Nov. 28, 2019

Experts in back and spine health share latest research advances at the 2019 Wood Forum

Videos of presentations now available
Wood Forum speakers
Speakers from the 2020 Wood Forum

Thank you to the over 400 people who made it out on a snowy October day for this year’s Wood Forum, featuring presentations on the latest research advances in back and spine health.

If you missed the event, you can watch videos of the presentations here:

The Mobility for Life Project

Dr. Steven Boyd

Chronic low back pain: How to lift the fog

Dr. Ganesh Swamy

What to do when your spine wears out

Dr. David Cadotte

Pain and Poppies

Dr. Tuan Trang

GLA:D Back: A program to help patients receive first-line care for low back pain

Dr. Greg Kawchuk

Spine Access Alberta

Mel Slomp

Road to the 2018 Olympics

Kimberley McRae

Q&A panel with presenters

Dr. Steven Boyd, PhD is the director of the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health. He is a professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and holds a joint position with the Schulich School of Engineering and the Faculty of Kinesiology.

Dr. Ganesh Swamy, MD, PhD,  is an orthopaedic surgeon and a clinical assistant professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on intervertebral disc inflammation, and his clinical interests lie in the surgical treatment of degenerative adult spinal deformities.

Dr. David Cadotte, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon and an assistant professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. His research interests are in advanced imaging of the human spinal cord and spinal column. He is also interested in initiating large prospective clinical trials to study the impacts of the aging spine.

Dr. Tuan Trang, PhD is an associate professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. As a scientist at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, his research is directed towards unlocking the mysteries of chronic pain and developing better therapies for the six million Canadians afflicted by this condition.

Dr. Greg Kawchuk, DC, PhD, is a professor in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta with additional appointments at the University of Southern Denmark and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. He practiced chiropractic for 15 years in Calgary before receiving his PhD in bioengineering and transitioning to academia. His research interests focus on back pain and spine function.

Mel Slomp has worked in the Alberta healthcare system for over 25 years. Currently, he is the Executive Director of the Bone and Joint Health Clinical Strategic Network team that fosters innovation in bone and joint health care by facilitating collaborative work between clinicians, patients, researchers and administrators.

Kimberley McRae competed for Canada on the Canadian Olympic luge team for the 2014 and 2018 Olympics. Throughout her 16-year career, she was a multiple World Cup medalist and earned a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships. The last medal she won was in Calgary, December 2018, while she was both competing and going to school for nursing.

 

Past Wood Forums:

Wood Forum 2018: Foot and Ankle Health

Wearable Technology to Reduce Foot and Ankle Running Injuries

Dr. Reed Ferber

Total Ankle Replacement: A New Standard of Care for Ankle Arthritis 

Dr. Andrew Dodd

Crystal Clear Diagnosis of Gout

Dr. Paul MacMullan

Life On and Off the Pitch

Martin Nash

Q&A panel with presenters

 

Wood Forum 2017: Shoulder and Elbow Health

How my shoulder injury impacted my sports career and life 

Rhett Warrener

Beaming in rural Albertans for shoulder physio

Dr. Martin Ferguson-Pell

Cartliage transplantation in the shoulder: Horizons in donated tissue

Dr. Mark Heard

Preventing stiffness after elbow fractures

Dr. Kevin Hildebrand 

Rotator cuff injuries: Prevention to post-op

Dr. Judy Chepeha

Q&A panel with presenters