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CURRICULUM

VITAE

McMURTRY, ROBERT YOUNGHUSBAND,


C. M., M. D., F.R.C.S.(C), F.A.C.S.
1. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

Dr. Robert Y. McMurtry

DOB: March 6, 1941


Citizenship: Canadian

Address:
3469/3475 County Rd. 13
R. R. 3
Picton, Ontario
K0K 2T0
Phone: 613-471-1878
Fax:
613-471-1814
E-mail: robert.mcmurtry@sjhc.london.on.ca

Present Position:

Member of the Order of Canada

Visiting Orthopedic Consultant, Prince Edward Family Health


Team, Picton, ON

Professor of Surgery (Emeritus), University of Western Ontario

Member of the Board of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Centre,


University of Waterloo

Member of the Board of Directors PSI Foundation


Finance and Governance Committees

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario


Member of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reviews Committee

II. ACADEMIC RECORD:


UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

1959-1961

University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

1961-1965

Rotating Intern
New Mount Sinai Hospital

1965-1966

Assistant Resident
General Surgery
Hospital for Sick Children
(July December)

1966

Assistant Resident Gynecology


Toronto General Hospital
(January June)

1967

Assistant Resident
General Surgery
New Mount Sinai Hospital
(July December)

1968

Jane Furse Memorial Hospital


(Anglican Mission Hospital)
Sekhukhuniland, a protectorate
within South Africa
(July October)

1968 1969

GRADUATE:

POSTGRADUATE:

III. Demonstator Anatomy U of T


IV. Emerg. Officer, Humber Memorial
V. Family Practitioner on locum
tenens basis)
(January March)
1970
Lecturer & Senior Registrar
Orthopedics, Makerere
University & Mulago Hospital
Uganda
(April September)

1970
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Senior Resident Orthopedics


Toronto East General Hospital
(September December)

1970

Senior Resident Orthopedics


Toronto East General Hospital
(January June)

1971

Senior Resident Orthopedics


Hospital for Sick Children
(July December)

1971

Senior Resident Orthopedics


Sunnybrook Hospital
(January June)

1972

Clinical Fellow (Lecturer)


Hospital for Sick Children
(July June 1973)

1972

F.R.C.S. (C)
(November)

1972

Supervising Surgeon Emergency


Hospital for Sick Children
(December 1972 June 1973)
Staff Appointment
Sunnybrook Medical Centre

1973

Fellow Hand Surgery


University of Iowa
(January October)

1974

Traveling Fellow
Hand Surgery & Trauma
-United Kingdom
(Scotland, England, Wales)
-Copenhagen, Denmark
-Heinola, Finland
-Stockholm, Sweden
-Vienna, Austria
-Davos, St. Galen
-Strasbourg, France
(October January)

1974- 1975

III. AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:


F. A. C. S. Fellowship American College of Surgeons

1983 present

A.B.C. Traveling Fellow, American, British and Canadian


Orthopedic Association

1981

Named Lectureship Friday at Four Dalhousie University,


Halifax, September

1983

Chairman, Provincial Committee on Trauma (Ontario)

1983 1988

Chairman, Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses for the Province


of Ontario and American College of Surgeons

1983 1988

Best Paper Eastern Canada, Trauma, American College of Surgeons


Fractured Humeri in the Multiply Injured Patient

1984

President, Trauma Association of Canada

1984 1985

President, Canadian Association of Surgical Chairmen

1989 1992

Canadas Whos Who

1987 present

Best Research Paper by a resident:


Nattress, G.; King, G.; McMurtry, R. Y.
Carpal Height Ratio Determination: An Alternative Method,
MANUS Canada Meeting, Calgary

1991

Lloyd-McLean Visiting Professorship, McGill University

November 1992

The McMurtry Lecture, Named Annual Lectureship, Department of Surgery,


University of Calgary, Annual Research Day
1993 to present
International Whos Who

1996 present

Regent, American College of Surgeons

1992 1995

Invited & funded participant UNESCO Conference,


Royaumont Abbey, France: Transdisciplinarity

1998

The Head of the Public Service Award


Special Recognition Award

2001

Certificate of Commendation, Health Canada

2001
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Employee Commendation Award by the Employees of the Population


and Public Branch of Health Canada

2002

Prime Minister of Canada: formal letter of commendation,


October

2002

Presidential Award of Excellence, Canadian Orthopedic Association,


June

2003

Professor Emeritus Status, University of Western Ontario, Medicine


Convocation,
May

2006

University Students Council Teaching Honour Roll Certificate


For the 2005-6 Academic Year
January
For the 2006-7 Academic Year
March

2007
2008

James H. Graham Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada recognizing significant career achievements.
December
2008
Award presented at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, UWO,
April 15, 2009.
Ontario Medical Association Career Service Award from the Emergency Section of
Ontario Medical Association 2010.
Award presented in Toronto, ON, May 26, 2010.
May
2010
Appointed Member of the Order of Canada for leadership and vision in helping
strengthen health care delivery in Canada.
June
2011
Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal

July

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IV. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:


Lecturer, Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973 1975

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Surgery
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1975 1984

Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Surgery
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1984 1988

Professor & Head


Department of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
The University of Calgary
Foothills Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1988 1992

Dean, Faculty of Medicine


The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada

1992 1997

Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry


The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada

1997 1999

Professor of Surgery
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada

2003 2006

Professor Emeritus
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada

2006 -- present

V. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS:

G.D.W. Cameron Visiting Chair


Health Canada
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario

July 1999 January 2001

Visiting Assistant Deputy Minister


Population and Public Health Branch
Health Canada
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario

July 2000 January 2001

Assistant Deputy Minister


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Population and Public Health Branch


Health Canada
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario

January 2001- February 2002

Interim Governing Council


Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario

June 2000 2001

Advisory Board Member


Institute for Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Government of Canada
Calgary, Alberta

March 2001 August 2004

Special Advisor to the Commissioner


Romanow Commission on:
The Future of Health Care in Canada

February 2002- January 2003

Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister of


Nunavut (extensive on-site tours of Nunuvut)

December 2002-August 2003

National Steering Committee on Climate Change and


Health Assessment

June 2003 December 2003

Advisor to the CIDA/CCPA Health Project

October 2004 July 2006

Health Council of Canada


December 2003-September 2008
Created as a result of the 2003 First Ministers Health Accord, and following the
recommendations of the Romanow and Kirby Reports, the Health Council of Canada is
mandated to monitor and report on the progress of health care renewal in Canada
Chaired by Michael Decter, the 26 Council members were named by the provinces,
territories and the Government of Canada. Their expertise and broad experience includes
the areas of community care, aboriginal health, health education and administration,
finance, medicine and pharmacology. The Health Council of Canada held its inaugural
meeting in January 2004.
As Chair of the Wait Times Working Group, Dr. McMurtry coordinated the proposed
analysis of wait time management as well as the recommendations to improve effective

and consistent wait time management programs across the country. He also served on the
Strategic Plan Task Force as well as the Framework and Monitoring Progress Committee.
Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation
Chair, Review Committee, 5 meetings in 2008
Final Report Presented to the Board, February 4, 2009.
Annual Meeting, April 29, 2009.

2008-2009

Member of Senior Advisory Group for the election of Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull as
President of the Canadian Medical Association,
March 2009

VI. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES:


Chairman & Co-Convenor International Trauma Symposia:
1975 1981
Sunnybrook Medical Centre:
Shock
Response to Injury
Bugs & Drugs
Priorities of Resuscitation
Advances in the Care of the Critically Injured Civilian
Cross-City Hand Rounds, Academy of Medicine, Toronto
(Quarterly meetings) Initiated & Organized.

1980 1982

Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses (20 courses annually)


Organization & Lectures.

1981 1988

Fracture Course University of Toronto/Workers Compensation


Board, Organizer
April 1983
Trauma Association of Canada, Royal College of Physicians & surgeons
day meeting, Organizer
September 1984
Trauma Days: Community Outreach, 4 annually

1982 1987

Trauma Day, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto


Case Presentation: Pelvic Bleeding, Chairman and
Organizer

October 10, 1984

Annual Sunnybrook Trauma Lectureship (Visiting Professor:


Dr. John Border), Sunnybrook Medical Centre & The
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University of Toronto

October 1986

Trauma Symposium Beyond ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life


Support), Toronto

January 1986

Trauma Symposium Sepsis in Trauma, Toronto

November 1986

Friday at Four Lecture Series (monthly), The University of


Calgary, Organizer

1988 1990

Monthly Professional Rounds, The University of Calgary

1989 1992

University of Calgary, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds,


Quarterly

1988 1992

Conference Organizer: Keeping Score in Health Care

May 1990

American Association for Surgery of the Hand, Regional Hand Course,


(Course Chairman), Calgary, Alberta
May 31- June 1, 1991
Introduction of New Curriculum, The University of Western Ontario,
Patient-Centered Learning
1997
Introduction of Eco-System Health, Global first in Medical School
Curriculum
1997
UWO Health Policy Interest Group, chaired by Dr. Moira Stewart,
London, Ontario
June 2003 2006
Hospital/Medical School Teaching Sessions:
Year II Clinical Methods
2003 to 2006
Patient-Centered Learning
Year III Principles of Fracture Care
Year II MSK Program Work-Related Injuries of the Upper Extremity
Clinical Clerkship Casting Sessions
Oral Examiner
Post-graduate Teaching:
o Academic Health Care
o Wrist Injuries I
o Wrist Injuries II Distal Radius Fractures
o Wrist Injuries II Carpal Instability
o Wrist Injuries IV DRUJ
January 2003 2012
Examiner of Karen Gordon, from the Department of Biophysics, UWO for her
Thesis defense: DRUJ
December 2003
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Task Force on Family Medicine, UWO, chaired by Dr. Wayne Weston


January 2004 January 2006
Examiner of Gillian Greeley, from the Department of Biophysics, UWO for her thesis
defense.
July 2010.

VII.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Departmental:
Chairman:
Senior Surgical Advisory Committee
Division Heads Committee
Department of Surgery Executive Committee
Senior Surgical Advisory Committee
Member:
Orthopedic Executive Committee
Surgical Oncology Study Group
Upper Extremity Study Group
Orthopedic Division Staff Committee
Research Committee Department of Surgery
Education Committee Department of Surgery
Long-Term Planning Committee, Dept. of Surgery
Redefinition of Recruitment Policies and Guidelines
Initiation of Surgical Oncology Study & Service
(Chairman Dr. W. Temple)
Introduction of Morbidity & Mortality Rounds of All
Surgical Divisions

1988 1992
1988 1992
1988 1990
1988 1992
1988 1989
1989 1992
1989 1992
1988 1989
1988 1992
1988 1992
1988 1992
1988 1989
1989 1992
1988 1989

Hospital:
Chairman:
Cardiovascular Services Committee
Utilization Committee January
Operating Room Committee
Surgeon/Nursing Unit Ad Hoc Committee
CEO, Review of the Department of Surgery,
St. Pauls Hospital, B.C.

