal conditions.
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3. PEDro Singapore
Role: To lead the training of PEDro raters in Singapore and facilitate the adoption of best available evidence in physiotherapy clinical practice.
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Associate Professor Kwah Li KhimSingapore Institute of Technology); Singapore Physiotherapy Association, Singapore Khim is the director of programmes at the Health and Social Sciences Cluster of Singapore Institute of Technology, and Honorary Secretary and Mentor to Education Committee at the Singapore Physiotherapy Association. Her research interests are stroke rehabilitation, evidence-based practice and implementation science. |
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Mr John TanSingapore General Hospital; Singapore Physiotherapy Association, Singapore John is the Senior Principal Physiotherapist at Singapore General Hospital and the Chair of Education Committee at the Singapore Physiotherapy Association. His research interest is clinical outcomes for patients following knee arthroplasty. |
PEDro raters
PEDro is supported by the dedication of an incredible team of volunteer PEDro raters from across 26+ countries and language groups. Our raters generously donate their time and skills to assess trials indexed in PEDro, and help you to quickly access the best available evidence.
Each clinical trial indexed on PEDro is assessed by at least two independent PEDro-trained raters for methodological quality. As of April 2025, 98% of clinical trials have been fully assessed for quality using the PEDro scale. You can learn more about the PEDro scale in this Research Note (Moseley AM, Pinheiro MB. Research Note: Evaluating risk of bias in randomised controlled trials. Journal of Physiotherapy 2022;68(2): 148-150).
How to become a PEDro rater
PEDro offers training to help people learn the skills to rate trials. Training is aimed at anyone interested in learning to rate trials and helping to shape the physiotherapy profession. This includes clinicians, educators, academics and students.
There are two steps to becoming a PEDro rater:
- Enrol in the PEDro scale training program to learn how to use the PEDro scale and how to give a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ rating for items on the scale. The program is fully online and contains text and video content. Because it is self-paced, you can pause or repeat the content at any point. If you need support during the program, there is a contact form in the portal for submitting your queries.
- Submit your accuracy test responses via the PEDro training program portal at the end of the program to confirm your proficiency in using the PEDro scale. The portal is secure and confidential. Everyone who successfully completes the training and passes the accuracy test is issued with a certificate and invited to become a volunteer PEDro rater.
What are the benefits of PEDro rating?
An article on the benefits of being a Rater was published in the Editorial Fandim JV, Crowe-Owen L, Romanyshyn M, Chan SWW. Reasons to become a volunteer Rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). Journal of Physiotherapy 2022;68(4): 215-217. Some benefits of becoming a PEDro Rater are summarised below.
Giving back to the physiotherapy profession
Being a PEDro Rater is a great way to give back to the physiotherapy community. The ratings provided by PEDro Raters are used in the PEDro database which is accessed by clinicians, academics, students and patients, worldwide! PEDro Raters help users to engage with high-quality research, so they can better apply evidence-based interventions in their clinical practice, leading to improved patient outcomes.
Keeping on top of the literature
Being a PEDro Rater allows you to stay up-to-date with the latest research because you are assessing the newest studies in your area of interest.
Enhancing critical appraisal skills
PEDro rating helps you to improve your critical appraisal skills of clinical trials, so you can quickly spot the risks of biases and quality of a trial. PEDro also provides rating support via email, or Raters can discuss ratings together through the PEDro Rater online community group.
Networking opportunities
With the development of the PEDro Rater Facebook page, Raters have a community page from which to network, discuss ratings and evidence-based practice. In addition, PEDro Raters have the opportunity to network with likeminded Raters and other members of the PEDro team at major physiotherapy conferences.
This video showcases some of our PEDro Raters and reasons they continue to volunteer to assess trials listed on PEDro.
2024 PEDro raters
To all our 2024 assessors, thank you for your commitment, contributions and making a difference to advance evidence-based practice!
PEDro acknowledges our 2024 PEDro raters:
Aaron Peden, Aaron Widjaja, Adam Wilkes, Aishath Mahfooza, Alaa Noureldeen Kora, Alessandro Carlucci, Alessia Girolami, Alexandra Diggles, Ana Salles, Anand Kumar, Andrea Gardoni, Andrew Rank, Anne Moseley, Arnold Sze Long Kwok, Athena Turnage, Ayyappan Jayavel, Brad Beer, Brett Doring, Brice Pennicott, Caitlin Scott, Carlos Sanchez Medina, Carolina Goncalves Figueiredo, Celine Lee, Chathurani Sigera, Chris Oats, Christine Tadros, Chuan-chieh Lai, Ciara Harris, Clement Yan, Crystian Oliveira, Daniel Gurin, Darlisson Paranhos, David Fernandez Hernando, David Seneque, Deborah Deserri, Dennis Boer, Dineshkumar Selvamani, Elena Ierardi, Elif Kirdi, Emily Dunlap, Emre Ilhan, Eurose Majadas, Eva Ursej, Frank Aerts, Gary Koh, Geraldine Wallbank, Gerardo Candoni, Gessica Tondini, Gregory Lui Duarte, Gul Oznur Karabicak, Gustavo Padovezi, Hamitha noorus Sikkandar, Hanzala Shaikh, Hao Nam Lee, Hayden Garner, Henry Pak, Hossam Mortada, Hugang Cheo, Hwee Kuan Ong, Ima Strkljevic, Irene Scotto, Irene Toh, Janio Luiz Correia Junior, Jennifer Callaghan, Jeremy Hobbs, Jermaine Liburd, Jess Chan, Jessie Zixin Zhang, Jiayen Wong, John Tan, Jose Antonio Lores Peniche, Joshua Zadro, Julia Scott, Julia Chevan, Julia Vasconcelos, Julio Fernandes de Jesus, Kailey