OrthoCarolina Research Institute leaders Dr. Brian Curtin and Christi Cadd share how study innovations are leading to groundbreaking patient care

In this episode, Dr. Brian Curtin, Hip & Knee Center surgeon and chair of the OrthoCarolina Research Institute (OCRI), is joined by Christi Cadd, executive director of OCRI to discuss how integrated research, patient stories and cutting-edge studies are reshaping patient care and advancing orthopedic practices.“We’re a tertiary care referral center, so all the toughest problems get shipped to us,” Curtin said. “Trying to solve those problems leads us to ask questions like, ‘Is there research or a study that we can design to get an answer for this?’ The next time that patient comes in or the next patient down the line, we want to have a better answer.” Listen to learn more about: ·      The mission of the OrthoCarolina Research Institute (3:24)·      The CORE study on reducing opioid use (5:27)·      How CORE studies reshaped Curtin’s thinking (10:36)·      How in-house research can change patient care (16:56)·      Patient success story (19:54)