1988 1989
1990 1991
1988 1992
1988 1989
February 1996

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Member:
Medical Advisory Committee (Foothills)
Research & Development Committee
Clinical Department Heads
Foothills Trauma Committee
Budget Advisory & Priorities Committee
Mission Task Force, Foothills Hospital
Organization of Operating Room Retreat
Initiation of Policy & Risk Management Policy
Re: Unexpected Mortalities
Foothills Foundation Board

1988 1992
1988 1990
1989 1992
1988 1992
1988 1991
1988 1989
1989, 90, 91
1989 - 1992
1991 1992

University:
Chairman:
Transplant Committee
Faculty of Medicine Reviewer, University of British
Columbia
LCME Review, Dalhousie University
Chair, Review of the Division of Orthopedics,
Dept. of Surgery, University of Toronto
Member:
Department Heads, University of Calgary
Nominating Committee, University of Calgary
Sports Medicine Advisory Committee
Calgary Area Trauma Committee
Joint Injury & Disease Research Group
Family Practice Surgical Training Committee
U.C.M.C. Review Committee
Search Committee, Head of Anaesthesia
Surgical Process and Outcome Study Group

1988 1989
April 1995
May 1995
November 1995

1988 - 1992
1989 1992
1988 1992
1988 1992
1988 1992
1989 1992
1990 1992
1990 1992
1989 1992

Other:
Initiation of Recruitment Program for Further Faculty
1988
Initiation of Surgical Process & Outcome Study
1989
Initiation of Preceptor Evaluation Review (Graduate Program)
1988
Annual Retreats
1988 1991
Annual Contract and Review Process
1988 1992
Provincial Advisory Committee on Trauma Services
1989 1992
Rhodes Scholarship Screening Committee (Alberta)
1991
Chairman & Organizer, Southern Alberta Trauma Committee
1990 1992
President, Canadian Association of Surgical Chairmen
1990 1992

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Ministry of Health Provincial Coordinating Committee on Community and


Academic Health Science Relations (PCCCAR)
1995 1997
London Acute Care Teaching Hospital Restructuring
Committee (LACTHRC)
1996
Joint Committee for Restructuring of London Hospitals
Super Board Function
1996 1999
Board Member of the London Health Sciences Centre
1995 1999
Board Member of St. Josephs Health Centre
1995 - 2000
Medical Research Council of Canada
1996 2000
Medical Research Council of Canada Executive Committee
2000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Task Force
(MRC representative)
1998 1999
Member of the HULC Partners, St. Josephs Health Centre 2003 present
Member of the Expert Review Group of the Program Review, Canadian Paediatric
Surveillance Program
May November 2003
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee (Atkinson Charitable Foundation) for the development of the
institution for the Canadian Index of Well-Being
June 2003 2008
Member of the CIW National Working Group
June 2003 2008

VIII. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:


Former Memberships:
Emergency Care & Advisory Committee Humber College
Vice-President O.M.A. Eglinton Branch Society 1976
Society for Critical Care Medicine
Founding Member, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
Academy of Medicine, Toronto
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Founding Member, Trauma Association of Canada
Fellow, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Societe Internationale de Chirugie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie
International Society of Surgery (ISS)
Alberta Orthopedic Association
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
Chairman, Canadian Association of Surgical Chairmen
Founding Member, International Wrist Interest Workshop on Classification and
Standardization of Terminology of Wrist Injuries
MANUS (Canada)

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Present Memberships:
Ontario Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Orthopedic Association
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Fellow, American College of Surgeons

IX.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACTITIVIES:

Member of the Provincial Co-ordinating Committee on Community and Academic


Health Science Centre Relations (PCCCAR)
1993 1998
Chair, on the Role, Function and Financing of Academic Health Science Centres, a
Sub-Committee within PCCCAR
1993 1995
Member, Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine

1992 1999

Member, Association of Canadian Medical Colleges

1992 1999

Board Member of Canadian Post-Graduate Registry,


1996 1999
Site Visits relating to the role as Chair of the Sub-Committee:
Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Owen Sound, Ontario, September 21, 1994
Scottish Rite Club, Hamilton, Ontario, September 30, 1994
Vahalla Inn, Thunder Bay, Ontario, October 4, 1994
Metro Toronto YMCA Auditorium, Toronto, Ontario, October 14, 1994
Ottawa-Carleton Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, November 1, 1994

Appointment to the Transition Advisory Board, Government of Ontario


by the Office of the Premier
October December 2003
Womens College Hospital, Sunnybrook Womens College Hospital Steering Committee
and Womens Health Institute Project
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
-Chair of the Medical Issues Committee
-Member of the Joint Steering Committee
August 2005 October 2006

X.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

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Medical Research Council of Canada

1989 2000

Arthritis Society of Canada

1985 2000

Ontario Ministry of Health

1985 2000

National Centres of Excellence Program


Chair, Review Committee for Canadian Arthritis Network Proposal
1998
Review & Discussion of Dr. Graham Kings proposal to CIHR,
January 2004
Review of the Ontario Joint Replacement Registry, at the request of Dr. R. Bourne
January 2004
Participation in Clinical Trial: The Effect of Teriparatide on Distal Radius
Fracture Healing
September 2004

Participant in Hospital Report Research Collaborative, Department of Health Policy,


Management and Evaluation; University of Toronto; Brown, Adalsteinn D.:
Accountability in Womens Health: Systemically Evaluation and Benchmarking
International Performance Measurement Initiatives in Womens Health.
January 2005
Adjudicator of Graduate Student Event:
The Trial of the Century (Medical Economics, 2005); The Final Project:
The Case of Cost-Effectiveness and Coverage of Multiple Sclerosis Drugs
Moot Court, UWO
April 2005
MANUS Canada Annual Scientific Program, Montreal, Quebec:
Co-author & Supervisor of Dr. Kirsty Boyd:
A qualitative evaluation of patterns of healing in bone-grafted scaphoid non-unions.
June 2005
External reviewer for proposals to the Max Bell Foundation, a National private
foundation making grants in the areas of health and wellness with special emphasis on
public policy and practices.
May 2005- 2008
UWO HSREB Research Proposal, A Qualitative Observation of Patterns of Healing
Following Surgical Intervention for Non-Union of the Scaphoid, Lead Investigator:
MacDermid, Dr. Joy, in collaboration with Boyd, Dr. Kirsty; McMurtry, Dr. Robert;
Roth, Dr. James; Garvin, Dr. Greg; submitted September 2005.

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XI.

RESEARCH SUPPORT:

Allocated $4,732.00 from Sunnybrook Medical Centre for: The Development of a


Replacement Arthroplasty of the Wrist
April 1977 March 1979
War Amputees, $2,000.00
Arthur Hyland Foundation

1976
$5,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00

Ministry of Health for:


Establishment of a Regional Trauma Unit
$230,000.00
360,000.00
560,000.00
1,350,000.00
Converted to global budget

November 1975
April 1976
December 1978
December 1979

1976 1977
1977 1978
1978 1979
1979 1980
1980 1981

Summer Canada Student Employment Program (#4311 YK5)


Psycho-social Sequelae of Acute Medical Illness (Trauma)
with Dr. Michelle Stampp, Ph.D.
$12,320.00

1983

Sunnybrook Medical Centre Institute


Quality of Life Following Stroke & Trauma
with Dr. Michelle Stampp, Ph.D.
2,750.00

1984

Academic Enrichment Fund (Sunnybrook Hospital University of Toronto Clinics)*


Prospective Study of Ligament Injuries of the Thumb
McMurtry, R. Y.; Hill, R. J.
2,000.00
Academic Enrichment Fund*
Review of Ulnar Impingement Syndrome
McMurtry, R. Y.; Hill, R. J.

2,000.00

Sunnybrook Research Fund*


Wrist Kinematics in Fresh Frozen Cadaver
McMurtry, R. Y.; Seligman, J.
2,500.00
Addiction Research Foundation (Transport Canada)
A Proposal to Study Victims of Motor Vehicle Accidents and the Contribution of
Alcohol to the Etiology and Severity of Crashes and Outcome
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Liban, C. B.; Blefgen, H.; Vingilis, E.; Kapur, B. M.; McMurtry, R. Y.; Nelson, W. R.;
Stampp, M.
6,000.00
1984
The Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation
Testing the Relationship Between the Activation of Hageman Factor Dependant
Pathways and the Compromised Lymph Flow Experienced in Trauma and Septicemia
(2 year study)
34,600.00
1985 1987
Sunnybrook Research Fund
A Study of Alcohol as a Factor in Accident Involvement, Injury Susceptibility and
Recovery Response in Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma Victims
50,000.00
1985
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
MVA Victims: Alcohol as a Factor in Injury and Recovery (3 year study)
Budgeted period: April 1987 March 1988 32,520.00
Educational Media Development Fund, Instructional Media Services
The University of Toronto: Priorities in Resuscitation in the Multiply Injured Patient,
(educational tape)
2,000.00
1987
Research & Development Committee, Foothills Hospital Functional Hand Assessment
in Rheumatoid Arthritis (1 year study) (collaborator)
28,905.00
1989 - 1990
(Former) National Human Research Development Program for Surgical Process &
Outcome Study Project
100,00.00
1989 1990

The Ministry of Health


Provincial Cancer Network Review
McMurtry, R. Y. (Chair)
Supervisor of Research Projects:
Dr. P. Fallon
Dr. G. Nattress
Dr. G. King
Dr. M. Grypma
Dr. J. Steward

16,000.00

1995

1989 1990
1988 1990
1989 1991
1989
1990 1991

Professional Partnerships Travel Award to visit Russia


1,350.00

1994

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Workplace Safety and Insurance Board: Modeling Health and Work Outcomes
Following a Work-Related Upper Extremity Disorder: The Role of Person, Injury, Work
Demands and Work Organization
Principal Investigator: McMurtry, R. Y., with MacDermid, J. C.; Shannon, H.; Amick,
B.; Roth, J. H.
118,304.00
2004 2006
Research Participant expert for Injective Evidence into Health Policy Coverage,
Evidence Network University of Manitoba, Faculty of Medicine, Community Health
Sciences, sponsored by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, September 2010,
ongoing.