Payne, Karen Koh, Kathrin Fiedler, Kerry West, Kidman Yi Jer Ng, Konrad Schultz, Laura Crowe-Owen, Laura Blanco, Leo Hurley, Li Khim Kwah, Lilian Ashraf, Llanos de la Iglesia Avila, Lorenzo Vannucci, Lotte Verkuijlen, Luca Bertazzoni, Lucas Henrique Caetano Carmona dos Santos, Lucy Threlfall, Luiz Gomez, Maciej Plaszewski, Mahsa Seydi, Marco Bravi, Marcus Kong, Maria Alva Staufert, Maria Tereza Mota Alvarenga, Mariana Leite, Maribeth Gelisanga, Mas Jamshidi, Matt Cranney, Matteo Gaucci, Matteo Locatelli, Megan Donovan, Megha Sheth, Melody Leung, Mia Boye Nyvang, Michelle Liu, Monica Castiglioni, Monica Bastante Lozano, Muhammad Norrisman Bin Mohamed Hassan, Mykola Romanyshyn, Nicholas Dang, Nicolas Ferrara, Nowfal Mohamed, Pamela Barros, Paolo Comotti, Pauline Khoo, Pauline Koh, Pauline Yeo, Pedro Andreo, Peter Ashcroft, Peter Stubbs, Pik yen bavita Leong, Pirashikah Prahatheesan, Poonam Pal, Qi Lu, Rachael Sheat, Renato Nitzsche, Robert Brown, Roberto Napoli, Roberto de Sousa Bezerra da Silva, Robyn Porep, Rowena Charterisu, Sacha Bossina, Seow Yee Teo, Shaimaa Eldib, Shamala Thilarajah, Sheik Abdul Khadir Amk, Shiek Abdullah Bin Ismail , Shivani Sheth, Shyan Ni Sim, Simon Olivotto, Simone Pivaro Stadniky Scaff, Siti Khalijah, So Nishimura, Sofia Aguiñaga, Sonam Jethwa, Stefano Berrone, Stephanie Nelson, Stephen Chan, Styllon Ferreira Dos Santos, Syl Slatman, Talia Barnet-Hepples, Theresa Ford, Tiago Valente, Tory Toogood, Tracy Ong, Uwe Eggerickx, Valentin Vaillant, Venisa Kwok, Veronica Bassi, Vivien Toiron, Yannik Gruhl, Yee Ching Liew, Yian Nee Chiew, Yuri Costa, Yuri Lopes Lima, Zachary Southern, Zhiwei Yang.
Want to be part of PEDro rating? We’re always looking for new raters to join our global network. We’d love to hear from you! Send us a message sph.pedro@sydney.edu.au
Advisory panel
The PEDro Partnership has an Advisory Panel consisting of experts in various fields related to evidence-based practice. Advisory Panel members are:
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Professor Leonardo Oliveira Pena CostaUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil Leo is the Head of the Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy in the Universidade Cidade de São Paulo. His research focuses on the effects of non-pharmacological interventions for people with low back pain.
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Professor Rebecca L CraikArcadia University, USA Beck is the Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Arcadia University, having served previously as the Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. A theme that threads through her research is adaptability, whether she is working with the older adult or examining animal models of human disease. She is co-principal investigator for the Improving Community Ambulation After Hip Fracture trial.
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Professor Sally GreenMonash University, Australia Sally is the Co-Director of Cochrane Australia. She is an active Cochrane reviewer. Her research aims to improve health outcomes by investigating the most effective and efficient pathway of knowledge from research result to sustained change in clinical practice and policy.
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Professor Sallie LambUniversity of Exeter, UK Sallie is the Mireille Gillings Professor of Health Innovation at the University of Exeter. She is an internationally recognised scholar in ageing, disability and rehabilitation. She is also an experienced methodologist in the area of clinical trials and high quality evaluation of health care practice.
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Professor Philip van der WeesRadboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands Philip is a senior researcher at the Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ Healthcare) of Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands. His research projects are aimed at quality, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare. One of his main areas of research is the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines.
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Professor Christopher MaherInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia Chris is a professor at The University of Sydney School of Public Health. His research aims to improve the care provided to people with back pain. He is one of the founders of PEDro.
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Staff and contractors
Staff are employed to develop and maintain PEDro. Staff include:
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Geraldine WallbankInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia |
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Courtney WestSydney Musculoskeletal Health and Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, at the University of Sydney, Sydney Local Health District and Northern Sydney Local Health District, Australia |
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Theresa FordInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia |
PEDro is hosted by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA).
We contract the following information technology companies to produce PEDro:
- Andrew Duncan from Databuzz is responsible for our database.
- Cocoon Creative upgraded the PEDro web-site.
- Phil Paige from ShortRadius is responsible for the interactive search pages.
- Rose Cox from Purple Prodigy produced the PEDro training site.
The PEDro story
The PEDro Partnership was established in 1999 by physiotherapists at The University of Sydney. This video includes interviews with the PEDro Founders and how they have seen the evolution of PEDro over the past 25 years.
Listen to this interview with Anne Moseley on the development of PEDro when she was awarded the #WCPT Mildred Elson Award 2019. This is the highest honour World Physiotherapy can bestow. It is for outstanding leadership contributing significantly to the development of physiotherapy internationally. Anne is one of the four co-founders of PEDro which launched in 1999!
