Andrea D. Furlan

Administrative Assistant: Corine Whittle, corine.whittle@uhn.ca

Research Synopsis

Dr. Andrea Furlan’s research focus is on the management of chronic pain. This includes diagnosis, treatment and education.

Key Publications:

Furlan AD, Zhao J, Voth J, Hassan S, Dubin R, Stinson JN, Jaglal S, Fabico R, Smith AJ, Taenzer P, Flannery JF. Evaluation of an innovative tele-education intervention in chronic pain management for primary care clinicians practicing in underserved areas. J Telemed Telecare. 2019 Sep;25(8):484-492. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18782090. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

Furlan AD, Malmivaara A, Chou R, Maher CG, Deyo RA, Schoene M, Bronfort G, van Tulder MW; Editorial Board of the Cochrane Back, Neck Group. 2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Nov;40(21):1660-73. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001061.

Sandhu HK, Booth K, Furlan AD, Shaw J, Carnes D, Taylor SJC, Abraham C, Alleyne S, Balasubramanian S, Betteley L, Haywood KL, Iglesias-Urrutia CP, Krishnan S, Lall R, Manca A, Mistry D, Newton S, Noyes J, Nichols V, Padfield E, Rahman A, Seers K, Tang NKY, Tysall C, Eldabe S, Underwood M. Reducing Opioid Use for Chronic Pain With a Group-Based Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 May 23;329(20):1745-1756. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.6454.

Cashin AG, Wand BM, O'Connell NE, Lee H, Rizzo RR, Bagg MK, O'Hagan E, Maher CG, Furlan AD, van Tulder MW, McAuley JH. Pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Apr 4;4(4):CD013815. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013815.pub2.