The Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) works across the university and with hospitals, industry partners and academia to produce high quality research and educational outputs that have a proven impact for patients, clinicians and society.
Prof Tom Wainwright Ranked Among Top Orthopaedic Researchers Worldwide
ORI feature in Bournemouth University’s Research in action campaign
New study published by Prof Middleton looking at wear rates in total hip arthroplasty
BU is helping people live better, for longer – Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI)
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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) 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)
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
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
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
Professor Middleton has been involved in the development of robotic surgery and the use of computer navigation in surgery since 1997 when he published a paper titled Active compliance in robotic surgery – the use of force control as a dynamic constraint. More recently Professor Middleton and his colleague Tom Wainwright have collaborated with colleagues from the… Read more » about Virtual Reality Based Training in Hip and Knee Surgery
This week Tom Wainwright was invited to be a keynote speaker at the Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams Conference hosted by Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle. To an audience of 240 surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and physiotherapists from across the UK, Tom was asked to present an update on his work coordinating the international ERAS… Read more » about Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams Conference
BU’s new Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) was launched on Wednesday 14 October, at an event attended by researchers, health care practitioners and long-time supporters of Professor Rob Middleton and Associate Professor Tom Wainwright’s research. ORI will be formally open for business from Monday and already has a number of exciting projects to work on. Welcoming… Read more » about ORI Launch Event
