Our Network
We are one entity comprising five different research groups, from leading orthopaedic institutions in Central, Eastern, and Atlantic Canada. We seek to recruit other centres from the West so that we can truly be a national network.
Board & Advisory Committee
Dr. Mike Dunbar – Chair
Halifax, NS
Dr. Glen Richardson – President
Halifax, NS
Elise Laende – VP Academic
Halifax, NS
Martin Petrak – VP Industry
Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Eric Bohm – Chief Medical Officer
Winnipeg, MB
Trevor Gascoyne – Treasurer & Secretary
Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Doug Naudie – London Surgical Rep
London, ON
Dr. Martin Lavigne – Montreal Surgical Rep
Montreal, QC
Advisory Committee*
*Presently, not finalized
Trevor Gascoyne – Advisory committee chair & RSA manager
Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Matthew Teeter – Physics and Imaging
London, ON
Dr. Pascal-Andre Vendittoli – Medical and Surgical Review
Halifax, NS
Dr. Eric Bohm – Chief Medical Officer
Winnipeg, MB
Chad Munro – For-Profit Business
Mabou, NS
Halifax Biomedical Inc.
Locations
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Queen Elizabeth 2 Health Sciences Centre II, Capital Disctric Health Authority & Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
Coordinator & Manager: Elise Laende, MSc, PhD Cand., EIT
Lead Surgeons: Dr. Michael Dunbar, MD, PhD, FRCSC; Dr. Glen Richardson, MD, MASc, FRCSC
Participating Surgeons: Dr. David Amirault, MD, FRCSC; Dr. Gerald Reardon, MD, FRCSC; Dr. Bill Oxner, MD, FRCSC; Dr. Ivan Wong, MD, FRCSC; Dr. Andrew Trenholm, MD, FRCSC;
Orthopaedic Innovation Centre
In conjunction with the Concordia Joint Replacement Group & University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Coordinator: Trevor Gascoyne, MSc, EIT
Managers: Martin Petrak, MSc, P. Eng.
Lead Surgeons: Dr. Thomas Turgeon, MD, MSc, FRCSC; Dr. Eric Bohm, MD, B.Eng., MSc, FRCSC
Participating Surgeons: Dr. David Hedden, MD, FRCSC; Dr. Colin Burnell, MD, FRCSC
London Health Sciences Centre
London, ON
Coordinator & Manager: Dr. Matthew Teeter, PhD
Lead Surgeons: Dr. Douglas Naudie, MD, FRCSC; Dr. Richard McCalden, MD, FRCSC
Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Montreal, QC
Lead Surgeons: Dr. Martin Lavigne, MD, MSc, FRCSC; Dr. Pascal-Andre Vendittoli, MD, MSc, FRCSC
The Moncton Hospital
Moncton, NB
Lead Surgeon: Dr. Michael Forsythe, MD, FRCSC
Partnerships
Mabou, NS
President: Chad Munro
- Providing analysis of RSA images in a standardized format
- Trained, certified personnel with extensive experience in marker-based and model-based RSA.
- Certified by ISO 9001: quality management system standard.
- Providing technical support for the RSA suites at all participating centres.
An international, Europe-based RSA Network with the goal of improving the quality of clinical radiostereometry research by sharing knowledge between research groups with different levels of expertise. This Network is made up of numerous research groups in Europe and Canada
- Oslo, (Norway)
- Gothenburg, Lund (Sweden)
- Holstebro, Arhus (Denmark)
- Leiden (The Netherlands)
- Oxford (United Kingdom)
- Bologna (Italy)
- Halifax, NS (Canada)