Current Issues

The COA tries to keep our finger on the pulse and brief members regularly on issues impacting the field, advocacy initiatives and collaborations with other organizations.

Wait Times on Access to Orthopaedic Care

Many Canadians wait too long for access to musculoskeletal care. The COA strives to promote access to timely, appropriate orthopaedic care, and therefore continues to meet with government representatives to advocate for the adoption of innovative models of care.

Position Statement on Access to Orthopaedic Care

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) & EDUCATE Training programs for fracture clinics

The COA, the Surgery Methods Centre at McMaster University, and a team of clinician-researchers from across Canada and the United States have partnered to raise awareness about the health implications of IPV, particularly in the context of fracture clinics, and provide health care professionals who see patients in these settings with education on how to identify and respond to IPV.

- 1 in 3 women presenting to fracture clinics have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) at some point in their lives.
- 45% of women who are killed by their intimate partner have attended a hospital for treatment of injuries related to IPV within the past 2 years
- Every 6 days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner.

Information Sheet