Will Taylor trained in rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine, obtaining vocational registration in these areas in 1998. He continues to practise clinical medicine in Wellington and Gisborne, New Zealand. His PhD, partly based in Leeds UK, led to the widespread adoption of new classification criteria for the diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis. He also chaired the development of new ACR/EULAR classification criteria for gout. Between 2008 and 2017 he lead the Rehabilitation Teaching & Research Unit.
Will supervises research students and is actively involved in research in a variety of fields including vocational rehabilitation, goal-setting, outcome measurement and clinical trial methodology (especially in gout). He works in collaboration with a number of local and overseas researchers including the Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials (ANZMUSC) network, AUT University, OMERACT (Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials), GRAPPA (Group for Research and Assessment in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis) and the ICF Research Centre. He has a particular interest in instrumentation, psychometrics and clinical epidemiology. A current research interest concerns response criteria following treatment for gout and classification criteria for gout.
Will teaches in REHB 704 Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.
Email will.taylor@otago.ac.nz
Publications
Pierobon, A., Taylor, W., Siegert, R., Caya, R., Policastro, P., Soliño, S., … Darlow, B. (2023). Range of physical functions assessed by existing knee performance-based and self-reported outcome measures: A scoping review. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 20). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Uhlig, T., Karoliussen, L. F., Sexton, J., Kvien, T. K., Haavardsholm, E. A., Taylor, W. J., & Hammer, H. B. (2023). Beliefs about medicines in gout patients: Results from the NOR-Gout 2-year study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2023.2213507
Journal - Research Article
Tabi-Amponsah, A. D., Stewart, S., Hosie, G., Stamp, L. K., Taylor, W. J., & Dalbeth, N. (2023). Gout remission as a goal of urate-lowering therapy: A critical review. Pharmaceuticals, 16, 779. doi: 10.3390/ph16060779
Journal - Research Article
Peeters, I. R., den Broeder, A. A., Taylor, W. J., den Broeder, N., Flendrie, M., & van Herwaarden, N. (2023). Urate-lowering therapy following a treat-to-target continuation strategy compared to a treat-to-avoid-symptoms discontinuation strategy in gout patients in remission (GO TEST Finale): Study protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomized superiority trial. Trials, 24, 282. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07242-y
Journal - Research Other
Taylor, W. J., Willink, R., O'Connor, D. A., Patel, V., Bourne, A., Harris, I. A., … Buchbinder, R. (2023). Which clinical research questions are the most important? Development and preliminary validation of the Australia & New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC) Clinical Trials Network Research Question Importance Tool (ANZMUSC-RQIT). PLoS ONE, 18(3), e0281308. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281308
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, W. J. (2016). Classification criteria for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. In A. Adebajo, W.-H. Boehncke, D. D. Gladman & P. J. Mease (Eds.), Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis: Pathology and clinical aspects. (pp. 17-26). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19530-8_3
Chapter in Book - Research
Thomas, E. J., Levack, W. M. M., & Taylor, W. J. (2015). Rehabilitation and recovery of self-identity. In K. McPherson, B. E. Gibson & A. Leplège (Eds.), Rethinking rehabilitation: Theory and practice. (pp. 163-190). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Dean, S. G., Siegert, R. J., & Taylor, W. J. (2012). Conclusion: Rethinking rehabilitation. In S. G. Dean, R. J. Siegert & W. J. Taylor (Eds.), Interprofessional rehabilitation: A person-centred approach. (pp. 167-184). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Siegert, R. J., Taylor, W. J., & Dean, S. G. (2012). Introduction. In S. G. Dean, R. J. Siegert & W. J. Taylor (Eds.), Interprofessional rehabilitation: A person-centred approach. (pp. 1-8). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Taylor, W. J., & Geyh, S. (2012). A rehabilitation framework: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. In S. G. Dean, R. J. Siegert & W. J. Taylor (Eds.), Interprofessional rehabilitation: A person-centred approach. (pp. 9-44). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Taylor, W. J., & Grainger, R. (2012). Clinical features of gout. In R. Terkeltaub (Ed.), Gout and other crystal arthropathies. (pp. 105-120). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-2864-4.10039-9
Chapter in Book - Research
Morillon, M. B., Nørup, A., Singh, J. A., Dalbeth, N., Taylor, W. J., Kennedy, M. A., … Grainger, R., … Stamp, L. K. (2023). Outcome reporting in randomized trials in Gout: A systematic scoping review from the OMERACT Gout Working Group assessing the uptake of the core outcome set. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152191
Journal - Research Article
Tabi-Amponsah, A. D., Stewart, S., Hosie, G., Stamp, L. K., Taylor, W. J., & Dalbeth, N. (2023). Gout remission as a goal of urate-lowering therapy: A critical review. Pharmaceuticals, 16, 779. doi: 10.3390/ph16060779
