Eric R. Bohm B.Eng MD MSc FRCSC
University of Manitoba
Joint Replacement Group
Concordia Hospital
Winnipeg, MB R2K 3S8
(204) 661-7459
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Oct 2002 MSc in Community Health & Epidemiology at Dalhousie University
2000/2001 Clinical fellowship in primary and revision arthroplasty at Dalhousie University
June 2000 Completion of orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Saskatchewan
May 1995 Doctor of Medicine, McMaster University
June 1992 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
CERTIFICATION
June 2000 Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery, Royal College of Physician & Surgeons
of Canada
Jan 1997 Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
APPOINTMENTS
June 2005 - Co-Chair, Canadian Joint Replacement Registry Scientific Advisory & Development Committee
July 2004- F.W. Du Val Clinical Research Professorship
December 2004- Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba (part time)
October 2002- Assistant Professor of Surgery, specializing in total joint arthroplasty,
Concordia Hospital, University of Manitoba
October 2003- Orthopedic Research Director, University of Manitoba
2001-2002 Locum Tenens in Orthopedic Surgery, Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, NS
2000-2002 Clinical Fellow Staff, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax
Apr-Nov 1999 Chief Resident in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, University of Saskatchewan
POSITIONS HELD
September 2005 - Secretary, Manitoba Orthopaedic Society
September 2004 - WRHA Medical Director, Orthopaedic Waitlist and Registry
March 2004 - Spokesperson for Manitoba, Canadian Joint Replacement Registry
October 2003 - Canadian Joint Replacement Registry Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
September 2003 - Member of the Biomedical Ethics Board, University of Manitoba
April 2003 - Chair, Manitoba Hip Hip Hooray Foundation
May 2003 - Chairman, WRHA Orthopedics Standards Committee
Jan 2003 - Canadian Joint Replacement Registry Advisory Committee
July 1998 – July 1999 Past President and Assistant Negotiator for the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Saskatchewan
July 1997- July 1998 President of the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Saskatchewan
July 1996 – July 1998 Chief Negotiator for the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Saskatchewan
COMMITTEES
May 2005 Member at Large, Concordia Hospital Medical Executive Committee
May 2005 Provincial Minister of Health, Orthopaedic Wait List Reduction Steering Committee, Co-Chair
September 2004 Advisory Committee for Statistics Canada, Healthcare Outcomes Measurement Project
March 2004 Selection Committee for Head of Surgery, Concordia Hospital
September 2003 - Member, Priority Team Project. St. Boniface General Hospital
June 2003 – Oct 2003 Master Student Advisory Committee, Myrna Dyck
Nov 1999 – Apr 2000 Residency Training Committee, Division of Orthopedic Surgery,
University of Saskatchewan
July 1999 - Mar 2000 Committee to review regulations with respect to resident affairs,
University of Saskatchewan
July 1997-July 1999 Joint Consultative Committee, formed by members of the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan; mandate is to manage the resident’s contract
July 1997 – July 1998 Saskatchewan Medical Council, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Health, this committee addresses various Saskatchewan health care
issues, and includes representation from the major provincial health care stakeholders.
SCHOLARSHIPS & SCHOLASTIC AWARDS
1. Graduated Summa Cum Laude (B Eng), McMaster University, 1992
2. Dean’s Honor List, McMaster University, years 1988 through 1992
3. General Motors of Canada Scholarship, McMaster University, 1991
4. H.L. Hooker Scholarship, McMaster University, 1989
TEACHING
January 2003- Yearly research design course for orthopaedic surgery residents (8 sessions)
October 2002- Ongoing daily teaching of orthopaedic surgery residents
Fall 2002 Upper Extremity Fractures & Dislocations – University of Manitoba
medical students
Spring 2001 Taught hip and knee clinical examination to Dalhousie University
medical students.
Fall 2003 Research course for orthopedic surgery residents
Nov 99-Apr 2000 Chief Orthopedic Resident: duties included organizing and presenting at
weekly teaching rounds, and teaching junior residents, medical students and
ancillary hospital staff.
Sept 1998-Feb 1999 Co-investigator and supervisor for final year mechanical engineering student’s
thesis project, University of Saskatchewan: Stability of peri-prosthetic fracture
fixation - a comparison of Dahl-Miles cable plates to AO screw plates
Sept 1997–Feb 1998 Co-investigator and supervisor for final year mechanical engineering student’s
thesis project, University of Saskatchewan: Development of a stand-alone PC
based system for finite element analysis of bone
Sept 1996–Feb 1997 Co-investigator and supervisor for final year mechanical engineering student’s
thesis project, University of Saskatchewan: Finite element analysts of the
stress distribution in the proximal femur after impaction bone grafting hip
revision
July 1992– July 1993 High School Teacher - Biosearch College. Taught secondary school courses
and to Ontario high school students at a research station in San Salvador,
Bahamas
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS – TALKS
Moderator: Knee Arthroplasty scientific papers session, COA. June, 2005.
