Events
Leeds Annual Day Conference 2009
9 January 2009
Imaging in Musculoskeletal Research
Charles Thackrah Bldg, University of Leeds, Leeds
For further information, a booking form and credit card payment instructions please click on the relevant link (requires Acrobat 4.0)
The programme and more details are available here.
BEARING SURFACES IN HIP REPLACEMENT: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
13 November 2008, IMechE, London
www.imeche.org/events/s1263
Organised in collaboration with the Furlong Research Charitable Foundation
The number of joint replacements has grown dramatically over the past decade. With an increasing and ageing population, this is likely to continue.
This one-day event will focus on the mechanical and material considerations of the bearing surfaces used in hip joint replacement. The changes in these surfaces have a substantial effect on the long-term survival of the implants − this is clearly of major clinical importance. This symposium will look at the development, testing and use of present and future bearing surfaces, and also the influence of the bearing surface on the design of hip joint replacements.
Speakers
Speakers have been hand-picked from both medical and engineering backgrounds to provide a comprehensive study of bearing surfaces in hip replacement. Speakers include:
KEYNOTE: Professor Jean Yves Lazennec MD PhD, La Pitié Teaching Hospital, UPMC University, France
Professor Justin Cobb FRCS, Chair of Orthopaedics, Imperial College London
Dr Simon Collins PhD, Technical Director, Corin Ltd, Cirencester
Mr Richard E Field PhD FRCS FRCS (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of Research, EOC
Professor John Fisher PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, University of Leeds
Dr Richie Gill DPhil, University Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering, Nuffield Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford
Mr Fares Haddad FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University College London Hospitals
Mr Alister Hart FRCS (Orth), Senior Lecturer & Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Amir Kamali PhD, Research Manager, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Leamington Spa
Professor Antonio Moroni MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bologna, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
Professor Neil Rushton FRCS, Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Cambridge
Professor Anthony Unsworth PhD, Director, Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Durham University
Event Co-sponsors include: Furlong Research Charitable Foundation, BORS, BOA, EORS, IOM3
Leeds Orthopaedic Biomechanics Short Course
6 - 7 October 2007
The Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds
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Inaugural Lecture by Richard Hall, Professor of Spinal Biomechanics
Tuesday 16th September 2008
'Breaking Bones to Fix Bones' All welcome, find out more.
Hip Joint Wear and Movement Analysis of Individual Subjects
Thursday 5th June 08
1 pm - Mechanical Engineering Board room
Professor John Orr, Queens University Belfast
Routine outcomes studies of hip replacement patients at Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast now comprise data up to 10 years. During this period, researchers have investigated gait, UHMWPE wear and activity for sub-groups, with an emphasis on the effects of cross-shear and sliding distances. Subsequent studies have related cross-shear derived from gait analysis to polymer bearing surface orientation measured in components retrieved at revision surgery. A further, substantial database of gait and wear characteristics has been recorded for individual patients and opportunities are being pursued to complement this data through further research.
Professor Orr's webpage:
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering/Staff/AcademicStaff/OrrJohn/
Biomedical Photoacoustic Imaging
Friday 23rd May 2008
1 pm - Mechanical Engineering Board room
Dr Ben Cox of Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering,
University College London
Biomedical photoacoustic imaging uses ultrasonic pulses, that are generated when nanosecond pulses of light are absorbed, to image soft tissue to sub-100 micron resolution. One of its successes to date is in imaging the microvasculature within optically-scattering tissue in small animals and human skin in vivo. The physical principles behind the technique, image reconstruction algorithms, experimental imaging apparatus, images themselves, and future prospects for the technology will be discussed.
Dr Cox's webpage: http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~bencox/index.html
Finite Element Analysis for Orthopaedic Design
Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 May 2008
This course is aimed at orthopaedic device designers and managers, but is also suitable for academic and clinical delegates.
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iMBE Presence at the AAOS 2008
5-9 March 2008
San Francisco, USA
Copies of information from our booth here.
Leeds Annual Day Conference 2008
4 January 2008
School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds
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The programme and more details will be available in December.
9th Annual White Rose Tissue Engineering Meeting
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Group
14 December 2007, University of Leeds
Organiser: Dr Sotirios Korossis. click this link for more details
Finalised Programme and Further Information
Anyone not presenting, but with interests in the field of tissue engineering is encouraged to attend. Participation is free, but please complete and return the attached registration form (by 16th November) in order that we can estimate numbers for catering.
The winners of the prizes were:
Hannah Lomas, University of Sheffield (Podium)
Benjamin Ryan, University of Sheffield (Poster)
Leeds Orthopaedic Biomechanics Short Course
8 - 9 October 2007
The Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds
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