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, W. J., Willink, R., O'Connor, D. A., Patel, V., Bourne, A., Harris, I. A., … Buchbinder, R. (2023). Which clinical research questions are the most important? Development and preliminary validation of the Australia & New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC) Clinical Trials Network Research Question Importance Tool (ANZMUSC-RQIT). PLoS ONE, 18(3), e0281308. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281308
Journal - Research Article
Uhlig, T., Karoliussen, L. F., Sexton, J., Kvien, T. K., Haavardsholm, E. A., Taylor, W. J., & Hammer, H. B. (2023). Beliefs about medicines in gout patients: Results from the NOR-Gout 2-year study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2023.2213507
Journal - Research Article
Garcia-Guillen, A., Stewart, S. E., Su, I., Taylor, W. J., Gaffo, A. L., Gott, M., … Dalbeth, N. (2022). Gout flare severity from the patient perspective: A qualitative interview study. Arthritis Care & Research, 74(2), 317-323. doi: 10.1002/acr.24475
Journal - Research Article
Graham, F., Boland, P., Jones, B., Wallace, S., Taylor, W., Desha, L., Maggo, J., McKerchar, C., & Grainger, R. (2022). Stakeholder perspectives of the sociotechnical requirements of a telehealth wheelchair assessment service in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A qualitative analysis. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69, 279-289. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12790
Journal - Research Article
Holyer, J., Taylor, W. J., Gaffo, A., Hosie, G., Horne, A., Mihov, B., … Stewart, S. (2022). Which attributes are the most and least important to patients when considering gout flare burden over time? A best-worst scaling choice study. Journal of Rheumatology, 49, 213-218. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.210605
Journal - Research Article
Jatuworapruk, K., Grainger, R., Dalbeth, N., & Taylor, W. J. (2022). Regular pre-admission urate-lowering therapy and serum urate testing are associated with a shorter hospital length of stay in people with gout: A nation-wide population-based cohort study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 25, 154-162. doi: 10.1111/1756-185x.14250
Journal - Research Article
Jatuworapruk, K., Grainger, R., Dalbeth, N., Lertnawapan, R., Hanvivadhanakul, P., Towiwat, P., … Taylor, W. J. (2022). The GOUT-36 prediction rule for inpatient gout flare in people with comorbid gout: Derivation and external validation. Rheumatology, 61, 1658-1662. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab590
Journal - Research Article
Stamp, L. K., Frampton, C., Morillon, M. B., Taylor, W. J., Dalbeth, N., Singh, J. A., … Christensen, R. (2022). Association between serum urate and flares in people with gout and evidence for surrogate status: A secondary analysis of two randomised controlled trials. Lancet Rheumatology, 4(1), e53-e60. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00319-2
Journal - Research Article
Stewart, S., Phipps-Green, A., Gamble, G. D., Stamp, L. K., Taylor, W. J., Neogi, T., Merriman, T. R., & Dalbeth, N. (2022). Is repeat serum urate testing superior to a single test to predict incident gout over time? PLoS ONE, 17(2), e0263175. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263175
Journal - Research Article
Te Ao, B., Harwood, M., Fu, V., Weatherall, M., McPherson, K., Taylor, W. J., … Thomson, T., … Ranta, A., Hanger, C., … McNaughton, H. (2022). Economic analysis of the 'Take Charge' intervention for people following stroke: Results from a randomised trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 36(2), 240-250. doi: 10.1177/02692155211040727
Journal - Research Article
Tedeschi, S. K., Pascart, T., Latourte, A., Godsave, C., Kundakci, B., Naden, R. P., Taylor, W. J., … Stamp, L. K., … Abhishek, A. (2022). Identifying potential classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD): Item generation and item reduction. Arthritis Care & Research, 74(10), 1649-1658. doi: 10.1002/acr.24619
Journal - Research Article
Cai, K., Fuller, A., Zhang, Y., Hensey, O., Grossberg, D., Christensen, R., … Taylor, W. J., … Stamp, L. K., … Dalbeth, N. (2021). Towards development of core domain sets for short term and long term studies of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease: A framework paper by the OMERACT CPPD working group. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism, 51, 946-950. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.04.019
Journal - Research Article
Farquhar, H. J., & Taylor, W. J. (2021). Care of patients with early inflammatory arthritis in the Wellington region according to the British Society of Rheumatology best practice tariff standards. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1533), 71-79. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Graham, F., Boland, P., Wallace, S., Taylor, W. J., Jones, B., Maggo, J., & Grainger, R. (2021). Social and technical readiness for a telehealth assessment service for adults with complex wheelchair and seating needs: A national survey of stakeholders. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 49(1), 31-39. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/49.1.05
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Holyer, J., Garcia-Guillen, A., Taylor, W. J., Gaffo, A. L., Gott, M., Slark, J., … Stewart, S. (2021). What represents treatment efficacy in long-term studies of gout flare prevention? An interview study of people with gout. Journal of Rheumatology, 48, 1871-1875. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.210476
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Jagpal, A., Rahn, E. J., Mudano, A. S., Dalbeth, N., Taylor, W., Saag, K. G., … Stamp, L., … Gaffo, A. (2021). Which factors predict discordance between a patient and physician on a gout flare? Rheumatology, 60, 773-779. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa413
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