HMRC Seminar Series - 2003 to 2004
We would like to thank the following speakers for their participation in our Seminar Series:
September 2003
Dr. T. Derek V. Cooke, Orthopaedic Consultant, Habib Medical Centre.
- "Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee and Osteoporosis: Is there a connection?"
October 2003
Joel Lanovaz, Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University.
- "Development of a Dynamic, Three Dimensional Computational Model of the Knee Joint
"
Steve MacNeil, Ph.D. Candidate, Physical Health and Education Department, Queen's University.
- "Mechanics and Clinical Significance of OA Knee Bracing
"
Andrea Hemmerich, M.Sc. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University.
- "
Three-Dimensional
Kinematic and Kinetic Analysis of Activities of Daily Living in India"
November 2003
Shawn Leclaire, Systems Specialist, Human Mobility Research Centre.
- "Computing in the OR: An Overview of the Role Computers Play in Image-Guided Surgery"
Dr. Genevieve Dumas, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University.
- "Pregnancy and Work: Problematic Tasks Identified by Pregnant Women"
Dr. Randy Flanagan, Professor, Department of Psychology, Queen's University.
- "Prediction and Control in Skilled Action"
Dr. Lindsay Davidson, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Kingston General Hospital.
- "Don't Slip Up! SCFE- A Preventable Cause of Osteoarthritis?"
December 2003
Dr. Stephen Waldman, Professor, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, Queen's University.
- "Application of Mechanical Forces during the First Week of In Vitro Cartilaginous Tissue Formation Increases Collagen
Accumulation"
January 2004
Patrick Smith, Msc. Candidate, Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University.
- "Examination of the metabolic and genetic Effects of N-acylated Glucosamines on Articular Chondrocytes"
Alain Beaulieu, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Computing and Information Science, Queen's University.
- "Verifying and validating (V&V) software safety for Computer Integrated Surgery"
February 2004
Dr. Maarten Beek, Post Doctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University.
- "Kinematics of the Wrist Joints"
Dr. Randy Ellis, Professor, School of Information and Computing Science, Queen's University.
- "OR2010: Medical Imaging for Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery"
Alison McConnell, MSc.(Engineering), Queen's University, Research Engineer, Martin Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, St. Michael's
Hospital.
- "Experiences in Setting up a Biomechanics Laboratory in a Level One Trauma Centre"
March 2004
Dr. Linda MacLean, Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University.
- "Characterization
of muscle morphology and firing characteristics using electromyography:
Potential uses in understanding repetitive strain injury."
Dr. Davide Bardana, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kingston
General Hospital
- "Advances in ACL Surgery: Computer Assisted and Instrumented Tensioning."
Dr. T. Derek V. Cooke, Orthopaedic Consultant, Habib Medical Centre
- "Healthy Knee Mechanics and Alignment."
Dr. Aaron Campbell, Orthopaedic Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kingston General Hospital/Queen's University
- "Greater Trochanteric Tip Fractures: MRI and Clinical Evaluation"
For further information please contact:
Anny Patterson, Seminar Series Co-ordinator
hmrc@post.queensu.ca
Human Mobility Research Centre
Angada 1
Syl and Molly Apps Research Centre
Kingston General Hospital
Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V7
Telephone (613) 548-2430
Fax (613) 549-2529