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Location
Venue: St. Boniface General Hospital-Research Centre: Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium: R Block
St. Boniface General Hospital-Research Centre: Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium: R Block
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63rd Annual Manitoba Orthopaedic Symposium 2026
This is an in-person event only. The educational session will be at the St. Boniface General Hospital Research Center
Description
The annual Manitoba Orthopaedic Symposium provides a forum for discussion of the latest management of orthopaedic problems. The topics are designed to appeal to a broad audience and to include all aspects of non-operative and operative musculoskeletal care and rehabilitation. It is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of those participants who have an interest in these issues. The Manitoba Orthopaedic Symposium will cover essential topics in pediatric orthopaedics, hip and knee arthroplasty, sports, trauma, spine, hand, wrist, foot, and ankle surgery.
This event/program will be of interest to: Orthopaedic Surgeons, Physicians, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Athletic Therapists, Chiropractors, Residents, and Medical Students.
Objectives
- Assess the care of the orthopaedic patient, or patients with a musculoskeletal injury. (CanMEDS Role: Medical Expert, Scholar, Professional)
- Evaluate methods to improve teamwork between various musculoskeletal care providers and allied health practitioners across a variety of settings and community types. (CanMEDS Rols: Collaborator, Communicator, Leader)
- Identify collaboration and advocacy opportunities between the Manitoba Orthopaedic Society (MOS) and other provincial organizations representing health professionals involved in musculoskeletal care. (CanMEDS Role: Health Advocate, Leader, Collaborator)
Agenda
| Speaker | Topic | |
| 8:00 – 8:40 | Check In & Breakfast | |
| 8:40 – 8:45 | Welcome | |
| 8:45 – 9:15 | Jesse Rubel MPT | Running Injuries (ITB Syndrome) |
| 9:15 – 9:45 | Dr. Susan Thompson | The Musician’s Hand |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Krista Paulson CHT, BMR-PT, BSc, MSc | One Wrist, Many Hands: Optimizing the Distal Radius Journey Together |
| 10:15 -10:30 | Break | |
| 1030 – 1100 | Dr. Bob Litchfield | Innovations in Shoulder Surgery |
| 11:00 – 1130 | Dr. Laurie Hiemstra | Leaving Talent on the Table: Culture and Inclusion in Canadian Orthopaedics |
| 11:30 – 1200 | Dr. Bob Litchfield | COA update: Emerging Challenges for Orthopaedics in Canada |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45 – 1:15 | Dr. Laurie Hiemstra | Why the Management of Patellofemoral Instability CANNOT be an Algorithm |
| 1:15 – 1:45 | Drs. Greg Stranges, Bob Litchfield, Laurie Hiemstra | Round Table – Knee Cases: Assessment and Management |
| 1:45 – 2:15 | Resident and Fellow Research | |
| Dr. Ben Wightman | Annual Consult Volume of an Orthopaedic Trauma Service at a Major Canadian Centre | |
| Dr. Soroush Nedaie | Early vs Staged Fixation of Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | |
| Dr. Jillian McNally | Patellar tendon-Bone autograft: A New Graft Option for ACL Reconstruction and Proposed Randomized Trial | |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Break | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Dr. Sophie Zhu | When the Heel Won’t Heal: Rethinking Achilles Tendinopathy |
| 3:00- 3:30 | Kim Keating | Workplace Injury to Recovery: Understanding WCB’s role |
| 3:30 – 3:35 | Closing Remarks | |
Registration
Physician: $250.00
Nurses: $75.00
Other Health Professional: $75.00
MOS Member: $25.00
Residents: No charge
Fellow: No charge
Study Credits
This event was co-developed with the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 5.5 Mainpro+ credits.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 5.5 hours.
Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.
The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).
Cancellation Policy
In accordance with CPD Medicine policy:
- More than 21 days’ notice: A refund will be issued, minus a 20% administrative fee (up to a maximum of $200).
- Less than 21 days’ notice: No refund will be provided.
Special refund requests may be submitted to the event coordinator for consideration by the Scientific Planning Committee Chair, CPD Director or the Managing Director.