DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
H.K. UHTHOFF RESEARCH DAY
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005
THE OTTAWA HOSPITAL – GENERAL CAMPUS
AUDITORIUM
ANNUAL VISITING PROFESSOR
DR. CHARLES FISHER
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
Director, Resident Education, Division of Spine Surgery
University of British Columbia
RESIDENT RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS
THE DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
1. All residents must participate in a minimum of two research projects during their residency.
2. Research plan and protocol is presented to the Research Visiting Professor in November.
3. Preliminary results are presented to the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Research Committee in early April.
4. The final paper is presented at the H.K. Uhthoff Research Day in April.
5. The best papers are chosen for submission to Collins Day in May.
6. Two completed manuscripts must be written in style of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and submitted to the Chairman of the Resident Research Committee, one by the end of the PGY-3 year and one by the end of the PGY-4 year.
PROGRAM
0830 Opening Remarks – Dr. Louis Lawton, Director of Orthopaedic Residency Training, University of Ottawa
0835 Welcome/Introduction of Dr. Fisher – Dr. Eugene Wai, Chairman, Resident Research Committee
0840 Conducting and Evaluating Clinical Research: What an Orthopaedic Surgeon Needs to Know. Dr. Charles Fisher, Visiting Professor
0910 Discussion
SESSION I: MODERATOR: Dr. Wai
0915 Anatomical Study of the Patellar Tendon Tibial Insertion. Dr. Ali Alsuwaidi, Clinical Fellow
0925 Discussion
0930 Standard Versus Sequential Cement Mixing Methods: Effect on Working Time and Porosity. Dr. Christopher Brown, PGY-3
0940 Discussion
0945 Meta Analysis of Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Dr. Sahal Al-Tamimi, PGY-3
0955 Discussion
1000 The Appropriateness of CT and MRI Scans in Low Back Pain. Dr. Paul Shim, PGY-3
1010 Discussion
1015 Refreshment Break
SESSION II: MODERATOR: Dr. Giachino
1030 Embryology of the Spine and Malformations. Dr. Hans Uhthoff, Professor, Division of Orthopaedics, University of Ottawa
1050 Discussion
1055 Surgery for Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Comparison of Complications and Outcomes of LARS Synthetic Repair Versus Standard Primary Repair. Dr. Dimitri Haddad, PGY-4
1105 Discussion
1110 Caregiver Burden of Patients on the Waiting List for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Michael Bensimon, 4th Year Medical Student, University of Ottawa
1120 Discussion
1125 Non Traumatic Bilateral Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (“SLAC”) Wrist. Dr. J. Pollock, PGY-4
1135 Discussion
1140 The Temporal Pattern of Post-Operative Complications in Open Fractures: A Retrospective Review of Gustillo I Open Fractures at the Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Christopher Raynor, PGY-4
1150 Discussion
1200 Lunch ( talk to me about this)
SESSION III: MODERATOR: Dr. Moroz or Kontio
1300 Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Long Term Follow-Up. Dr. Tracy Rupke, PGY-4
1310 Discussion
1315 The Epidemiology of Spinal Injury at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario: a Twenty-Five Year Review. Dr. Stephen Kingwell, PGY-3
1325 Discussion
1330 A Novel Technique for Soft Tissue Testing Without Bony Attachment
Part I: Development, Nathan Ramachandran (have to get his title), Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Cheo Research Institute
1340 Part II: Clinical Application. Philippe Poitras, B.A.Sc (Mech Eng), Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Cheo Research Institute
1350 Discussion (combined)
1400 The Role of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) on Oncolytic Agent in the Treatment of Human Sarcoma. Dr. Christopher Brown, PGY-3
1410 Discussion
1415 Hip Dislocation Post Spinal Surgery in Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Abdullah Al Bin Saleh, Clinical Fellow, Cheo
1425 Discussion
1430 Refreshment Break
SESSION IV: MODERATOR: Dr. G Johnson
1445 Outcomes in Spine Surgery. Dr. Charles Fisher, Visiting Professor
1505 Discussion
1510 Radiographic Assessment of Acetabular Cup Anteversion. Dr. Sahal Al-Tamimi, PGY-3
1520 Discussion
1525 Fibrin Polymer Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Articular Cartilage. Emma Dare, Postgraduate Student (I have mailed her for more info)
1535 Discussion
1540 The Oncological and Functional Outcomes of Patients with Chondroblastoma. Dr. Paul Shim, PGY-3.
1550 Discussion
1600 Closing Remarks, Dr. Geoff Dervin, Chairman, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa