As we all continue to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our practices and our lives, the Canadian Paediatric Orthopaedic Group supports ongoing collaboration, education and research from a distance. |
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Annual COA Meeting and CPOG Program |
The Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting will be held virtually again this year. From June 15th to June 19th, there will be 4 evenings and 1 day of online education. Registration is now open. Please see our paediatric subspecialty schedule below.
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
8:00-10:00 EST
Fireside Chat - Bring your interesting cases!
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If you have a case you’d like to present, please submit it to Dr. Kevin Smit at ksmit@cheo.on.ca before Monday, June 7th. Register before Monday, June 7th to cpog@canorth.org for a chance to win an Uber Eats card!
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Subspecialty Day – Paediatric Program
18:00-19:00 EST
Paediatric Symposium - Paediatric MSK Oncology Updates on
Diagnosis, Work-up & Treatment
19:15-20:15 EST
Paediatric Paper Session - Cerebral Palsy/DDH
20:30-21:30 EST
Paediatric Paper Session - Spine/Limb Deformity
Friday, June 18, 2021
Subspecialty Day – Paediatric Program
18:00-19:00 EST
Paediatric Paper Session - Trauma/Infection
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Saturday, June 19, 2021
9:30-11:00 EST
CPOG members annual meeting and awards ceremony
New “Best Paper” Awards
At this year’s paediatric program, there will be 3 awards for podium presentation as follows:
- The best paper, as adjudicated by the moderators of the sessions
- The “people’s choice” for the best paper, as judged by the audience
- The best trainee paper
We’d like to recognize leaders and contributors in Canadian paediatric orthopaedics with the naming of these awards. Watch your email inbox for the opportunity to suggest honorees for the award names.
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Are you interested in joining or being involved in the CPOG executive or education, communication, research and finance/governance committees? The transition of leadership and election for future positions will happen at the CPOG business meeting at the COA. Watch your email inbox for the call for nominations for CPOG executive positions and committee chairs in the coming month. |
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COF/CPOG Research Initiative |
CPOG and the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation (COF) have combined the STEP challenge with the research committee’s call for proposals. Recently an email was sent out via the COA requesting letters of intent (LOI) from CPOG members. These LOIs will be submitted to the COF committee and the successful applications will be selected for funding. The funding source for this will be via the COF STEP challenge and we would like to encourage all members to participate this September in order to raise funds for COOG research. The deadline for LOI submissions is May 21st.
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Soft-tissue Quadriceps tendon Autograft ACL reconstruction in the Skeletally-Immature vs. Hamstrings: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial |
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This is a multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 100 paediatric patients (ages 10-18 years, inclusive) undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to compare the effect of soft-tissue autograft tendon choice (hamstring vs. quadriceps) on rates of re-operation, return to sport, knee function, and adverse events at 2 years. Follow-up will occur at 6 weeks, and 6, 12, and 18 months’ post-surgery.
If interested in participating, please contact the Research Coordinators:
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Welcome New Members! Congrats on your New Positions! |
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We are pleased to make two new paediatric orthopaedic position announcements.
Dr. Ryan Katchky recently joined the paediatric orthopaedic group in London, Ontario.
Dr. Louis Bezuidenhout joined the group at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Congratulations Members on your Awards! |
Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Smit (Ottawa, ON) and Dr. Unni Narayanan (Toronto, ON) who received research awards from the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation. Dr. Smit received the Carroll A. Laurin Award, recognizing excellence in clinical research for his project “Is Spinal Motion Preserved Following Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? A Prospective Study”. Dr. Narayanan received the Robert B. Salter Award, recognizing excellence in basic science research for the project “Validation of the Patient Reported Outcomes of Fracture Healing (PROOF) Questionnaires for Evaluation of Pediatric Upper and Lower Extremity Fracture Outcomes”.
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We are all deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague Dr. Lucas Murnaghan. Dr. Murnaghan’s clinical practice at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children spanned a decade from August 2009 to February 2019. He specialized in general paediatric orthopaedics with a subspecialty interest in paediatric athletic injuries and the use of arthroscopy in the management of a wide spectrum of pathologies. His practice extended to adolescent and collegiate athletes in association with the MacIntosh Clinic at The University of Toronto, and a young adult practice at Women’s College Hospital.
While fully dedicated to providing optimal care for his patients, Dr. Murnaghan was also intentional about pursuing a life outside of his medical practice. He chased his interests with vigor, competing in marathons, triathlons, and bike rallies. Finding solace in water, he spent time traveling the world to free dive and surf and established a reputation as a renowned water photographer. With his partner Antonio Lennert, he was co-owner of ‘Surf the Greats’, a local Toronto surf shop.
Dr. Murnaghan was an active and engaged member of CPOG. Since his passing, many of us have shared fond memories of spending time with him at our meetings and gatherings. Years ago, the idea to found a paediatric subspecialty group was sparked by Dr. Murnaghan’s comment about the lack of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in attendance at the COA. He pondered how paediatric orthopods could be drawn to the conference. From those observations and comments, CPOG was born. Lucas will be greatly missed by his CPOG friends and colleagues.
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A new position for a paediatric orthopaedic academic appointment in Jackson, Mississippi, USA has been posted to the COA job board. Check the COA job board and/or contact CPOG member and Canadian paediatric orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Kellie Leitch for more information about the position. Log in to the COA Job Board here to read the full job posting [ID #142].
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Please continue to support CPOG! All CPOG members (paying and non-paying categories) can renew their 2021 membership by logging into the COA Membership Portal that houses all Dues Invoices. Please follow the steps below:
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Click on here to access the Membership Renewal page.
- Your membership will be listed at the top of the page.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page to click on the “Update & Continue” button.
NOTE: Any outstanding and unpaid invoices from 2020 will also be in your account. COA members can also renew their COA membership for his year at the same time.
If you’ve forgotten your password or it is your first-time logging into the Membership Portal, please reach out to Schneïda Bruny, our COA Coordinator, at cpog@canorth.org.
Thank you so much for your continued support!
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Help us spread the word about CPOG! Follow and tag CPOG on Twitter and Instagram. Use twitter handle @CPOG_Ca and Instagram handle @cpog_ca. We encourage members to use these handles when posting participation and attendance at the COA and CPOG meetings. We want to see you from afar!
Please help us follow our members and strengthen our networking platform. CPOG wants to share your news whether it’s to advertise a job, welcome a new colleague or announce your own new practice. Please share your CPOG-worthy news with us at cpogresearch@gmail.com. We’ve had little correspondence from members and would like to hear more. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Sincerely,
CPOG Communications Committee
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