Waitlist, Joint Registry & Complications, A “Joint” Endeavour. May 11 & June 1, 2005.
Perform “live broadcast” surgery – cemented total hip for the Manitoba Orthopedic Association 44th Annual Symposium, Winnipeg, Mb, October 14, 2004.
The Critical Mass Volume Relationship & Surgery, Wayne Beecroft Surgical Forum, University of Manitoba, October 6, 2004
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery in Winnipeg, Surgery Forum Grand Rounds, University of Manitoba, October 6, 2004
Leg Length Discrepancy - Surgical Advances in Total Hip & Knee meeting, September 24-26, 2004, Gravenhurst, Ontario
Navigation for TKA- Surgical Advances in Total Hip & Knee meeting, September 24-26, 2004, Gravenhurst, Ontario
Mobile Bearings- Surgical Advances in Total Hip & Knee meeting, September 24-26, 2004, Gravenhurst, Ontario
Femoral rotation and mapping- Surgical Advances in Total Hip & Knee meeting, September 24-26, 2004, Gravenhurst, Ontario
The Use of Computer Aid Navigation in Total Knee Replacement, Canadian Orthopedic Association meeting, Calgary, June 2004
Leg Length Discrepancy after Total Hip Replacement, Canadian Orthopedic Association meeting, Calgary, June 2004
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery, Nurses’ week educational seminar, Concordia Hospital, May 2004
Impaction Grafting Total Hip Revision, Manitoba Orthopedic Association, October 2003
Toxic Fumes and Bone Cement, ORNAC – Presentation to OR nursing teams, June 10, 2003
Joint Registries, Manitoba Orthopedic Society, Feb 25, 2003
Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery, Arthritis Self Help Group, Society of Manitobans
with Disabilities, Feb 12, 2003
Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures – Assessment and Management. Educational session for
Royal University Hospital orthopedic nursing staff, Saskatoon, January 2000.
Fractures of the Proximal Femur – Assessment and Management. Podium presentation at
“The Orthopedic Workshop - Continuing Nursing Education” in Saskatoon, Oct 1998.
REPORTS
Towards Establishing Evidence-Based Benchmarks for Acceptable Waiting Times for Joint Replacement , Nosewothy, T., Sanmartin, C., Bohm, E., Conner-Spady, B., DeCoster, C., Dunbar, M., Lorenzetti, D., McLaren, L., McGurran, J. – CIHR RFA # 76440. July 22, 2005
Laminar air flow, body exhaust suits and perioperative antibiotics for the prevention of total joint
sepsis – prepared for WRHA Surgical Standards Committee
Peri-operative anticoagulation in hip fracture patients – prepared for WRHA Surgical
Standards Committee
The timing of hip fracture surgery – prepared for WRHA Surgical Standards Committee
THESES
1. Bohm E: Resumption of employment after hip replacement surgery - what to measure, and how? Graduate thesis fulfilling the requirements for Master of Science degree in Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax.
2. Bohm E, Snow J: Computer modeling of an impact absorption system for an above knee prosthesis. Undergraduate thesis completed for engineering degree at McMaster University, April 1992.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong-Hing K, Dzus A. A randomized, controlled trial of above and
below elbow casts in pediatric distal forearm fractures. Accepted by the Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery.
2. Gross M, Bohm E: Curriculum for residents’ education. Canadian Journal of Surgery, February 2001.
3. Bohm E, Resumption of Employment After Hip Replacement Surgery: What to
Measure, and How? Quantification of Employment and Related Factors, Canadian Journal of Surgery (submitted Sept 2004)
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
1. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong-Hing K, Dzus A: A randomized, controlled trial of above elbow and below elbow casts in pediatric distal forearm fractures. Presented at the meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Washington DC, Feb 2005
2. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong-Hing K, Dzus A: A randomized, controlled trial of above elbow vs below elbow casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures. Presented at the joint meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association in Calgary AB, June 2004
4. Bohm E, :Resumption of Employment after THA – What to measure and how? Section of Orthopedics Grand Rounds, October 22, 2003
5. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong Hing K, Dzus A: A randomized, controlled trial of above elbow vs below elbow casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures – interim results. Presented at the joint meeting of the Canadian and American Orthopedic Associations in Victoria BC, June 2002
6. Forsythe M, Bohm E, Hennigar A, Deluzio K, Dunbar M: Accuracy and precision of digital radiostereometric analysis (RSA) using zero and linear displacement models. Presented at the 2002 Department of Surgery Research Day, Dalhousie University, May 2002.
7. Bohm E, Dunbar M, Gross M: Do care maps affect length of stay after hip or knee replacement surgery? Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association in London, ON, 2001.
8. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong Hing K, Dzus A: A randomized, controlled trial of above elbow vs below elbow casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures – interim results. Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association in London, ON, 2001.
9. Bohm E, Mohan R, Gross M: Giant Cell Tumors of Bone Treated by Curettage, High Speed Burring and Cementation. Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association in London, ON, 2001.
10. Bohm E, Dzus A, Yong Hing K. Randomized controlled trial of above elbow versus below casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures – interim results. Department of Surgery Research Day, University of Saskatchewan, May 2000; Manitoba – Saskatchewan Orthopedic Research Day, April 2000.
11. Bohm E, Dzus A, Yong Hing K. Randomized controlled trial of above elbow versus below casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures – a proposal. Department of Surgery Research Day, University of Saskatchewan, May 1999; Manitoba – Saskatchewan Orthopedic Research Day, April 2000
12. Bohm E, Knorr VB, McPhee DP, Zettl BAG. Development of a stand-alone PC based system for finite element analysis of bone. Department of Surgery Research Day, University of Saskatchewan, May 1998; combined Manitoba – Saskatchewan Orthopedic Research Day, May 1998.
13. Bohm E, Kennedy S, Hocher P, Ruohio S Finite element analysis of the stress distribution in the proximal femur after impaction bone grafting hip revision. Department of Surgery Research Day, University of Saskatchewan, June 1997; combined Manitoba – Saskatchewan Orthopedic Resident’s Research Day, April 1997.
14. Bohm E, Snow J. Computer modeling of an impact absorption system for an above knee prosthesis. McMaster University, Hamilton, April 1992.
SCIENTIFIC POSTERS
1. Bohm E, Forsythe M, Hennigar A, Deluzio K, Dunbar M: Accuracy and precision of digital radiostereometric analysis (RSA) using zero and linear displacement models. Canadian Orthopedic Association meeting, Winnipeg, October 2003
2. Bohm E: Resumption of employment after hip replacement surgery: what to measure, and how? Canadian Orthopedic Association meeting, Winnipeg, October 2003
3. Bohm E, Mohan R, Dunbar M, Gross M. Are there useful predictors of long term outcome for high tibial osteotomies? Canadian Orthopedic Association annual
meeting, June 2002, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting, February 2002.
4. Mohan R, Bohm E, Gross M: High tibial osteotomy – a 9-12 year follow-up study. Canadian Orthopedic Association meeting, London ON, 2001.
5. Mohan R, Bohm E, Gross M: The mid-term results of giant cell tumors treated by curettage, high speed burring and cementation. 5th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rhodes, Greece, June 2001.
SCIENTIFIC POSTERS - continued
6. Bohm E, Mohan R, Gross M: Giant Cell Tumors of Bone Treated by Curettage, High Speed Burring and Cementation. Dalhousie University, Department of Surgery Research Day,
May 2001.
7 Bohm E, Kennedy S, Hocher P, Ruohio S: Finite element analysis of the stress distribution in the proximal femur after impaction bone grafting hip revision. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, St. John’s NF, 1999.
8 Bohm E, Kennedy S, Hocher P, Ruohio S: Finite element analysis of the stress distribution in the proximal femur after impaction bone grafting hip revision. Canadian Orthopaedic Resident’s Association meeting, Vancouver, 1997.
ABSTRACTS
1. Bohm E, Lai K, Burnell C, Hedden H: Prevalence of Medical C0-Morbidities Amongst Patients with Prosthesis Infection after Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacements. Proceedings of The Canadian Orthopaedic Association, June 2004.
2. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong Hing K, Dzus A: A randomized, controlled trial of above elbow vs below elbow casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures – interim results. Proceedings of the combined Canadian and American Orthopedic Associations meeting, June 2002.
3. Bohm E, Mohan R, Dunbar M, Gross M. Are there useful predictors of long term outcome for high tibial osteotomies? Proceedings of the combined Canadian and American Orthopedic Associations meeting, June 2002, and the 69th Annual Meeting Proceedings of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, February 2002.
4. Bohm E, Dunbar M, Gross M: Do care maps affect length of stay after hip or knee replacement surgery? Proceedings of the 56th Annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) website, June 2001.
5. Bohm E, Bubbar V, Yong Hing K, Dzus A: A randomized, controlled trial of above elbow vs below elbow casts in pediatric distal third forearm fractures – interim results. Proceedings of the 56th Annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) website, June 2001.
6. Bohm E, Mohan R, Gross M: Giant Cell Tumors of Bone Treated by Curettage, High Speed Burring and Cementation. Proceedings of the 56th Annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) website, June 2001.
7. Mohan R, Bohm E, Gross M: A 10-12 year prospective study of high tibial osteotomies. Proceedings of the 56th Annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) website, June 2001.