*monies derived from clinical earnings are allocated to Academic Enrichment Fund

Non-funded Research Projects:


Union, Partial Union and Non-union Healing Patterns in Scaphoid Fractures
2008 2010
CARDCapitate of axis of radius distancetesting, reproducibility and applicability
2008 - ongoing

XII. INVITED ADDRESSES:


1. Branson Memorial Hospital Annual Clinical Day Trauma: A Lifestyle
Disease, September 1976.
2. Timmins Clinical Day - :Trauma Unit, Problem Fractures, Timmins,
Ontario, June 1977.
3. Regional Coroners Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, September 1977.
4. Scarborough General Hospital Annual Clinical Day The Management of
Multiple Trauma, Scarborough, Ontario, 1978.
5. Canadian Orthopaedic Association A Survey of the First 100 Patients Treated
at a Regional Trauma Unit:, Vancouver, B. C., June 1978.
6. University of Saskatchewan Principles of Hand Surgery, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, April 1978.
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7. Refresher Course for Physicians Soft Tissue Injuries of the Knee & Ankle;
The Use of Antibiotics in Bone & Joint Infections; The Diagnosis and
Management of Haematogenous Osteomyelitis, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April
1978.
8. Refresher Course for Physicians The Early Motion Principle in Bone & Joint
Injuries and Recent Advances in Fracture Treatment, Saskatoon, Sask. April
1978.
9. Refresher Course for Physicians Hand Problems Assessment, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, April 1978.
10. Refresher Course for Physicians The Current State of Surgery for Arthritis,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 1978.
11. Refresher Course for Physicians The Management of Osteoporosis;
Seronegative Arthritis; The Current State of Surgery for Arthritis When to
Refer, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 1978.
12. Refresher Course for Physicians The ABCs of Resuscitation, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, April 1978.
13. Refresher Course for Physicians member of panel The ABCs of
Resuscitations; Commonly Missed Fractures; Tennis Elbow & Fasciitis,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 1978.
14. Workshop for Nurses Management of Compound Fractures Orthopaedics
for Nurses, Saskatoon, April 1978.
15. Hand Course, Toronto Western Hospital Hand Reconstruction Following
Injury, May 1978.
16. The Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology Trauma Workshop,
Orillia, Ontario, May 1978.
17. Ontario Assembly of Emergency Care Future of Emergency Care, Toronto,
Ontario, September 1978.
18. Educational Course for Coroners The Problem of Transporting the Critically Ill
Patient, Toronto, Ontario, October 1978.
19. Seneca College Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: The Future, Toronto, Ontario,
April 1979.

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20. International Conference on Emergency Medical Services Priorities &


Management of the Multiply Injured Patient, Calgary, Alberta, April 1979.
21. International Conference on Emergency Medical Services Principle of Fracture
Care, Calgary, Alberta, April 1979.
22. International Conference on Emergency Medical Services The Helicopter
Transfer of the Critically Ill or Injured, Calgary, Alberta, April 1979.
23. International Conference on Emergency Medical Services The Training of
Paramedics, Calgary, Alberta, April 1979.
24. University of Toronto Fracture Course The Multiply Injured Patient
Priorities & Treatment, Toronto, Ontario, April 1979.
25. Panamerican Congress on Critical Care Medicine The Intensive Care Unit as a
Relative Indication for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF), Mexico
City, Mexico, September 1979.
26. York-Finch General Hospital Grand Rounds The Management and Treatment
of the Multiply Injured, Toronto, Ontario, October 1979.
27. American Association for Hand Surgery Techniques of Fusion in the
Rheumatoid Hand & Wrist, Toronto, Ontario, October 1979.
28. Canadian Orthopedic Association Workshop DC 9 Crash, Toronto, Ontario,
June 1979.
29. Sir Sandford Fleming College, Brealey Campus Trauma Care, Peterborough,
Ontario, April 1980.
30. Clinical Day Trauma Workshop, Bowmanville, Ontario, May 1980.
31. Organizer Trauma Symposia, Ottawa, Ontario, May 1980.
32. Clinical Day Trauma, North Bay, Ontario, 1980.
33. Annual Trauma Symposium, Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
Priorities in Trauma Management, Toronto, Ontario, September 1980.
34. Annual Trauma Symposium, Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
Open Fractures, Toronto, Ontario, September 1980.
35. American Association for Surgery of Trauma Primary Open Reduction and
Internal Fixation of Compound Fractures, Phoenix, Arizona, September 1980.

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36. Ontario Assembly of Emergency Care, Toronto, Ontario, October 1980.


37. American Society for Surgery of the Hand The Management of Phalangeal
Fractures, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1981.
38. Trauma Symposium Pelvic Fractures, Kitchener, Ontario, May 1981.
39. Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand MANUS (Canada) Hand Injury
Symposium Fracture Management, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1981.
40. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Mortality Review of Multiple Trauma
Patients, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1981.
41. Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Trauma Symposium MANUS
(Canada)- Hand Fractures, Toronto, September 1981.
42. Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Trauma Symposium Preventable
Deaths in Multiply Injured Patients, Toronto, September 1981.
43. Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Hand Fractures MANUS (Canada),
Toronto, September 1981.
44. Trauma Symposium, University of Western Ontario Acetabular Fractures,
London, Ontario, September 1981.
45. Trauma Symposium, University of Western Ontario Compound Fractures,
London, Ontario, September 1981.
46. Annual Clinic Day: Emergency Medicine, Peel Memorial Hospital Fluid
Management of Shock, Brampton, Ontario, November 1981.
47. Canada-France Health Technology Symposium, Ontario Hospital Association,
Toronto, Ontario, March 1982.
48. Symposium on Trauma and Related Emergencies The Problem Pelvis,
Florida, USA, April 1982.
49. Symposium on Trauma and Related Emergencies The Fracture Factor in the
Survival of Multiply Injured Patients, Florida, April 1982.
50. 1982 Annual Meeting, Ontario Medical Association, Section on General Surgery
Diagnosis and Management of Common Fractures and Dislocations of the
Hand, Toronto, Ontario, June 1982.
51. Annual Seminar International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
Multiply Injured Patient: A Review of 200 Cases, Toronto, Ontario, June 1982.
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52. Ontario Assembly of Emergency Care Trauma Resuscitation, Toronto,


Ontario, October 3-6, 1982.
53. College of Family Physicians Stabilization and Transportation of the Critically
Injured Patient, Toronto, Ontario, October 1982.
54. Annual Surgical Seminar The Logistics of Managing a Trauma Unit in
Canada, Montreal, Quebec, November 1982.
55. Professor Rounds, University of Ottawa The Role of Advanced Trauma Life
Support, Ottawa, Ontario, December 1982.
56. Rounds, Toronto East General Hospital Perspectives in Trauma, Toronto,
Ontario, February 1983.
57. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Fractures of the Phalanges,
Anaheim, California, March 1983.
58. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Instructional Course on Pelvic
Fractures, Anaheim, California, March 1983.
59. McMaster University Trauma Mortality Review, Hamilton, Ontario, March
1983.
60. Twenty-Third Annual Refresher Course for General Surgeons Orthopedic
Trauma in the Multiply Injured Patient, Toronto, Ontario, April 1983.
61. St. Josephs Hospital The Use and Value of a Trauma Unit, London, Ontario,
May 1983.
62. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Scientific Assembly of
Emergency Medicine Trauma: An Overview, Toronto, Ontario, 1983.
63. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Scientific Assembly of
Emergency Medicine Do Trauma Units Make a Difference, Toronto, Ontario,
June 1983.
64. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Fusions of the Hand & Wrist: AO
Technique, Quebec City, Quebec, June 1983.
65. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Scientific Assembly of
Emergency Medicine Shock, Toronto, Ontario, June 1983.

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66. Upper Extremity Trauma Symposium, The University of Toronto and The
University of Michigan Pitfalls of Orthopedic Injuries; Diagnosis and
Management, Toronto, Ontario, August 1983.
67. Upper Extremity Trauma Symposium The Non-Operative Management of
Finger Fractures, London, Ontario, September 1983.
68. Upper Extremity Trauma Symposium Diagnosis & Management of Carpal
Instability of the Wrist, London, Ontario, September 1983.
69. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Regional Course, - Fracture of the
Hand, Toronto, Ontario, October 1983.
70. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Regional Course, - Anatomy of the
Wrist & Treatment of Fractures and Ligamentous Injuries, Toronto, Ontario,
October 1983.
71. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Regional Course Osteoarthritis of
the Hand, Toronto, Ontario, October 1983.
72. Anaesthetic Practice 1983 The Assessment of Trauma, Toronto, Ontario,
November 1983.
73. Hopital LEnfant Jesus, Laval University Organization of a Trauma Unit,
Quebec City, Quebec, November 1983.
74. Hopital LEnfant Jesus, Laval University The Problem Pelvis, Quebec City,
Quebec, November 1983.
75. Centre Hopitaliar de lUniversite Laval Carpal Disruptions, Quebec City,
Quebec, November 1983.
76. Centre Hopitaliar de lUniversite Laval Conservative Management of Hand
Fractures, Quebec City, Quebec, November 1983.
77. Current Trends in Orthopedics The University of South Florida, College of
Medicine The Management of Pelvic Fractures & Associated Bleeding: Tampa
Bay, Florida, March 1984.
78. Current Trends in Orthopedics The University of South Florida, College of
Medicine Fracture Management in Multiply Injured Patient, Tampa Bay,
Florida, March 1984.
79. Current Trends in Orthopedics The University of South Florida, College of
Medicine Trauma and Problem Fractures, Tampa Bay, Florida, March
1984.
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80. Current Trends in Orthopedics _ The University of South Florida, College of


Medicine Management of Hand & Wrist Injures, Tampa Bay, Florida, March
1984.
81. Injury/Trauma Conference Management of Trauma & Injury Scoring,
Calgary, Alberta, March 1984.
82. Injury/Trauma Conference Trauma Centres: Are They Effective?, Calgary,
Alberta, March 1984.
83. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Regionalization of Trauma
Care, Vancouver, B. C., April 1984.
84. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Injuries of the Hand & Wrist,
Vancouver, B. C., April 1984.
85. Canadian Orthopaedic Association Fractured Humeri in the Multiply Injured
Patient (senior author of paper presented by M. Bell), Winnipeg, Manitoba, June
1984.
86. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Trauma Association of Canada
Peritoneal Lavage in Blunt Abdominal Trauma, co-author of paper presented by
Dr. B. McLellan, Montreal, Quebec, September 1984.
87. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Gamekeepers Thumb: A New
Perspective, presented at Orthopedic Free Paper Session, Montreal, Quebec,
September 1984.
88. Emergency Symposium Advances in Resuscitation Program Trauma
Resuscitation: Then & Now, Calgary, Alberta, October 12, 1984.
89. Emergency Symposium Advances in Resuscitation Program Aggressive
Surgical Resuscitation in the Emergency Department, Calgary, Alberta, October
1984.
90. Emergency Symposium Advances in Resuscitation Program Crash Protocol
& The Role of Emergency Department Thoracotomy, Calgary, Alberta, October
1984.
91. Emergency Symposium Advances in Resuscitation Program Controversies in
Advances in Resuscitation panel discussion, Calgary, Alberta, October 1984.
92. Trauma 84 International Symposium Emergency Care An Overview,
University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre and the Trauma Association
of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, October 24-27, 1984.
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93. Trauma 84 Symposium Emergency Care Crash Protocol, University of


Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre and the Trauma Association of Canada,
Toronto, Ontario, October 24-27, 1984.
94. Trauma 84 Symposium Emergency Care Regional Trauma Unit Saves
Lives, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre and the Trauma
Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, October 24-27, 1984.
95. Trauma 84 Symposium Emergency Care The Fracture Factor, University
of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre and the Trauma Association of Canada,
Toronto, Ontario, October 24-27, 1984.
96. Trauma 84 Symposium Emergency Care Pelvic Bleeding, University of
Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre and the Trauma Association of Canada,
Toronto, Ontario, October 24-27, 1984.
97. Emergency Care: 1st Scientific Convention Principles of Fracture
Management, Montreal, Quebec, December 6-8, 1984.
98. Venezuela Critical Care Congress Pelvic Bleeding in the Multiply Injured
Patient, Caracas, Venezuela, February 1985.
99. Venezuela Critical Care Congress The Multiply Injured Patient The First 12
Hours, Caracas, Venezuela, February 1985.
100.
Telemedicine for Ontario A Mini Series in Emergency Medicine Part
I; Emergency Medicine; Initial Management of the Polytrauma Patient,
Toronto, Ontario, February 25, 1985.
101.
Upper Extremity Update 1985: The University of Toronto, St. Michaels
Hospital Clinical Assessment of the Painful Wrist; The Osteoarthritic Wrist:
Surgical Management, Toronto, Ontario, March 29, 1985.
102.
British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting The Clinical and
Radiographic Study of Acute Injuries to the Metacarpo-phalangeal Joint of the
Thumb, Llandudno, Wales, April 1985.
103.
British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting The Ulnar
Impingement Syndrome, Bell, M.J.; Hill, R. J.; McMurtry, R. Y., Llandudno,
Wales, April 1985.
104.
Quebec Orthopaedic Association Management of Multiple Fractures of
the Extremities, Quebec City, Quebec, May 2-4, 1985.

