Conference

Prof Ian Swain invited to co-chair IFESS Conference 2024

ORI’s Professor Ian Swain will be the co-chair for the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) conference that is taking place in Bath from 1st to 3rd September 2024. The IFESS promotes research, application and understanding of electrical stimulation technologies in rehabilitation and medicine. The focus of this year’s conference is on electrical stimulation and… Read more » about Prof Ian Swain invited to co-chair IFESS Conference 2024

ORI PhD Student Louise Mew Recognised for Outstanding Presentation on Young Hip Arthroplasty

Congratulations to ORI PhD student Louise Mew on being awarded the best verbal presentation in 100% patient facing role at the recent Sigma International Nursing European Conference. The main theme for the conference was ‘promoting global nursing: education, research and practice to meet tomorrow’s health and care needs’ and focused on incorporating themes such as… Read more » about ORI PhD Student Louise Mew Recognised for Outstanding Presentation on Young Hip Arthroplasty

Prof Ian Swain invited to participate in IFESS expert panel on Functional Electrical Stimulation

Prof Ian Swain was recently invited to participate in an IFESS expert panel on Functional Electrical Stimulation. Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is the application of tiny electrical impulses to restore or enhance function in people with a wide range of neurological or musculoskeletal disabilities. This can include correction of foot drop following a stroke, restoring… Read more » about Prof Ian Swain invited to participate in IFESS expert panel on Functional Electrical Stimulation

From Bournemouth to Mongolia!

In December, Prof Tom Wainwright was invited to give a keynote lecture at the 16th Annual Conference of the Mongolian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. The lecture was on “Enhanced Recovery in Orthopaedics” and showcased the work of ORI along with an update on the current research evidence in the field. Prof Wainwright commented… Read more » about From Bournemouth to Mongolia!

Prof Tom Wainwright delivers plenary lecture at the recent 17th Hong Kong International Orthopaedic Forum

Prof Tom Wainwright was an invited international speaker at the recent Combined 60th Anniversary Scientific Meeting and 17th Hong Kong International Orthopaedic Forum. He was invited to deliver a plenary lecture on “Enhanced patient recovery after joint replacement surgery” on 27th November 2021 and in addition he also delivered three other lectures on: Enhanced recovery… Read more » about Prof Tom Wainwright delivers plenary lecture at the recent 17th Hong Kong International Orthopaedic Forum

Prof Robert Middleton was a keynote speaker at the recent North-South Medtech Summit

Prof Rob Middleton was the invited keynote speaker at the recent “North-South Medtech Summit” held on 26th November 2021, hosted by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical MedTech Co-operative, OVHcloud start up programme and Bournemouth University. The event was held to bring together local and global healthcare and technology stakeholders to create new… Read more » about Prof Robert Middleton was a keynote speaker at the recent North-South Medtech Summit

Prof Wainwright delivers plenary lecture at the recent BESS/Orthopaedic Research UK conference in Manchester

Prof Tom Wainwright was invited to deliver a plenary lecture on the 25th November 2021 at a recent conference in Manchester hosted by Orthopaedic Research UK and the British Society for Elbow and Shoulder Surgery. At the “Improving outcomes for the shoulder and elbow” conference, Prof Wainwright shared his research and clinic experience of Enhanced… Read more » about Prof Wainwright delivers plenary lecture at the recent BESS/Orthopaedic Research UK conference in Manchester

ORI present three papers on robotic hip surgery at the European Hip Society Meeting

The ORI team were delighted to present three research papers on robotic assisted hip surgery at the European Hip Society Meeting in Lille, France earlier this month.  Former ORI clinical fellow, Mr Joe Pagkalos (now Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham) presented the work, having helped to complete the… Read more » about ORI present three papers on robotic hip surgery at the European Hip Society Meeting

Day Case Hip & Knee Arthroplasty

Earlier this month, Associate Professor Tom Wainwright was invited to speak in Newcastle at a conference jointly hosted by The British Association of Day Surgery, and the Quality Improvement in Surgical Teams (QIST) collaborative from Northumbria Healthcare. Tom was invited to the event by Prof Mike Reed, and was asked to talk about “Using Data… Read more » about Day Case Hip & Knee Arthroplasty

Digital Innovation for Surgery Planning, Simulation and Treatment in China and the UK

This October, head of ORI, Professor Robert Middleton travelled to Beijing, China for the 2019 Workshop of Digital Innovation for Surgery Planning, Simulation and Treatment in China and the UK. Under the Researcher Links scheme (offered with the Newton Fund), Beihang University hosted the workshop in the Liaoning Hotel, Beijing from 16th-18th October 2019. The… Read more » about Digital Innovation for Surgery Planning, Simulation and Treatment in China and the UK