We are delighted to welcome Wissem Tafat to the ORI team, she has joined ORI as a match funded PhD student in partnership with NHS Scotland. Her research will use data science techniques to develop a learning health system in NHS Scotland for orthopaedic surgery patients. She is being supervised by Prof Tom Wainwright, Prof… Read more » about ORI welcomes new PhD student – Wissem Tafat
The team at ORI were delighted to see that the CHAIN (Cycling against Hip Pain) programme was featured on ITV’s This Morning programme, as part of a segment from Dr Zoe Williams advising viewers on how to best self-manage arthritis. The CHAIN programme is an exercise and education treatment pathway for people with hip arthritis… Read more » about CHAIN featured on ITV’s This Morning programme – 2nd Nov 2023
Congratulations to Professor Tom Wainwright who on a recent trip to China was awarded a Visiting Professorship at Lanzhou University. Lanzhou University is noted for being one of China’s premier institutions of higher learning with its position as the best university in Northwestern China, and is closely affiliated to the First Hospital of Lanzhou University…. Read more » about Professor Tom Wainwright awarded Visiting Professorship at Lanzhou University
ORI would like to congratulate Prof Ian Swain, who was recently made a Life Patron of the Spinal Injuries Charity INSPIRE at a function in the House of Lords. Inspire is a charity whose aim is to use technology to improve the quality of life for people with Spinal Injuries. Prof Swain has been involved with charity… Read more » about Congratulation to Prof Ian Swain who has recently been honoured as a Life Patron of the Spinal Injuries Charity INSPIRE
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
In the Bone and Joint Journal this month, Prof Middleton and colleagues from across the UK, have had their paper titled “A multicentre comparative analysis of fixation versus revision surgery for periprosthetic femoral fractures following total hip arthroplasty with a cemented polished taper-slip femoral component” published. ORI Hip fellow, Seb Crosswell has summarised the research and it’s… Read more » about New publication from Prof Middleton looking at revision hip surgery
Last week Professor Rob Middleton and Professor Tom Wainwright were delighted to be invited by Bournemouth University to deliver an online public lecture. The lecture was aimed at patients and members of the public who were interested to learn more about recovery from a hip or knee replacement, and also those with an interest in self-managing… Read more » about ORI delivers online public lecture on ‘Improving recovery from surgery’
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!
Our Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) welcomed the Mayor of Bournemouth, Robert Lawton to our research facilities. The Mayor was hosted by Professor Rob Middleton and Professor Tom Wainwright on a tour to meet staff and learn more about the research conducted at ORI. Mayor Lawton was a participant in one of ORI’s research studies, funded… Read more » about ORI leading research to cure hip pain with exercise
Last week, ORI was delighted to welcome third year BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice (ODP) students to ORI’s Virtual Reality Training Lab for a series of workshops. The workshops were a follow-up from last year’s highly successful collaboration between ORI, Debora Almeida and her colleagues from the ODP team. Over a period of 3 days,… Read more » about VR surgical simulation workshops at ORI for BU ODP students
