COPCORD

COPCORD was born out of a simple need to measure RMSK ‘pain' and ‘disability' in a community. And the first item of the COPCORD agenda all over the World has been to complete a community survey with motivated grass root rheumatology oriented doctors using a low cost basic infrastructure model. Though an epidemiology program, COPCORD is not bound by conservative and rigid epidemiology tenets. It has been a program evolved in the field using clinical senses and practical knowledge. Most of the investigators have been clinicians with hardly any formal training in epidemiology and statistics. Largely, COPCORD has been a nongovernmental project using local resources and funds. Principle investigators have volunteered their time and expertise without any remuneration or compensation. The doctors have used a uniform protocol and design to complete the survey. Though several regional issues have dictated certain modifications and further validation, the core questionnaires have uniformly..

Primary location: Kuwait University United States