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105.
Telemedicine for Ontario Requirements for Trauma Care in a
Community Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, May 31, 1985.
106.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada & The Trauma
Association of Canada Patient and Relative Reports of Quality of Life
Following Major Trauma, Vancouver, B. C., September 10, 1985.
107.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada & The Trauma
Association of Canada To Be the Best We Can, Vancouver, B. C.,
September 10, 1985.
108.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada & The Trauma
Association of Canada The Odd Couple, Vancouver, B. C., September 10,
1985.
109.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada & The Trauma
Association of Canada Closing Remarks, Vancouver, B. C., September 11,
1985.
110.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada & The Trauma
Association of Canada Chairmen session Problems in Trauma Management:
An Orthopedic Viewpoint, Vancouver, B. C., September 11, 1985.
111.
11th International Conference on Hoffmann External Fixation Combined
with the University of Toronto Orthopedic Fracture Course - Course Chairman ,
Toronto, Ontario, September 18-20, 1985.
112.
11th International Conference on Hoffmann External Fixation Combined
with the University of Toronto Orthopedic Fracture Course Carpus and Hand,
Toronto, Ontario, September 18-20, 1985.
113.
11th International Conference on Hoffmann External Fixation Combined
with the University of Toronto Orthopedic Fracture Course Chairman Session
Pelvic Fixation, Toronto, Ontario, September 18-20, 1985.
114.
McGill Review Course in Orthopedics 1985 Update on the
Management of Acute Trauma Problems in the Upper Extremity, McGill
University, Montreal, Quebec, October 21, 1985.
115.
Quebec Trauma Incorporated Regional Trauma System, Montreal,
Quebec, October 21, 1985.
116.
Ontario Medical Association, Section on Orthopedics The Femur in the
Multiply Injured, Academy of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, November 1, 1985.

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117.
Telemedicine for Ontario Fractures of the Phalanges, Toronto,
Ontario, November 4, 1985.
118.
23rd Annual Scientific and Business Meeting, Ontario Chapter of Family
Physicians of Canada Trauma Day, Toronto, Ontario, November 29, 1985.
119.
Trauma Symposium, The University of Toronto Course Chairman
Resuscitation: Where A. T. L. S. Leaves Off, Toronto, Ontario, January 17,
1986.
120.
Trauma Symposium, The University of Toronto Fractures: The
Fractures That Will Kill a Patient and Those That Will Lose a Limb, Toronto,
Ontario, January 17, 1986.
121.
Advanced AO/ASIF Fracture Course Resuscitation and Priorities of
Management, Toronto, Ontario, January 31, 1986.
122.
Advanced AO/ASIF Fracture Course Control of Hemorrhage,
Toronto, Ontario, January 31, 1986.
123.
Advanced AO/ASIF Fracture Course Chairman Session- Upper
Extremity, Brachial Plexus, Wrist, Toronto, Ontario, January 31, 1986.
124.
Advanced AO/ASIF Fracture Course Fractures of the Distal Radius,
Toronto, Ontario, January 31, 1986.
125.
Advanced AO/ASIF Fracture Course Lab on The Wrist, Toronto,
Ontario, January 31, 1986.
126.
Centre for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania Grand
Rounds- Fractured Pelvis & Bleeding, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 13,
1986.
127.
The American Fracture Association 47th Annual Meeting & Scientific
Program Resuscitation and Priorities of Management of Polytrauma, Toronto,
Ontario, April 19-23, 1986.
128.
ABC Traveling Fellows Scientific Program Malunions of Distal Radial
Fractures, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, May 26, 1986.
129.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association 42nd Annual Meeting Swanson
Ulnar Head Replacement Results in Rheumatoid versus Non-Rheumatoid
Patient, Edmonton, Alberta, June 1-5, 1986.
130.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association 42nd Annual Meeting Ulnar Variance
in Carpal Instability, discusser of paper, Edmonton, Alberta, June 1-5, 1986.
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131.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association 42nd Annual Meeting Computerized
Tomography of the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint: Correlation with Ligamentous
Pathology in a Cadaveric Model, Edmonton, Alberta, June 1-5, 1986.
132.
The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, 55th Annual
Meeting, The Problem Pelvis, Toronto, Ontario, September 21-25, 1986.
133.
Upper Extremity Conference, St. Michaels hospital, Toronto Distal
Radioulnar Joint Injury: Examination and Management; Management of
Comminuted Fractures of the Distal Radius: Case Presentations, Toronto,
Ontario, October 1986.
134.
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Classification and Management of Fractures of the Distal Radius, Toyko, Japan,
November 2-5, 1986.
135.
Combined Meeting of Indonesian Orthopedic Association and Asian
Orthopaedic Association Pelvic Fractures Control of Hemorrhage, Jakarta,
Indonesia, November 14, 1986.
136.
Combined Meeting of Indonesian Orthopedic Association and Asian
Orthopaedic Association The Fracture Factor, Jakarta, Indonesia, November
14, 1986.
137.
Combined Meeting of Indonesian Orthopedic Association and Asian
Orthopaedic Association Complications of Distal Radial Fractures, Jakarta,
Indonesia, November 15, 1986.
138.
Combined Meeting of Indonesian Orthopedic Association and Asian
Orthopedic Association Surgical Correction of Malunions of Distal Radial
Fractures, Jakarta, Indonesia, November 15, 1986.
139.
Emergency Health Planning Meeting, Ontario Ministry of Health
Setting Future Directions and Priorities, Toronto, Ontario, November 19, 1986.
140.
Telemedicine for Ontario Stabilization of the Multiple Trauma Patient
(including Head Injury), Toronto, Ontario, November 26, 1986.
141.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Concomitant Ipsilateral
Fractures Above and Below the Elbow (presenter: Dr. T. Axelrod), San
Francisco, California, January 23, 1987.
142.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery A Critical Analysis of
Swanson Ulnar Head Replacement Arthroplasty: Rheumatoid versus Non-

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Rheumatoid Patients (presenter: Dr. D. Paley), San Francisco, California,


January 24, 1987.
143.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Os Calcis Fracture: LongTerm Follow-up Study of Open reduction and Internal Fixation, San Francisco,
California, January 25, 1987.
144.
Ontario Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Highway Safety Conference The Role of Community Groups in Regards to
Costing of Motor Vehicle Accidents, Toronto, Ontario, February 1987.
145.
Workers Compensation Board The Wrist, Toronto, Ontario, April
1987.
146.
Upper Extremity Symposium, McMaster University Distal Radial
Fractures: Lessons Learned from Surgery of Malunions, Hamilton, Ontario,
April 25, 1987.
147.
Pelvic & Acetabular Course The Polytrauma patient with a Pelvic
Disruption: Problems and Solutions, Toronto, Ontario, April 26, 1987.
148.
27th Annual Refresher Course for General Surgeons Trauma
Transport, sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine and Department of Surgery,
The University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, April 28,
1987.
149.
Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Trauma Day The Fracture
Factor, Collingwood, Ontario, May 27, 1987.
150.
Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Trauma Day Medico-Legal
Issues in the Multiply Injured Patient, Collingwood, Ontario, May 27, 2987.
151.
William Ersil Research Day Research in Trauma A New
Commitment, Kingston, Ontario, June 5-6, 1987.
152.
Societe international de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie,
World Congress Errors and Pitfalls in Early Management of Trauma, Munich,
Germany, August 16-21, 1987.
153.
Societe international de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie,
World Congress panel discussion re: Polytrauma, Munich, Germany, August
16-21, 1987.
154.
Societe international de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologic,
World Congress Chairman, Free Paper Session re: Trauma Polytrauma,
Munich, Germany, August 16-21, 1987.
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155.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma combined meeting with
The Trauma Association of Canada The Incidence of Alcohol Among MVA
Trauma Admissions to a Regional Trauma Unit (presenter: Dr. E. Vingilis),
Montreal, Quebec, September 10, 1987.
156.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Techniques of Screw
Fixation, San Antonio, Texas, September 9, 1987.
157.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Fractures and Dislocations
of the Hand panel discussion (Moderator: R. Y. McMurtry), San Antonio,
Texas, September 10, 1987.
158.
Critical Care Update on Trauma Trauma Care: Initial Assessment of a
Trauma Patient, Windsor, Ontario, October 2-3, 1987.
159.
Continuing Medical Education Series Trauma Program, Cobourg
District Hospital, Cobourg, Ontario, October 20, 1987,
160.
Committee on Trauma, The University of Toronto Trauma Day The
Principles of Surgery of Trauma, Toronto, Ontario, November 6, 1987.
161.
Department of Nursing, Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Tactics
Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 16, 1987.
162.
The Canadian Association of Clinical Surgeons (Western Division)
Reflections on Trauma Care, Calgary, Alberta, March 3-5, 1988.
163.
The Canadian Association of Clinical Surgeons (Western Division)
Chairman of Afternoon Session, Calgary, Alberta, March 3-5, 1988.
164.
Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals, in conjunction with The
University of Calgary Colles Fractures: Why They Keep Hurting, Banff,
Alberta, March 22, 1988.
165.
Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals, in conjunction with The
University of Calgary Let Your Fingers Do the Talking, Banff, Alberta,
March 22, 1988.
166.
Trauma Seminar Outreach Program Overview of Trauma, Hinton,
Alberta, May 26, 1988.
167.
Trauma Seminar Outreach Program Orthopedic Emergencies, Hinton,
Alberta, May 26,1988.

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168.
Canadian Orthopedic Association, Chairman Scientific Session, Ottawa,
Ontario, June 6, 1988.
169.
Canadian Orthopedic Association Treatment and Rehabilitation of
Hand Fractures, Ottawa, Ontario, June 8, 1988.
170.
Canadian Orthopedic Association Open Reduction of Comminuted
Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Radius (McMurtry/Axelrod), Ottawa,
Ontario, June 8, 1988.
171.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Caveats and Complications of Long Spiral Metacarpal Fractures, San
Diego, California, August 10, 1988.
172.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Arthrodesis Considerations (in Hand Surgery), San Diego, California,
August 11, 1988.
173.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Neutralization Devices Concepts and Technique, San Diego,
California, August 11, 1988.
174.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Complex Metacarpal Fractures, San Diego, California, August 11,
1988.
175.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Complex Phalangeal Fractures, San Diego, California, August 12,
1988.
176.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Small External Fixation of the Wrist, San Diego, California, August
13, 1988.
177.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Trauma Wrist Instability, San Diego, California, August 13, 1988.
178.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Radius, San Diego, California,
August 13, 1988.
179.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Advanced Hand Surgery
Course Instructor for Surgical Technique (11 techniques), San Diego,
California, August 1988.

