Subspecialties | Canadian Arthroplasty Society (CAS)

Meetings

CAS 2024 Annual Meeting – Thank you for attending!

The 13th CAS Annual Meeting welcomed 85 delegates from across the country for a two-day in-person educational program in Toronto that included a research session, symposia, and research paper sessions.  The CAS Executive were pleased to welcome the Hip Society’s Rothman-Ranawat Traveling Fellows as invited guest speakers, as well as highlight Canadian arthroplasty research through over 41 podium presentations from renowned hip and knee arthroplasty experts.  Congratulations are extended to Dr. Steve Mann (Queen’s University) for  leading the program as Chair of the Education Committee, and President, Dr. Jason Werle (University of Calgary) on his leadership.

Dates: Friday, November 29th, and Saturday, November 30th, 2024.

Location: Toronto, ON at the InterContinental Toronto Hotel, 225 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2X3

Programming and Schedule: Click here to view the full program! 

Upcoming Meetings

CAS Intro to Arthroplasty Fundamentals for Residents

February 5, February 12, 2025

Further information to follow!

14th ISAR congress

February 19-21, 2025
Christchurch, New Zealand

Registration Form Payment Accommodation

 

Past Events

Toronto Orthopaedics Comprehensive Hip & Knee Course

November 28-29, 2024, Toronto, ON

This course will now be offered to all fellows across Canada! This course has been designed to advance the knowledge and practice of orthopaedic clinical fellows. It is comprised of both didactic lectures and hands-on cadaveric surgical skills stations. Fellows will participate in interactive, evidence-based didactic sessions covering current state-of-the-art arthroplasty of patients with hip and knee arthritis and related pathology. This includes pre-operative planning, surgical approaches, clinical and economic outcomes and maximizing value of care.

This course is being held adjacent to, and, in coordination with the Canadian Arthroplasty Society annual meeting to encourage attendees, faculty and sponsors to attend both events.

As we are expanding this year, we are pleased to offer accommodation bursaries to our fellows coming in from outside of the greater Toronto area (GTA).

  • Location: Toronto, ON (Temerty Advanced Surgical Education & Simulation Centre at the Michener Institute of Education at UHN)
  • Course Chairs: Dr. Amir Khoshbin, Dr. Jesse Wolfstadt and Dr. Michael Zywiel
  • Target Audience: Canadian Orthopaedic Fellows
  • Course Fee: $200.00 / person
  • Website: www.hipandknee.to

If you are an orthopaedic fellow and would like to register, please email temertycentre@michener.ca to obtain the passcode to access registration.

Webinar: Lessons Learnt From Difficult Revisions

British Hip Society in partnership with The Canadian Arthroplasty Society

Saturday October 26, 2024

11:00 – 12:00 MDT / 18:00 – 19:00 GMT+1

Program

 

Queen’s Arthroplasty Course for Residents

July 26-28, 2024, Kingston, Ontario

This course is aimed at PGY 2-5 orthopaedic residents to prepare them for the Royal College exam, improve their understanding of arthroplasty principles, and enhance their knowledge and preparedness for clinical practice.

  • Chair: Dr. Gavin Wood
  • Faculty: Drs. Steve Mann, Aaron Campbell, Fernando Diaz Dilernia, Jesse Wolfstadt, David Backstein.
  • Day 1: Basic science, biomechanics, clinical assessment, routine and complex primary knee arthroplasty, robotics, and computerized navigation.
  • Day 2: Revision knee indications, assessment of bone loss, instability, extensor mechanism disruption, loosening, eriprosthetic fractures, infection and their different reconstructive techniques.
  • Location: Donald Gordon Center, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
  • Course Fee: $200/person includes:
    • 2 nights’ accommodation
    • Friday reception
    • Course dinner on Saturday evening

 

CAS Intro to Arthroplasty Fundamentals for Residents

The Complex Primary Knee and Hip Replacement

Learn the basics of complex primary hip and knee arthroplasty in this virtual 2-part didactic and interactive course for junior residents. Led by experts in lower extremity arthroplasty from across Canada, each 90-minute module covers a wide range of fundamental topics and includes case-based breakout discussions.

Open to all residents in Canadian orthopaedic training programs, but best suited for PGY 1-3 residents. Free registration includes access to both Part I (Knee – January 31) and Part II (Hip – February 21) virtual modules.

Session 1 – Complex Primary Knee Replacement, Session 2 – Complex Primary Hip Replacement

Click here to request access to the session recording