Hello CPOG Members,
This Fall newsletter comes to you with renewed enthusiasm as the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to settle down and vaccination efforts are ongoing.
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Debra Bartley, MD, FRCS(C)
2021-2023 CPOG President
London, ON
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CPOG recently elected a new executive committee. We would like to welcome our new team:
- President: Debra Bartley
- Vice President: Anthony Cooper
- Secretary: Megan Cashin
- Treasurer: Kevin Smit
- Past president: Ron El-Hawary
- Member-at-large: Katie Rooks
- Member-at-large: Maxime Côté
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We currently have 4 active CPOG committees:
- Communication – chaired by Patricia Larouche
- Education – chaired by Mark Camp
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Research – chaired by Unni Narayanan
- Finance & Governance – chaired by Kevin Smit
Engagement from our members is essential to ensure that we as a CPOG community continue to grow. We know you would be an asset in building CPOG! If you are interested in joining a committee, please email us at cpog@canorth.org.
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This year we attended another virtual COA. The success of this event in June demonstrated that our community is strongly connected even when physically distanced.
We had the chance to attend sessions that were thought provoking and educational. Of the papers presented, the executive committee had the difficult task of narrowing down and choosing the best ones. These outstanding papers received the following awards named after influential CPOG members.
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Best Trainee paper - Dr. Anne Dzus Award
Optimising opioid prescribing at discharge in paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures presented
Lawrence Wengle
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Best CPOG paper - Dr. Baxter Willis Award
Femoral lengthening in children: a matched cohort study comparing a motorised intramedullary nail and external fixation presented
Simon Kelley
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Paediatric paper chosen for COA Highlight Session - Dr. Stephen Tredwell Award
The paediatric orthopaedic surgery burden: can modification of referral criteria help alleviate departmental strain?
Alicia Kerrigan
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People’s choice paper - Dr. Morris Duhaime Award
Variation in operative and non-operative treatment rates for pediatric Gartland type II supracondylar humerus fracture across multiple Canadian centers presented
Sasha Carsen
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We are grateful to everyone who participated as organizers, presenters and audience members. We would like to extend a special thank you to Joint Solution Alliance for donating the Uber eats cards for the fireside chat, allowing us to feel closer together. We are hopeful to be able to reconvene in person in June 2022 in beautiful Quebec City. Stay tuned for more details. |
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First Step Challenge, a great success! |
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On September 13-17, ten teams of CPOG members across the country participated in the inaugural CPOG Step Challenge. This unique collaboration with the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation gives us an excellent opportunity to raise funds for Paediatric Orthopaedic research and education. With a strong final push, over $41,000 was raised in this year’s event! A portion of the overall funds raised will support a national grant for multicenter Paediatric Orthopaedic research in Canada. Stay tuned and watch CPOG communications for more information. |
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The Research committee wants your feedback! |
This is your chance to prioritize projects facilitated by the Canadian Paediatric Orthopaedic Research Committee. Please complete this brief survey asking for your 3 top research topics. The topics can be as broad or specific as you wish. |
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First CPOG Virtual Journal Club
This journal club was held in May 2021. It was well attended and it led to fruitful discussion. More journal clubs are to come!
2021 Salter Lecture
Recordings of the 2021 Salter Lecture and panel discussions on DDH, Perthes, and Cerebral Palsy Hip, are available to CPOG members below:
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Canadian Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma Course
January 27-29, 2022 | Whistler, BC
For more info about the program, please visit www.cpotcourse.com. There are currently big discounts on hotel rooms; Book early before the reserved room block gets filled!
POSNA Annual Conference
May 11-14, 2022 | Vancouver, BC
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COA Annual Meeting
June 8-11, 2022 | Quebec, QC
Abstract submissions to the 2022 COA/CORS/CORA Annual Meeting program are being accepted until December 13, 2021. Author disclosures MUST be completed at the time of submission, or your submission will not be considered complete. Notifications will go out in February 2022 and all author or presenter changes should be in by April 2022.
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POSI - Canadian Fellowship |
In July 2021, after a yearlong delay due to the pandemic, the team at the Stollery Children’s Hospital/University of Alberta was pleased to welcome to Edmonton the first annual POSI-Canadian fellow, Dr. Raman Shrivastava from Raipur, India. In September 2021, the team at IWK Health Centre/Dalhousie University welcomed to Halifax the second annual POSI-Canadian fellow, Dr. Ankita Bansal from Mumbai, India. CPOG members can look forward to meeting both Fellows and hearing about their respective experiences during the CPOG/COA Annual Meeting in Quebec City in June 2022. The next fellow in this program (2022) will be hosted at BCCH/UBC in Vancouver.
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Dr. Raman Shrivastava
Raipur, India
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Dr. Ankita Bansal
Mumbai, India
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This important collaboration between CPOG and POSI (Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India), was established largely thanks to the efforts of founding CPOG President, Dr Kishore Mulpuri. If your site is interested in potentially hosting a future fellow in this program, please contact Dr Mulpuri. |
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Alicia Kerrigan
MD, MSc, FRCSC
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New Surgeon at CHEO
and CPOG Member
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Dr. Kerrigan proudly joins CHEO’s pediatric orthopaedic team. Her areas of interest include adolescent sport injuries, patellofemoral disorders and complex limb deformity correction. She looks forward to joining the prestigious faculty at the University of Ottawa Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. |
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We want to hear from you! |
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CPOG wants to know our members better. Thanks to those of you who have already responded to our request for member information. This information will be used to allow us to better collaborate on patient care, CPOG events and research. Please complete our short survey. We promise it will take less than 5 minutes and be well worth your time!
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Contact Information for CPOG Members
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Do you have events, news or photos to share? CPOG is now on Twitter. We encourage all members to use the Twitter handle @CPOG_ca when tweeting relevant comments, announcements and photos.
We also have an active WhatsApp chat among members, in which we discuss cases, conferences and stay in touch. Please email us at cpog@canorth.org to be added to the group.
Finally, we invite CPOG members to reach out to us at cpog@canorth.org. if interested in getting involved in CPOG or sharing information about your work. We’d love to highlight our members and their accomplishments.
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Sincerely,
CPOG Communications Committee
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Canadian Paediatric Orthopaedic Group
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