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180.
International Trauma Symposium Hospital Mortality The Canadian
Experience, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 31, 1988.
181.
International Trauma Symposium Management of Upper Limb
Fractures in the Multiply Injured Patient, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 31, 1988.
182.
International Trauma Symposium Internal Fixation of Distal Radial
Fractures, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 31, 1988.
183.
Royal Hallamshire Hospital Fractures of the Distal Radius, Sheffield,
England, September 3, 1988.
184.
Royal Hallamshire Hospital Principles of Trauma Care, Sheffield,
England, September 3, 1988.
185.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Fractures and Dislocations
of the Hand, Baltimore, Maryland, September 5, 1988.
186.
1988 Trauma Symposium Past Experience and Future Planning,
Buffalo, New York, October 1-3, 1988.
187.
Calgary Hand Interest Group Assessment of the Wrist, Foothills
Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, October 25, 1988.
188.
Young Presidents Association The Future of Health Care, Calgary,
Alberta, November 17, 1988.
189.
Trauma Update 88 The Unstable Pelvis, Vancouver, B. C., November
24-25, 1988.
190.
Trauma Update 88 Future of Trauma Care: Trauma Centers/Roles of
the Emergency Physician/Rehabilitation A New Challenge, Vancouver, B. C.,
November 24-25, 1988.
191.
Trauma Update88 Future of Trauma Care, Vancouver, B. C.,
November 24-25, 1988.
192.
Central Surgical Association Clinic Day The University of Calgary
and Department of Surgery Organization of a Trauma Service Banff,
Alberta, March 8, 1989.
193.
Central Surgical Association Clinic Day The University of Calgary
and Department of Surgery moderator for paper presentations, Banff, Alberta,
March 1989.

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194.
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Ligament
Instability of the Wrist--Discussion of Current Classification Systems, Paris,
France, April 5, 1989.
195.
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand The Issue
of Measurement and Evaluation, Paris, France, April 5, 1989.
196.
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Open
Reduction and Internal Fixation of Comminuted Intra-articular Fractures of the
Distal Radius, Axelrod/McMurtry, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 11, 1989.
197.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Importance of Initial Treatment of
Perilunate Fracture Dislocation of the Wrist (presented by Dr. G. Nattrass),
Toronto, Ontario, May 31, 1989.
198.
Foothills Hospital and the University of Calgary Forum Science
Centres in Alberta, Foothills Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, June 5, 1989.
199.
Foothills Hospital, Administration Rounds, Keeping Score in Health
Care, Foothills Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, October 20, 1989.
200.
Heritage Days 1989, Joint Injury & Diseases Symposium
Osteoarthritis- From the Bench to the Bedside, moderator of Session, Orange
Theatre, Heritage Medical Research Building, The University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, December 1, 1989.
201.
Heroes: A Program for Teenagers, University of Alberta, Foothills
Hospital, Calgary, December 14, 1989.
202.
Regional Conference Program Orthopedics and Hand Injuries,
Continuing Medical Education, Innisfail Health Care Centre, Innisfail, Alberta,
January 15, 1990.
203.
Coopers & Lybrand Public Policy Management Forum Health Care
Initiatives to Overcome Key Barriers to Progress, member of panel, Ottawa,
Ontario, January 23, 1990.
204.
Coopers & Lybrand Public Policy Management Forum Outcome
Measures and State of the Art, Ottawa, Ontario, January 24, 1990.
205.
Psychology and the Surgeon, in conjunction with Psychology
Department, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, February 15, 1990.
206.
Health Care Research Seminars, Health Care Research Group and the
Department of Community Health Sciences, The University of Calgary
Surgical Process and Outcome Study, Calgary, Alberta, February 23, 1990.
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207.
Hand Injuries and Counseling for Plastic Surgery Hand Injuries,
Evening Course, Continuing Medical Education, The University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, March 14, 1990.
208.
Health & Welfare Canada Surgical Process & Outcome Study,
Ottawa, Ontario, March 22, 1990.
209.
Western Trauma Conference The Politics and Economics of Trauma,
Division of Continuing Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Alberta, Lake Louise, Alberta, March 29, 1990.
210.
Western Trauma Conference Trauma Systems Is There a Solution for
Alberta?, Division of Continuing Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Alberta, Lake Louise, Alberta, March 30, 1990.
211.
Third Annual Emergency Medicine Resident Research Day Research in
Medicine and Future Trends in Health Care Keynote speaker, Clinical Lecture
Theatre, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, April 3, 1990.
212.
The Department of Community Health Sciences & The Health Care
Research Group Surgical Process and Outcome Study, The University of
Calgary, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Alberta, April 20, 1990.
213.
24th Annual Mackid Lecture & Seminars, Calgary General Hospital
Surgery Whats The Use?, Calgary, Alberta, May 4, 1990.
214.
Second Annual Injury in Alberta Conference panel discussion Linking
Industry, Government, Medicine and Communities, University of Alberta
Hospitals, Kananaskis, Alberta, May 18, 1990.
215.
Second Annual Injury in Albert Conference Progress in Trauma 19891990, University of Alberta Hospitals, Kananaskis, Alberta, May 18, 1990.
216.
Symposium on Thermal Injury and Hand Surgery for the 90s Surgery
of the Rheumatoid Hand, Foothills Hospital and The University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, September 13, 1990.
217.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 45th Annual Meeting
Examination of the Painful Wrist, Toronto, Ontario, September 25, 1990.
218.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 45th Annual Meeting An
Alternative Method for Determination of the Carpal Height Ratio, Toronto,
Ontario, September 1990.

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219.
Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation 11th Annual Conference
Effective Management & Accountability for the 1990s in the Health Care
Sector, Ottawa, Ontario, November 6, 1990.
220.
Canadian Orthopaedic Association Trauma Symposium Distal Radial
Metaphyseal Fractures Late Problems and Solutions, Toronto, Ontario,
November 7, 1990.
221.
Council of Teaching Hospitals of Alberta Surgical Perspectives on
Utilization Management, Calgary, Alberta, February 14, 1991.
222.
Orthopedic Trauma Association/American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons, Specialty Day Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Radius
Percutaneous vs Open Techniques, Anaheim, California, March 10, 1991.
223.
Trauma Update, The University of Calgary & Calgary General Hospital
Course Chairman Opening and Closing Remarks, Calgary, Alberta, April 10,
1991.
224.
Juan de Fuca Orthopedic Club Colles Fractures, Victoria, B. C., April
19-21, 1991.
225.
Juan de Fuca Orthopedic Club Multiple Fractures in the
Polytraumatized Patient, Victoria, B. C., April 19-21, 1991.
226.
Juan de Fuca Orthopedic Club Government Policy as a Determinant of
Health, Victoria, B. C., April 19-21, 1991.
227.
Juan de Fuca Orthopedic Club Late Sequelae of Distal Radial
Fractures, Victoria, B. C., April 19-21, 1991.
228.
Association of Canadian Teaching Hospital/Association of Canadian
Medical Colleges/Canadian Association for Medical Education Requirements
of Surgery & Outcome Analysis, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 29, 1991.
229.
Moynihan Chirurgical Club Visit Opening Remarks, The University
of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, May 16, 1991.
230.
Regional Hand Course, American Society for Surgery of the Hand The
Surgery of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Calgary, Alberta, June 1, 1991.
231.
MANUS Canada Annual Meeting Carpal Height Ratio Determination:
An Alternative Method, Nattrass, G.; King, G.; McMurtry, R. Y. (Award Best
Research Paper by a Resident), Calgary, Alberta, June 2, 1991.

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232.
Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting Distal Radial Fractures,
Breakfast Lecture, Calgary, Alberta, June 3, 1991.
233.
Canadian Orthopedic Association Meeting Surgical Process and
Outcome Study, Instructional Lecture, Calgary, Alberta, June 3, 1991.
234.
Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare, Continuing Medical
Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta Member of Panel
Discussion, Edmonton, Alberta, June 21, 1991.
235.
7th International Wrist Investigators Workshop A Model for Analysis
of Psychosocial Factors in Arthritis Related Hand Disability, Orlando, Florida,
October 1, 1991.
236.
The Wrist: An International Symposium, The University of Ottawa,
Division of Orthopedic Surgery Moderator Scapho-Lunate Instability,
Montebello, Quebec, October 24, 1991.
237.
The Wrist: An International Symposium, The University of Ottawa,
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Kienbocks Disease: Diagnosis & Staging,
Montebello, Quebec, October 25, 1991.
238.
The Wrist: An International Symposium, The University of Ottawa,
Division of Orthopedic Surgery Physical Examination- Hands-On, Montebello,
Quebec, October 25, 1991.
239.
The Wrist: An International Symposium, The University of Ottawa,
Division of Orthopedic Surgery Moderator- Trauma Wrist Instability,
Montebello, Quebec, October 25, 1991.
240.
The Wrist: An International Symposium, The University of Ottawa,
Division of Orthopedic Surgery Early Management of Displaced Intra-articular
Fractures: A Canadian View, Montebello, Quebec, October 26, 1991.
241.
The Wrist: An International Symposium, The University of Ottawa,
Division of Orthopedic Surgery Moderator- Distal Radial Fractures,
Montebello, Quebec, October 26, 1991.
242.
Health Care 2000 Series Total Quality Improvement Outcomes &
Results Measurement, Design and Evaluation: Managing Outcomes and
Results (The Surgical Process & Outcome Study), Calgary, Alberta, October 31,
1991.
243.
7th Annual Review Course in Orthopedics, Royal Victoria Hospital &
McGill University Management of Multiple Trauma Know When to Say
When, Montreal, Quebec, November 8, 1991.
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244.
7th Annual Review Course in Orthopedics, Royal Victoria Hospital &
McGill University Management of Distal Radial Fractures, Montreal, Quebec,
November 9, 1991.
245.
7th Annual Review Course in Orthopedics, Royal Victoria Hospital &
McGill University Management of Distal Radial Malunions, Montreal,
Quebec, November 9, 1991.
246.
Heritage Medical Research Days, Alberta Heritage Foundation for
Medical Research, Chairperson for Outcome Measures and Clinical Trials,
Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, November 18, 1991.
247.
Physicians and the Health Care Consumer: An Odd Couple in Distress
A Debate- Canadian College of Health Service Executives, Southern Alberta
Chapter, Calgary, Alberta, November 20, 1991.
248.
Presentation to the Clinical Priorities Committee, Alberta Childrens
Hospital Utilization Management: The Foothills Experience, Calgary,
Alberta, December 2, 1991.
249.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons External Fixator in Distal
Radial Fractures Modern Concepts, Washington, D. C., February 24, 1992.
250.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons The Distal Radio-Ulnar
Joint: Early & Late Problems and Solutions, Washington, D. C., February 24,
1992.
251.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Problems of Distal Radial
Fractures, Washington, D. C., February 24, 1992.
252.
Alberta Utilization Monitoring Committee Medical Services (Alberta
Health) Surgical Process and Outcome Study, Calgary, Alberta, February 28,
1992.
253.
The Western Council of Teaching Hospitals Chair for session
Guidelines for Model Studies of Utilization, Technology Assessment and Health
Services Delivery, Calgary, Alberta, April 24, 1992.
254.
Medical Research Council of Canada, National Strategic Planning
Conference Determining Outcomes, Ottawa, Ontario, May 12, 1992.
255.
Vth Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand Psychological Factors vs. Psychological Measures in Disability of
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Paris, France, May 26, 1992.

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256.
Vth Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand Chairman of Session re: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Paris, France, May 27,
1992.
257.
Ontario Hospital Association Chief of Staff Session Practice
Guidelines, October 27, 1992.
258.
Peterborough Hospitals, Division of Surgery, Annual Conference Day
Part I, International Problems, Solutions, Perspectives of Canada, Peterborough,
Ontario, November 11, 1992.
259.
Peterborough Hospitals, Division of Surgery, Annual Conference Day
Part II Trauma Symposium Organizational Aspects, Peterborough, Ontario,
November 11, 1992.
260.
L. D. MacLean Visiting Professor, McGill University, Trauma Rounds,
Montreal General Hospital Requirements for Surgical Intervention, Montreal,
Quebec, November 26, 1992.
261.
L. D. MacLean Visiting Professor, McGill University, Montreal General
Hospital Distal Radial Malunion, Montreal, Quebec, November 26, 1992.
262.
L. D. MacLean Visiting Professor, McGill University, Surgical Grand
Rounds, Royal Victoria Hospital Ethics, Economics and Surgery, Montreal,
Quebec, November 26, 1992.
263.
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, McGill University Course in
General Surgery, Jewish General Hospital Trauma: A Pilgrimage, Montreal,
Quebec, November 27, 1992.
264.
Judge at The University of Calgary, Department of Surgery Surgeons
Day, Calgary, Alberta, March 19, 1993.
265.
1993 Trauma Update, University of Calgary- Changing Perspectives in
Trauma Care, Calgary, Alberta, March 24, 1993.
266.
Southwestern Ontario Administrators Group Health/Medical Services
Research, London, Ontario, April 6, 1993.
267.
Association of Canadian Medical Colleges Annual Meeting The
Redefinition of Medical Education for Clinical Decision Making: The Concept of
Unity of Mission, Montreal, Quebec, April 26, 1993.
268.
Thames Valley District Health Council and Regional Planning Committee,
Welcoming Address, London, Ontario, May 19, 1993.

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269.
OMA Section of Clinical Teachers The Funding of Health Care
Mythologies and Conventional Wisdom, Toronto, Ontario, May 29, 1993.
270.
Grey-Bruce District Health Council Annual Renewal Dinner
Presentation, Collingwood, Ontario, June 18, 1993.
271.
Roundtable meeting with the World Bank Delegation, Toronto, Ontario,
June 24, 1993.
272.
The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada 62nd Annual
Meeting The Professional Prospective: Why Get Involved?, Vancouver, B.
C., September 9, 1993.
273.
The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada 62nd Annual
Meeting, Workshop Canadian Specialty Physician Supply: Mixing and
Matching the Needs?, Vancouver, B. C., September 10, 1993.
274.
Quebec Orthopedic Association Annual Symposium Examination of
the Adult Hand, Oxford, Quebec, September 30, 1993.
275.
Quebec Orthopedic Association Annual Symposium Malunion of
Distal Radial Fractures, Oxford, Quebec, September 30, 1993.
276.
Quebec Orthopedic Association Annual Symposium Hand Surgery
Outcome Analysis, Oxford, Quebec, September 30, 1993.
277.
Quebec Orthopedic Association Annual Symposium Government
Policies as a Determinant in Health Care, Oxford, Quebec, September 30, 1993.
278.
Quebec Orthopedic Association Annual Symposium Early
Management of Displaced Intra-Articular Fractures of the Radius, Oxford,
Quebec, September 30, 1993.
279.
Quebec Orthopedic Association Annual Symposium, Forum (cases),
Oxford, Quebec, September 30, 1993.
280.
Interurban Club, University Hospital The Canadian Health Care
System: A Deans Perspective, London, Ontario, October 7, 1993.
281.
Guest speaker, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals Medical Staff Dinner,
Hamilton, Ontario, October 25, 1993.
282.
Medical Research Council of Canada, invited presentation The
Findings of the Task Force on Health Research, The University of Western
Ontario, London, Ontario, November 24, 1993.

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283.
Guest speaker, Autumn 1993 Senior Alumni Program Keeping Score in
Health Care, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, November 30,
1993.
284.
EFPO Conference, EFPO and Health Reform, Mississauga, Ontario,
February 28, 1994.
285.
ACMC Gender Issues Symposium, Opening Remarks, Vancouver, B. C.,
April 24, 1994.
286.
The Critical Path: A Multiprofessional Conference on the Care of the
Trauma Patient, The Complex Economics of Trauma Care, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, April 30, 1994.
287.
Guest speaker, Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association 17th Annual
National Conference, Keynote address: Keeping Score in Health Care: How
Political Decisions are Affecting Our Role, Radisson Hotel, London, Ontario,
May 3, 1994.
288.
Guest speaker, Planning Retreat of S. W. Area Emergency Health Service
Centres The Academic Health Science Centre and its Role in Regional
Emergency Health Services, Windermere Manor, London, Ontario, May 12,
1994.
289.
Presentation/Discussion, District Health Councils of Southwestern Ontario
Retreat The Role of Academic Health Science Centres in Regional Planning,
The Little Inn, Bayfield, Ontario, May 15, 1994.
290.
Invited lecture, OMA Annual Meeting, Section of Clinical Teachers,
Provincial Coordinating Committee on Community and Academic Health Science
Relations (PCCCAR) Subcommittee on the Role, Future and Funding of
Academic Health Science Centres, Survival in the Post-Modern World: After
the Fall of the Icons, Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, May 28, 1994.
291.
Keynote Address, Conference sponsored by Alberta Health and The
Alberta Healthcare Association Outcome Measures in the Health Care
Delivery System: Methods, Management and Medicine, Westin Hotel, Calgary,
Alberta, June 23, 2994.
292.
Ethical Policy: Is it Becoming an Oxymoron in Canada? Health Care
Meets the Press: A Dialogue Between Journalists and Caregivers, sponsored by
The Joint Bioethics Committee of London, The Great Hall, Huron College,
London, Ontario, October 19, 1994.

39

293.
Invited speaker, Medical/Science Reporting Journalism 575, The
Changing Face of Health Care in Ontario, Middlesex College, UWO Campus,
London, Ontario, October 28, 1994.
294.
Opening Address, Provincial Coordinating Committee on Community
Academic (Health Centre) Relations (PCCCAR), Ottawa Consultation Session,
Ottawa Carleton Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, November 1, 1994.
295.
Invited speaker, A Forum on Ontario Health Issues, hosted in cooperation
with the Ontario Ministry of Health, Health Canada, and The Canadian
Journalism Foundation The Public Debate How Can It Be Improved?,
Toronto, Ontario, February 2, 1995
296.
Invited lecture, Dimensions of Human Well-Being: The Views of
Psychologist, a Philosopher and a Surgeon, A Public Forum, Surgery and
Spirituality a 25 year View, Westminster Institute for Ethics and Human
Values: National roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, University
Hospital, London, Ontario, March 23, 1995.
297.
Invited speaker, Graduate Seminar Course: The Organization and Delivery
of Health Care Services in Canada About Social Service Policy: The Good, the
Bad and the Ugly, Social Science Centre, UWO Campus, London, Ontario,
March 28, 1995.
298.
Invited speaker, Fulfilling the Mission: National Conference on the
Future and Funding of Academic Health Science Centres, AHSCs: Sustaining
Ventures for their Communities, Health Human Resources Planning, Ministry of
Health, Park Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, April 6-7, 1995.
299.
Invited speaker, Joseph E. Zbar Lecture, The Role of the Academic
Health Science Centre, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, April 19, 1995.
300.
Invited speaker, Meeting with Residents in Medicine & Surgery (and
staff) A View of the Medical World from a Former Academic Surgeon,
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, April 20, 1995.
301.
Invited speaker, Medical Grand Rounds Restructuring of the Cancer
Care System in Ontario, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, April 20. 1995.
302.
Chairmans Introductory Remarks, 1995 Annual Meeting of the
Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, The Association of Canadian
Teaching Hospitals, and the Canadian Association for Medical Education
Science, Technology, Industry and Economics, Quebec City, Quebec, May 1,
1995.

40

303.
Invited speaker, Westminster Institute for Ethics and Human Values,
Surviving Globalization: Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions;
Health Policy for a Sustainable Future The Bank of Canada as a Determinant
of Health, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, May 25, 1995.
304.
Invited speaker, Conference for Small Hospitals Academic Health
Science Centres Becoming Networks, OHA Centre, Toronto, Ontario, May 26,
1995.
305.
Invited Royal College speaker (The Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada), The Canadian Orthopaedic Society, 50th Annual Meeting
The Prevailing Economic Paradigm (Is There Room for a New Vision for
Academic Health Science Centres?), Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 5, 1995.
306.
Invited speaker, Lambton District Health Council The Future of Health
Care in Ontario, Sarnia, Ontario, June 8, 1995.
307.
Invited speaker, Trauma Care and Injury Control.Making the
Connection, 4th Annual Adult & Paediatric Symposium, London, Ontario, June
15, 1995.
308.
Invited speaker, The Ontario Council of Teaching Hospitals Update on
Ontario AHSCs: Faculty of Medicine/Teaching Hospital Relationships, Aylmer,
Quebec, September 21, 1995.
309.
Invited speaker, Westerns Senior Alumni Association The 10
Commandments of Academic Health Science Centres, University of Western
Ontario, London, Ontario, October 10, 1995.
310.
Invited speaker, American College of Surgeons, 81st Annual Clinical
Congress Cost-Effective Surgical Care: Global and Local Strategies:
Strategies that Work, Earnest n. Morial Convention Centre, New Orleans,
October 23, 1995.
311.
Invited speaker, Education of Future Physicians of Ontario (EFPO) Needs
Assessment and Community Partnership Community Consultation Committee
Welcome to the Conference, Windermere Manor, London, Ontario, November
6, 1995.
312.
Invited speaker, Working Together for the Future, St. Marys Memorial
Hospital, London, Ontario, April 17, 1996.
313.
Invited lecture, Thames Valley District Health Council District Health
Councils, The Future Role of DHCs in Building Healthy Communities

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Planning & Policy as a Determinant of Health: What Should we be Doing?,


London, Ontario, September 27, 1996.
314.
Invited lecture, Ontario Hospital Association, Advancements in
Physician Training Practices, Grand Bend, Ontario, April 23, 1997.
315.
Invited speaker, EFPO & the Community The Future of EFPO,
Toronto, Ontario, November 18, 1997.
316.
Invited speaker, Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Josephs Health Centre,
The Wrist, London, Ontario, November 28, 1997.
317.
Invited speaker, Royaumont Abbey What Makes Transdisciplinarity
Succeed or Fail?, Paris, France, May 25-29, 1998.
318.
Invited speaker, 3rd Quarterly Regional Partnership Meeting Academic
Update, London, Ontario, October 21, 1998.
319.
Invited speaker, EFPO Conference on Community Partnerships in Medical
Education My Favourite Question, London, Ontario, October 22-23, 1998.
320.
Invited speaker, Standing Committee on Finance, House of Commons, on
behalf of Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, November 16,
1998. (on behalf of Medical Research Council of Canada).
321.
Invited speaker, A Day in Emergency Medicine, The Management of
Hand Fractures, London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus, London,
Ontario, November 25, 1998.
322.
Invited speaker, Teaching How to Teach Program Small Group
Teaching, Spencer Hall, London, Ontario, January 1999.
323.
Invited speaker, The Hand International Conference, Department of
French, The University of Western Ontario Surgery & the Hand, Windermere
Manor, London, Ontario, March 20, 1999.
324.
Moderator, Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Josephs Health Centre,
Orthopaedic Residents & Alumni Wrist Symposium, London, Ontario, May 8,
1999.
325.
Invited speaker, The Salter Society Annual Meeting Is More Money
Enough to Solve the Crisis in the Health Care System?, Toronto, Ontario, May
20-22, 1999.

