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20th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Congratulations to ORI collaborator, Dr James Gavin who, working with Tom Wainwright at the Orthopaedic Research Institute, has had three papers accepted by the 20th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine which takes place in Estoril, Portugal on 23rd to 28th April 2016. The papers build on Tom’s research into the Geko device and examine… Read more » about 20th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

OARSI 2016 World Congress on Osteoarthritis

ORI Deputy Head, Tom Wainwright is very pleased to have a paper accepted by the highly prestigious OARSI (Osteoarthritis Research Society International) 2016 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, being held from March 31st to April 3rd, 2016, in Amsterdam. OARSI is the leading international organisation for scientists and health care professionals focused on the prevention and… Read more » about OARSI 2016 World Congress on Osteoarthritis

International Forum of Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Congratulations to Tom Wainwright, Deputy Head at the Orthopaedic Research Institute for getting his paper “Evaluating the effect of the English Enhanced Recovery Partnership Programme: A national analysis of length of stay from 2009-2015” accepted at the International Forum of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, to be held from 13-15th April 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden…. Read more » about International Forum of Quality and Safety in Healthcare

4th ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) World Congress

Congratulations to Tom Wainwright who has been invited to speak at the 4th ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) World Congress to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 27th to 30th April 2016. Tom joins an international faculty of world renowned speakers, at this prestigious conference covering a wide range of topics including clinical innovations and basic science. His… Read more » about 4th ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) World Congress

A Review of Virtual Reality Based Training Simulators for Orthopaedic Surgery

“A Review of Virtual Reality Based Training Simulators for Orthopaedic Surgery” was accepted for publication in November 2015 by Medical Engineering & Physics.  It was completed by Prof Rob Middleton and Prof Tom Wainwright in collaboration with Dr Neil Vaughan and Dr Venkitesh Dubey from the Faculty of Science of Technology, and follows successful presentations1 2 by the… Read more » about A Review of Virtual Reality Based Training Simulators for Orthopaedic Surgery

Patient and public involvement in research design

The article “More than just ticking a box … how patient and public involvement improved the research design and funding application for a project to evaluate a cycling intervention for hip osteoarthritis” has been published in Research Involvement and Engagement 2015, 1: 13. This paper was a collaboration between Bournemouth University Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU)… Read more » about Patient and public involvement in research design

Cycling against Hip PAIN (CHAIN)

Cycling against Hip PAIN (CHAIN) The CHAIN programme was a service delivered at Littledown and Pelham Park Leisure Centres in Bournemouth to promote the self-management of hip osteoarthritis. The aim of the programme was to reduce pain and encourage mobility through a six week programme of education and static cycling sessions, to equip participants with… Read more » about Cycling against Hip PAIN (CHAIN)

Three ORI papers accepted for publication this week

It was good news this week as 3 papers from the Orthopaedic Research Institute were accepted for publication. The articles demonstrate the diversity of research interests within ORI and also the collaborative nature of our work across the university. The first paper, accepted by Medical Engineering & Physics is a “A Review of Virtual Reality Based Training Simulators… Read more » about Three ORI papers accepted for publication this week

5th ERAS UK Conference, Edinburgh 6th Nov 2015

ORI Deputy Head Tom Wainwright was in Edinburgh yesterday to deliver a keynote presentation at the 5th annual conference of the ERAS Society UK. Tom was presenting some work completed in combination with colleagues in Scotland and Wales analysing the effect of national Enhanced Recovery after Surgery programmes on length of stay in a range… Read more » about 5th ERAS UK Conference, Edinburgh 6th Nov 2015

Reliable design for safety and quality improvement

Tom Wainwright, Associate Professor in Orthopaedics and Deputy Head of ORI, was invited to speak at the CoPMRE Twelfth Annual Symposium – Human Factors: reducing risk in healthcare on the 7th October 2015. The conference was a sell out and attracted a mixture of primary and secondary care doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, Trusts board members and… Read more » about Reliable design for safety and quality improvement