Dr Peter Kent

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy

PhD, GradDipManipPhysio, BAppSc(Physio), BAppSc(Chiro)

Telephone:       Facsimile:       Email: peter.kent@monash.edu

Profile

Peter Kent is the leader of the Quality Assurance and Database unit at the Spine Centre of Southern Denmark, and a Clinical Associate Professor, Institute of Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark. He has 25 years of clinical experience as a physiotherapist and chiropractor.

Teaching Responsibilities

Supervision of PhD, Masters and Honours level health professionals

Fields of Expertise

Database design

Questionnaire design and translation

Data mining

Research design and analysis

Systematic review method

Quality assurance

Research Interests

Spine pain

The application of information technology to enhance clinical practice and research outcomes

Quality assurance

Awards

The most outstanding thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, 2006

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia: Health Professional Postdoctoral Fellowship 2006-2009

Publications in peer reviewed journals

Kent P, Briggs A, Albert H, Byrhagen A, Hansen C, Kjaergaard K, Secher Jensen T. Inexperienced clinicians can extract pathoanatomic information from MRI narrative reports with high reproducability for use in research/quality assurance. Chiropractic and Osteopathy 2011, 19:16 doi:10.1186/2045-709X-19-16

Albert H, Briggs A, Kent P, Byrhagen A, Hansen C, Kjaergaard K. The prevalence of MRI-defined spinal pathoanatomy and their association with Modic changes in individuals seeking care for low back pain. European Spine Journal 2011, 20(8):1355-62. DOI 10.1007/s00586-011-1794-6

Morsø L, Kent P, Albert H, Hill J, Manniche C. Translation and validation of a Danish version of the STarT Back Tool. European Spine Journal (in press - accepted 6 Jul 2011).

Froud_R, Eldridge S, Kovacs F, Alan Breen A, Bolton J, Dunn K, Fritz J, Keller A, Kent P, Lauridsen H, Ostelo R, Pincus T, van Tulder M, Steven Vogel S, Underwood M. Back pain trials Reporting Outcomes Consensus (BaROC) statement. European Journal of Pain (in press accepted - 22 April 2011).

Morsø L, Kent P, Albert H. Are self-reported pain characteristics, classified using the PainDETECT Questionnaire, predictive of outcome in people with low back pain and associated leg pain? Clinical Journal of Pain 2011, 27(6):535-41.

Kent P, Lauridsen HH. Managing missing scores on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. Spine 2011, 36(22):1-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ffe53f.

Kent P, Keating JL, Leboeuf-Yde C. Research methods for subgrouping low back pain. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:62doi:10.1186/1471-2288-10-62.

Kent P, Hancock M, Petersen, D.H, Mjøsund, H.L. Choosing appropriate study designs for particular questions about treatment subgroups. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. 2010, 18(3):47-152.

Kent P, Mjøsund, H.L. Petersen, D.H. “Does targeting manual therapy and/or exercise improve patient outcomes in nonspecific low back pain? – A systematic review. BMC Medicine. 2010, 8:22 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-8-22

Mirkhil S, Kent P. Validity of brief screening questions for psychosocial risk factors of poor outcome from an episode of pain: a systematic review. Clinical Journal of Pain 2009 May 25(4): 340-348 doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31819299e3.

Kent P, Keating JL, Buchbinder R. Searching for a conceptual framework for nonspecific low back pain. Manual Therapy 2009 14(4): 387-396.

Kent P, Keating JL, Taylor N. Primary care clinicians use variable methods to assess acute nonspecific low back pain and usually focus on impairments. Manual Therapy 2009 Feb;14(1):88-100.

McCarthy C, Keating J, Kent P, Lall R, Lamb S, Strimpakos N. Targeted manual therapy for low back pain (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2.

McKenzie JE, French SD, O’Connor DA, Grimshaw JM, Mortimer D, Michie S, Francis J, Spike N, Schattner P, Kent P, Buchbinder R, Green SE. IMPlementing a clinical practice guideline for acute Low-back pain Evidence-based manageMENT in general practice (IMPLEMENT): cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol. Implementation Science 2008 3:11. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-11.

Mortimer, D. Simon D, French, SD, Joanne E McKenzie, JE, Denise A O'Connor, DA, Sally E Green, SE and the IMPLEMENT study group. Protocol for economic evaluation alongside the IMPLEMENT cluster randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science 2008 3:12. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-3-12.

Hayden JA, Côté P, Steenstra IA, Bombardier C, for the QUIPS-LBP Working Group. Identifying phases of investigation helps planning, appraising and applying the results of explanatory prognosis studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008 61(6): 552-560.

Kent P, Keating JL. Can we predict poor recovery from recent-onset nonspecific low back pain? A systematic review. Manual Therapy 2008 13: 12–28.

Malliaras P, Cook JL, Kent P. Anthropometric risk factors for patellar tendon injury among volleyball players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2006 ;doi:10.1136/bjsm. 2006.030049.

Kent P. Heat wrap therapy reduces pain and disability in early stage low back pain. Invited critical appraisal and commentary. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2006 52:227.

Kalauokalani D, Keating JL, Kent P & Pincus T. Clinicians’ cognitions and clinical style in relation to patient outcome. Proceedings of the 11^th IASP World Congress on Pain, K.E. Flor H, Dostrovsky JO (Eds.) 2006 IASP Press: Seattle, USA.

Malliaras P, Cook JL, Kent P. Reduced ankle dorsiflexion range may increase the risk of patellar tendon injury among volleyball players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2006 9(4):304-309.

Kent P, Keating JL. The epidemiology of low back pain in primary care. Chiropractic and Osteopathy/BMC 2005 13:13 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-13-13.

Kent P, Keating JL. Classification in non-specific low back pain - what methods do primary care clinicians currently use? Spine 2005 30:1433-1440.

Kent P, Marks D, Pearson W, Keating JL. Does giving clinicians treatment choice improve the outcomes of randomised controlled trials of manual therapy for non-specific low back pain? - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2005 28:1-11.

Kent P. Clinical rule predicts patients likely to benefit from spinal manipulation. Invited critical appraisal and commentary. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2005 51:56.

Keating JL, Kent P, Davidson M, McKinnon L, Duke R, De Nardis R. Predicting short-term response and non-response to neck strengthening exercise for chronic neck pain. Whiplash and Related Disorders 2005 4(1):41-53.

Kent P, Keating JL. Do primary-care clinicians think that non-specific low back pain is one condition? Spine 2004 29(9):1022–1031.

Kent P, Keating JL, Bernhardt J, Carroll S, Hill K, McBurney H, Jull G, Grimmer K, Allison G, Henderson K. Leading article: Evidence-based practice. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 1999 45 (3):167-171.

McMeeken J, Stillman B, Smith J, Kent P. The effects of knee extensor and flexor training on the timed up and go test in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Physiotherapy Research International 1999 4(1):55-67.

McMeeken J, Story I, Smith J, Kent P. Reliability of measurement of knee extensor and flexor muscle peak torque on the KinCom dynamometer in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Isokinetics and Exercise Science 1998 7:67-73.

Kent P, Hill K, Bernhardt J. Functional prediction post-stroke. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 1994 39:281-289.

Recent conference proceedings

Kent P. How can databases and registries help us understand what works when treating pain? Back and Neck Pain Conference 2011. Trondheim, Norway. 7 April 2011.

Kent P. Sub-grouping in low back pain - where are we in this search for the Holy Grail?

Back and Neck Pain Conference 2011. Trondheim, Norway. 7 April 2011.

Kent P. Melanie Jenkins, Jenny Keating, Hanne Albert, Claus Manniche. Is back pain ‘irritability’ a construct independent of pain intensity, activity limitation, fear avoidance beliefs or psychosocial factors? Back and Neck Pain Conference 2011. Trondheim, Norway. 6 April 2011.

Kent P. Experience with the COBRA2 Database. Datacapture Pre-Conference Workshop, Back and Neck Pain Conference 2011. Trondheim, Norway. 5 April 2011.

Morsø L, Schroll H, Kent P, Albert H, Manniche C. Overcoming barriers to the implementation of an electronic version of the STarT Back Tool in Danish Primary Care. Melbourne International Forum XI: Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain. Poster presentation. The Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, Australia, 16 March 2011.

Kent P. Quality assurance for spine care in the secondary sector. The Danish Chiropractic Foundation Research Day. 14 September 2010. Regionernes Hus, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Kent P, Mjøsund, H.L. Petersen, D.H. Does targeting manual therapy and/or exercise improve patient outcomes in nonspecific low back pain? – A systematic review. The British Society for Back Pain Research 2010 Annual General Meeting. 11 June 2010. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Kent P, Lauridsen HH. Managing missing scores on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. The British Society for Back Pain Research 2010 Annual General Meeting. 10 June 2010. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Kent P. Pre-conference workshop: Databases and registries in back pain research – Practical and methodological issues. The British Society for Back Pain Research 2010 Annual General Meeting. 9 June 2010. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Jensen T, Kent P, Karppinen J, Sorensen J, Niinimäki J, Leboeuf-Yde C. Do vertebral endplate signal changes (Modic changes) hurt? - A systematic review. European Congress of Radiology 4-8 March 2010 Vienna, Austria.