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Personal profile
Biography
Karen trained originally in Medicine at Southampton University Medical School, UK, graduating in 1991. She chose to specialise in Rheumatology and was awarded a prestigious Arthritis Research UK (now Versus Arthritis) fellowship to do her PhD 1999-2002 about the epidemiology of neck and upper limb disorders in working aged adults and from there developed a particular interest in the relationship between work and health. Between 2013-2021, she was an MRC Investigator, Leader of an MRC Programme on Work and Health and Director of the MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work. Karen migrated to Australia in December 2022 to take up her new role as Professor of Occupational Rheumatology and Director of the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal health in the workplace and she has broader interests in promoting health at work; mental health and work; women in the workplace and older workers.
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, FRCP
Award Date: 1 Jul 2007
Epidemiology, PhD, University of Southampton
1 Jan 1999 → 31 Dec 2002
Award Date: 1 Jul 2003
Rheumatology, CCST
Award Date: 1 Feb 2002
Medicine, MRCP
Award Date: 1 Jul 1995
Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, University of Southampton
1 Sep 1986 → 30 Jun 1991
Award Date: 30 Jun 1991
External positions
Director MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, University of Southampton
1 Jan 2015 → 31 Dec 2021
Professor & Honorary Consultant in Occupational Rheumatology, University of Southampton
1 Sep 2013 → …
Co-Director MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, University of Southampton
31 Jan 2001 → …
Research area keywords
- Workplace health and safety
- Musculoskeletal diseases
- Older workers
- Epidemiology
- Psychosocial factors
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Better Environment, Healthier Ageing
Guo, Y., Li, S., Huxley, R., Dharmage, S. C., Lim, Y. Y., Rawson, H., Morawska, L., McKenzie, J., Ryan, J., Cain, S., Ademi Delaney, Z., Song, J., Xu, R., Jay, O., McNeil, J., Capon, T., Jalaludin, B. B., Pearce, C., Smith, K., Greening, C., Griffiths, D., Collie, A., Walker-Bone, K. & Levinger, P. T.
1/08/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Cancer and Mortality among RAAF Firefighters
Glass, D., Walker-Bone, K., Wood, E. & Gwini, S.
7/04/22 → 7/10/24
Project: Research
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2021 EULAR recommendations regarding lifestyle behaviours and work participation to prevent progression of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Gwinnutt, J. M., Wieczorek, M., Balanescu, A., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Boonen, A., Cavalli, G., De Souza, S., De Thurah, A., Dorner, T. E., Moe, R. H., Putrik, P., Rodríguez-Carrio, J., Silva-Fernández, L., Stamm, T., Walker-Bone, K., Welling, J., Zlatković-Švenda, M. I., Guillemin, F. & Verstappen, S. M. M., Jan 2023, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82, 1, 9 p., annrheumdis-2021-222020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus) -
Association of vocational interventions and work-related factors with disease and work outcomes in people with RMDs: A systematic review
Wieczorek, M., Verstappen, S. MM., Putrik, P., Gwinnutt, J. M., Balanescu, A., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Boonen, A., Cavalli, G., de Souza, S., de Thurah, A., Dorner, T. E., Moe, R. H., Rodríguez-Carrio, J., Silva-Fernández, L., Stamm, T., Walker-Bone, K., Welling, J., Zlatković-Švenda, M. & Guillemin, F., Feb 2023, In: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 58, 14 p., 152135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Function and employment after total hip replacement in older adults: A narrative review
Zaballa, E., Dennison, E. & Walker-Bone, K., 1 Jan 2023, In: Maturitas. 167, p. 8-16 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Work: Findings from Women in the Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF) Study
D’Angelo, S., Bevilacqua, G., Hammond, J., Zaballa, E., Dennison, E. M. & Walker-Bone, K., Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 1, 12 p., 295.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Return to work and employment retention after uni-compartmental and total knee replacement: findings from the Clinical Outcomes in Arthroplasty study
Zaballa, E., Ntani, G., Harris, E. C., Arden, N. K., Cooper, C. & Walker-Bone, K., Jan 2023, In: Knee. 40, p. 245-255 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Ferguson-Glass oration
Walker-Bone, Karen (Recipient), 13 May 2022
Prize: National/international honour
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Heberden Roundsman, British Society of Rheumatology
Walker-Bone, Karen (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: National/international honour
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Honorary Fellowship, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, UK
Walker-Bone, Karen (Recipient), 1 Nov 2013
Prize: National/international honour
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International Award for publishing excellence
Walker-Bone, Karen (Recipient), Apr 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Invited Thackrah eponymous lecture
Walker-Bone, Karen (Recipient), Jun 2019
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
- 3 Editorial responsibility
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Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Karen Walker-Bone (Associate editor)
1 May 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Rheumatology Advances in Practice (Journal)
Karen Walker-Bone (Editorial board member)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology (Journal)
Karen Walker-Bone (Guest editor) & David N. Coggon (Guest editor)
Jun 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility