Laura Robbins, DSW, CSW, MSW

Appointments

Senior Vice President, Education & Academic Affairs, Hospital for Special Surgery

Designated Institutional Officer, GME

Associate Research Professor of Social Work in Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Associate Scientist, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery

Executive Editor, HSS Journal

Chair, Arthritis Foundation

Laura Robbins, DSW, CSW, MSW has contributed to the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

Robbins, L. Health Disparities: Access or Attitudes? in Jones L. D et al., An Update on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Current State of Evidence. Arthritis Care and Research, in press

Robbins L. Social and Cultural Assessment. In: Robbins, L, Hannon, M, Burckhardt C, and DeHoratius, R (Eds.). Primer on Clinical Care in the Rheumatic Diseases, 2nd Edition, The American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001

Robbins L. Patient Education. In: J Klippel, C Weyand, R Wortmann (Eds.). Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases, 12th Edition,. National Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001

Robbins, L. Qualitative Research: Contributions to Scientific Inquiry and Patient Care,Arthritis Care and Research, Arthritis Care and Research, August, 1998, 11 (4), 225-227.

Robbins, L. Patient education in osteoarthritis management, A Special Report: Osteoarthritis Guidelines, Postgraduate Medicine, August, 1998.

Research Description

Qualitative Methods and Health Care Utilization

Dr. Robbins’ research involves the development of culturally sensitive strategies to meet the needs of underserved, diverse communities. She is investigating service utilization in disease specific areas, such as osteoporosis and lupus, evaluating how knowledge and beliefs mediate utilization of existing services.

Dr. Robbins is currently a co-investigator on a NHLBI-funded Cornell Translational Behavioral Research Consortium led by Dr. Mary Charlson contributing her expertise in qualitative research methodology.

She is also a Principal Investigator on a New York State Osteoporosis Prevention thru Education Programs, NYSOPEP, funded by a five year grant from the New York State Department of Health. The main aim of this funding is on developing effective public health strategies on osteoporosis prevention aimed at women, and men, of all ages.

Clinical Trials

• Arthritis Intervention Programs for People with Arthritis and Related Disease
• Assessing Community Needs for Public & Patient Education Programming at Hospital for Special Surgery
• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Shoulder Arthroplasty Cohort

Industry Relationships

Industry Relationships

One of the goals of Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and related disciplines for the benefit of patients. Research staff at HSS may collaborate with outside companies for education, research and medical advances. HSS supports this collaboration in order to foster medical breakthroughs; however, HSS also believes that these collaborations must be disclosed.

As part of the disclosure process, this website lists Research staff collaborations with outside companies if the Research staff member received any payment during the prior year or expects to receive any payment in the next year. The disclosures are based on information provided by the Research staff and other sources and are updated regularly. Current ownership interests and leadership positions are also listed. Further information may be available on individual company websites.

As of March 14, 2013, Dr. Robbins reported no financial interest relationships with industry.

By disclosing the collaborations of HSS Research staff with industry on this website, HSS and its Research staff make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, HSS’ Conflicts of Interest Policy does not permit payment of royalties on products developed by him/her that are used on patients at HSS.