42

326.
Invited speaker, Ontario Hospital Association, Conference for Small
Hospitals The AHSC (Academic Health Science Centre) Perspective,
Toronto, Ontario, May 27-28, 1999.
327.
Invited speaker, Health Canada, The First Amyot Lecture, Medicare and
Wellness: The Odd Couple, Ottawa, Ontario, November 2 & 4, 1999;
Vancouver B. C., January 12, 2000; Edmonton Alberta, January 14, 2000;
Toronto, Ontario, January 18, 2000; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 12, 2000.
328.
Invited speaker, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) The Health
Research Environment: Opportunities for Prince Edward Island and UPEI,
Charlottetown, PEI, January 27, 2000.
329.
Invited speaker, The Senate of Canada, Standing Committee on Social
Affairs, Science and Technology, Ottawa, Ontario, March 2, 2000.
330.
Invited speaker, Ontario Hospital Association Conference on Health
Research: The Economic Engine of the 21st Century Health Research: An
Overview, Toronto, Ontario, May 10, 2000.
331.
Invited keynote speaker, The Sparrow Lake Alliance, 11th Annual
Meeting, .In the sun that is young once only, Toronto, Ontario, May 12,
2000.
332.
Invited speaker, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa,
Conference on Population Health, From Medicare to a Health System:
Structures, Behaviours and Solitudes, Ottawa, Ontario, June 28, 2000.
333.
Invited speaker, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare
Organizations (ACAHO) Invitational Conference Academic Health Science
Networks and Health Canada, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, September 17, 2000.
334.
Invited speaker, The Arthritis Society, Consultation and Rehabilitation
Services (CARS) Orthopedic Medicine and Public Policy, Toronto, Ontario,
October 19, 2000.
335.
Invited speaker, McMaster University, Department of Surgery Chairs
Grand Rounds A Surgeons View from Ottawa, Hamilton, Ontario, November
8, 2000.
336.
Invited speaker, The Canadian Association of Paediatric Hospitals
(CAPH) Annual Conference National Childrens Agenda: An Investment in
the Future, Ottawa, Ontario, November 13, 2000.

43

337.
Invited speaker, Associated Medical Services (AMS) Inc., Invitational
Conference on Child Poverty Forgetting the Future, Toronto, Ontario,
November 18, 2000.
338.
Invited speaker, 4th Canadian National Immunization Conference
Immunization in the 21st Century: Progress Through Education, Closing
Remarks, Halifax, Nova Scotia, December 6, 2000.
339.
Invited speaker, The Canadian Club of Kingston Reflections on the
Odd Couple: The Great Divide of Social and Biomedicine, Kingston, Ontario,
February 8, 2001.
340.
Invited speaker, National Symposium on Diabetes, Health Canada,
Closing Remarks, Montreal, Quebec, February 20, 2001.
341.
Invited speaker, Invitation Polio Symposium Maintaining High Levels
of Immunization Coverage in a Post Polio Eradication in Canada, Canadian
Public Health Association and Aventis Pasteur Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, March
7, 2001.
342.
Invited speaker, House of Commons, Standing Committee on Health,
Ottawa, Ontario, March 15, 2001 on behalf of Health Canada, Population and
Public Health Branch (PPHB).
343.
Invited speaker, The Innovation Salon, Presentation on public sector
innovation and health issues, Ottawa, Ontario, March 15, 2001.
344.
Invited speaker, Canadian Centre for Management Development Future
of Health Care in Canada Thematic Series, Ottawa, Ontario, March 28, 2001.
345.
Invited speaker, Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics
Conference (Theme: Optimal Therapeutics Through Evaluation, Policy &
Practice), Keynote presentation National Approach to Population Health
Improvements, Banff, Alberta, April 1-3, 2001.
346.
Invited speaker, House of Commons, Standing Committee on Health,
Ottawa, Ontario, April 24, 2001. (On behalf of Health Canada PPHB).
347.
Invited speaker, Fourth Canadian Health Charities Roundtable Theme
Increasing Wellness in Canadians: The Role of National Health Charities,
Closing Remarks, Toronto, Ontario, April 28-29, 2001. (On behalf of Health
Canada PPHB)
348.
Invited keynote speaker, Supporting Self-Care Symposium, Health
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, June 4, 2001.

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349.
Invited keynote speaker, Paterson Memorial Lecture, 35Years and
Counting, Sunnybrook and Womens Hospitals, Toronto, Ontario, June 26,
2001.
350.
Invited speaker, XVIIth World Congress on Gerontology, International
Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, B. C., July 5, 2001. (On behalf of Health
Canada, PPHB)
351.
Invited speaker, Conference 26th Biennial Congress of the World
Federation for Mental Health, Vancouver, B. C., July 22-27, 2001. (On behalf of
Health Canada, PPHB).
352.
Invited speaker, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ontario, October
29, 2001.
353.
Invited speaker, 3rd Annual AMS/Council of Faculties of Medicine
Conference on Medical Education, Social Determinants of Health, London,
Ontario, November 22, 2001.
354.
Invited speaker, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Seminar:
Policy, Practice, Person-Centered Care, Toronto, Ontario, January 27, 2003.
355.
Invited speaker, Strategy Institute (Maximizing Market Access, University
of Toronto) The Romanow Commission Impact of Pharmaceutical Policy,
Toronto, Ontario, February 19, 2003.
356.
Invited speaker, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Health
Leaders Forum 2003; opening address and chairing of panel on Leadership in the
Academic Health Science Centres: Critical Issues for the 21st Century,
Toronto, Ontario, February 21, 2003.
357.
Invited speaker, Ontario Bar Association presentation and panel
discussion with Michael Kirby on Perspectives of the Romanow Commission,
Toronto, Ontario, February 25, 2003.
358.
Invited keynote address and panel participation, World Congress of
Psycho-Oncology Public Policy, Human Consequences: The Gap Between
Biomedicine and Psychosocial Reality, April 26, 2003.
359.
Invited speaker and panel participation, Canadian Institute of Academic
Medicine Future of Academic Health Centres, Quebec City, Quebec, April
26, 2003.
360.
Invited speaker, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days (Pfizer
Canada Discovery Days in Health Science) Medical Research Horizons,
London, Ontario, May 23, 2003.
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361.
Video Conference with Dr. R. Litchfield (Mayo Clinic) and The
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, May 26, 2003.
362.
Invited speaker, Canadian Orthopedic Association, 58th Annual Meeting,
address and panel participation Access to CareFrom a Policy and Political
Perspective, Calgary, Alberta, October 4, 2003.
363.
Final meeting Canadian Pediatric Surveillance Program. Presentation to
the steering committee (report of the expert review group), Ottawa, Ontario,
November 21, 2003. Report was published by Health Canada in June 2004:
2003 Results CPSP.
364.
Health Policy Initiative Group, UWO, presentation and discussion
Transition and Reality, London, Ontario, December 16, 2003.
365.
Keynote speaker and panel participant, Management Program for Clinical
Leaders, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 23, 2004.
366.
Health Council of Canada Meeting, Chair of Wait Times and Accessibility
Work Group, Vancouver, B. C., March 24-25, 2004.
367.
Keynote speaker, Petroleum Club, Calgary Alberta for The Alberta Bone
and Joint Institute, March 26, 2004.
368.
Invitational Conference: Taming of the Queue, Aylmer, Quebec, by the
Canadian Policy Research Network and the Canadian Medical Association,
March 31-April 1, 2004.
369.
Invited speaker, Association of Canadian Medical Colleges Partners
Forum for the Social Accountability of Canadian Medical Schools, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, April 28-29, 2004.
370.
Keynote speaker, Ontario Medical Students Association Beyond
Medicine, London, Ontario, May 1, 2004.
371.
Chair of Invitational Meeting of Researchers and Policy Makers of the
Canadian Index of Well-Being, Toronto, Ontario, May 11-12, 2004.
372.
Invitational conference, Cancer Quality Council of Ontario, re: Access
and Wait Times, Toronto, Ontario, May 19, 2004.
373.
Invited speaker, Health Sciences Research Ethics Board, University of
Western Ontario The Ethics of Placebo and Deception in Clinical Research,
London, Ontario, June 8, 2004.

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374.
Teleconference presentation to Physicians for a National Health Plan (U.S.
based group of 30 states), June 24, 2004.
375.
Presentation to the Surgical Access/Wait Time Management Meeting,
London Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery, UWO, Wait Times:
Framing the Issue, August 11, 2004.
376.
Health Council of Canada Meeting, Chair of the Wait Times and
Accessibility Work Group, Nunavut, September 21-23, 2004.
377.
Keynote presentation, Atlantic Health Information Systems Conference
Health Care Reforman Update, White Point Beach Resort, Liverpool, Nova
Scotia, September 29, 2004.
378.
Invited participant, Retreat for the Ontario Joint Replacement Registry,
Toronto, Ontario, October 12-13, 2004.
379.
Keynote address, The Canadian Institute Reducing Wait Times:
Developing Strategies and Accepting Goals, Toronto, Ontario, October 19, 2004.
380.
Invited speaker and panel participant, Ontario Health Association What
Will it Take to Reduce Cardiac Wait Times?, Toronto, Ontario, November 16,
2004.
381.
Invited speaker, UWO Student Health Policy Interest Group Progress in
Health Care Reform, London, Ontario, January 18, 2005.
382.
Invited speaker, Canadian Consulate of Chicago: Canadian Health Care,
Facts, not Fiction Conference Facing the Future, Chicago, Illinois, January 28,
2005.
383.
Invited plenary presentation, Taming of the Queue II Conference The
View from the Health Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, March 31, 2005.
384.
Keynote speaker, Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, April 20, 2005.
385.
Keynote speaker, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Continuing
Medical Education Conference The Future of the Health Care System and
Work in Canada: Caring for Health, Toronto, Ontario, May 17, 2005.
386.
Health Council of Canada Meeting, Chair of the Wait Times and
Accessibility Work Group, Regina, Saskatchewan, May 25-26, 2005.
387.
Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand, MANUS presentation with Dr.
Kirsty Boyd: A Qualitative Evaluation of Patterns of Healing in Bone-Grafted
Scaphoid Fractures a Pilot Study, Montreal, Quebec, June 4, 2005.
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388.
Wood Distinguished Lecturer in Joint Injury Research, Hands Up,
Calgary, Alberta, September 15, 2005.
389.
Alberta Orthopedic Society and The Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute
Annual Meeting, Participant in discussion group, September 17-18, 2005.
390.
Health Council of Canada Meeting, Chair of the Wait Times and
Accessibility Work Group, Whitehorse, Yukon, September 28-29, 2005.
391.
Canadian Institute 2nd Annual Conference Reducing Healthcare Wait
Times, Chair of Day I, Opening and Closing remarks, December 5-6, 2005,
Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
392.
Health Policy Initiative, UWO, London, Ontario, Hon. Bob Rae Event,
Introductory Speech: Counting What Matters, December 9, 2005.
393.
HULC/Physiatry Rounds, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Psychological
Screening for Musculo-Skeletal Pain, January 23, 2006.
394.
Physicians for a National Health Program, Health Care Forum, Chicago,
Ill., The Magic CardCanadas Health Care System: Has It a Future?,
February 4, 2006.
395.
Health Council of Canada Meeting, Chair of the Wait Times and
Accessibility Work Group, Ottawa, ON, February 6-7, 2006.
396.
Health Council of Canada Meeting, Chair of the Wait Times and
Accessibility Work Group, Kelowna, B. C., March 23-24, 2006.
397.
Canadian Orthopedic Association 61st. Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON,
June 3, 2006, Speaker and Panelist, The Case for Retaining Single-Tier Health
Care in Canada: Single Payer Many Tears?
398.
Academic Half Day, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, June
14, 2006, Issues in Medicine: Privatization, Wait Times and Medical
Accessibility,
399.
Chair, Canadian Index of Wellbeing National Working Group Meeting,
Ottawa, ON. June 27-28, 2006.
414.
New Democratic Party National Convention, Invited Speaker, Tommy
Douglas Tribute Event, Quebec City, P.Q., September 10, 2006.
415.
Invited Speaker, Shirley Shipman Memorial Award, Tommy Douglas
and the Future of Medicare, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, September 17, 2006.
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416.
Health Policy Initiative, UWO, Introduction of Hon. Roy Romanow
Public Lecture, October 27, 2006.
417.
Invited speaker and Chair, Canadian Index of Wellbeing Workshop,
Toronto, ON, November 8-9, 2006.
418.
Invited speaker and Chair, The Canadian Institute Reducing Healthcare
Wait Times Conference, Achieving the Benchmarks and Avoiding the Pitfalls by
Understanding the Reorganizing of Wait Times across Canada, Toronto, ON,
November 20-21, 2006.
419.
Guest Lecture, Medical Students Health Policy Interest Group, UWO,
Health and Our Future, December 6, 2006.
420.
NDP Health Strategy Meeting, Invited speaker (teleconference),
Reducing Patient Wait Times, Toronto ON, December 19, 2006.
421.

Health Council of Canada Meeting, Toronto ON, January 29-31, 2007.

422.
Health Council of Canada Outcomes Report Launch, London
Intercommunity Health Clinic, London ON, March 5, 2007.
423.
Invited speaker: Global Health Course, Meds IV, UWO, A Critical
Analysis of Health Care in Canada How does it affect the Health of the World
March 19, 2007.
Invited speaker: Guelph Wellington Health Coalition, Will Publicly
Delivered Health Care Survive?, Guelph ON, April 16, 2007.

424.

425.

Invited speaker: S.O.S. Medicare 2: Looking Forward Building on


Tommy Douglas Vision of Medicare, Regina, SK, May 3-4, 2007.

426.
National Working Group, Canadian Index of Wellbeing Annual Meeting,
Ottawa ON, June 4-6, 2007.
427.

Invited speaker: Canadian Index of Wellbeing Roundtable, Municipality


of Chatham-Kent, Chatham ON, June 7, 2007.

428..

Invited speaker: Pharmacare Roundtable, NDP Critic for Health, Toronto


ON, June 25, 2007.

429.

Invited speaker: Royal College Annual Conference, Beyond Headlines:


De-coding the Public-Private Debate for Canadian Specialists Winnipeg,
Manitoba, September 27-29, 2007.

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430.

Invited speaker and panel member: Addressing Wait Times, Fall


Symposium; Building on the Evidence: Putting Healthcare Innovations to Work;
Vancouver, B. C., November 6, 2007.

431.

Invited speaker, Keynote Address: Screening for Distress Workshop, 5th


& 6 Vital Signs, Calgary, Alberta, March 6-7, 2008.
th

432.

Invited speaker, National Hip and Knee Knowledge Translation Network


Meeting, Age of Persuasion Calgary, Alberta, April 4-5, 2008.

433.

Invited speaker (student invited), Convenient Truths, Medical Reform


Group, Medical Students, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University
of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, April 10, 2008.

434.

Invited speaker (faculty invited), Global Health Course, Meds IV,


Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, April 10, 2008.

435.

Invited speaker (4 lectures), Ottawa Resident Wrist Course, Louise and


Harvey Glatt Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON,
May 16-18, 2008.

436.

Canadian Orthopedic Association/American Orthopedic Association


Combined Meeting, Invited speaker at Symposium, The Case for a Single Payer
Health Care System, Quebec City, PQ, June 5, 2008.

437.

Invited speaker, Convenient Fictions & Inconvenient Truths,


Homecoming Weekend, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, October 4,
2008.

438.

Invited speaker, Controversies in Health Care Policy Conference,


University of Toronto: Topic: Ticking Time Bombs and Brick Walls, February
25, 2009.

439.

Invited speaker (faculty invited), Global Health Course, Meds IV,


Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, March 19, 2009.

440
Media Interviews re: Launch of Canadian Index of Well-Being First
Report accounting for how Canadians are faring on Living Standards, Healthy
Populations and Community Vitality, Toronto, ON, June 10, 2009.
441.

Invited speaker (faculty invited), Global Health Course, Meds IV,


Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, March 11, 2010.

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442.
Invited speaker, Primary Health Care Research Club, University of
Western Ontario: Topic: Social Justice, Wind Farms and Health, May 19, 2010.
445.

Invited speaker, First International Symposium: The Global Wind Industry and
Adverse Health Effects: Loss of Social Justice?; Picton, The Waring House,
Prince Edward County, Ontario, October 29-31, 2010.

446.
Invited speaker, Academy of Medicine, Toronto: Topic: Tommy Douglas,
The Canada Health Act and the Empathic Civilization, Toronto, Ontario, November 15,
2010.

XII.

PUBLIC COMMUNITY SERVICE:

1. Grade 8 students, Stoneybrook Public School, A Talk on the Medical/Science


Profession, London, Ontario, February 23, 1994.
2. 21st Annual Time Out at Metropolitan United Church, Myths and
Misunderstandings: Its Time for a New Vision, London, Ontario, March 2,
1994.
3. Interview with Jim Chapman, CKSL Radio, The Future of Health Care and
Medical Education, London, Ontario, March 3, 1994.
4. Official Opening and Ribbon Tying Ceremony of the Southwestern Ontario
Regional Geriatric Program, Respond to the Needs, London, Ontario, March
25, 1994.
5. Member of the Task Force on Health Research, report to the Medical Research
Council of Canada Investing in Health: Sharing the Vision, March 1994.
6. Member of the London Acute Care Teaching Hospital Restructuring Committee
(LACTHRC), 1996 1996.
7. Interview with CBC Radio Noon, Medical Brain Drain: Doctors the leave
Canada to practice in the United States, London, Ontario, July 8, 1997.
8. Presentation (taping) for Discovery Channel, Health on the Line with Avery
Haines, The Trouble with the ER, Toronto, Ontario, October 13, 2004.
9. Interviews and taping for CTV, W5, National News and other media outlets on
September 19, October 5, November 10, 2008. Segment shown on W5 on
December 28, 2008, National Health & Wind Turbines.

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10. Presentation to the Standing Committee on the Green Energy Act at


Queens Park on behalf of Wind Concerns Ontario The need for the province
to conduct a study on the turbines impact on human health, April 22, 2009.

PERSONAL:
1.

Coached Optimist Indoor Soccer League 1995, 1996*, 1997 (*Coach of the
Year Award)

2.

Sponsor of Optimist Indoor Soccer League 1995 1998.

XIII. VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:


1. Visiting Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April
1978.
2. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito, Ecuador Fractures and
Dislocations of the Hand, Ecuador, October 1978.
3. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito The Stiff Hand, Ecuador,
October 1978.
4. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito- Extensor Tendon Injuries,
Ecuador, October 1978.
5. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito Examination of the Hand,
Ecuador, October 1978.
6. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito Tendon Transfers, Ecuador,
October 1978.
7. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito Functional Anatomy of the
Hand, Ecuador, October 1978.
8. Visiting Professor, Dalhousie University Kinematics of the Wrist, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, April 24-26, 1979.
9. Visiting Professor, Dalhousie University The Establishment and Therapeutic
Lessons of a Regional Trauma Unit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 24-26, 1979.
10. Visiting Professor, Dalhousie University Hand Fractures Treated by Early
Motion, Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 24-26, 1979.

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11. Visiting Professor, Dalhousie University Experiences as a Visiting Professor


in Ecuador, Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 24-26, 1979.
12. Visiting Professor & Course Organizer, Central University of Quito, Ecuador
Pathomechanics of Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ecuador, 1979.
13. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito, - Surgery of the Rheumatoid
Hand and Wrist, Ecuador, 1979.
14. Visiting Professor, Central University of Quito Surgery of the Rheumatoid
Wrist and Elbow, Ecuador, 1979.
15. Zimmer Visiting Professor, University of Montreal, Division of Orthopaedics
Carpal Disruptions, Montreal, Quebec, November, 1982.
16. Zimmer Visiting Professor, University of Montreal, Division of Orthopaedics
Post-Mortem Review of Trauma Mortalities, Montreal, Quebec, November
1982.
17. Visiting Professor, University of Montreal, Department of Surgery The
Logistics of Managing a Trauma Unit in Canada, Montreal, Quebec, November
1982.
18. Visiting Professor, Named Lectureship Friday at Four, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 1983.
19. Visiting Professor, Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Laval University,
Quebec, October 1983.
20. Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Divisions of Orthopaedics &
Intensive Care Units, Vancouver, B. C., October 1983.
21. Visiting Professor, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, March 1984.
22. Kennedy Visiting Professor, Sunnybrook Medical Centre & The Hospital for
Sick Children Fractures in Corrective Osteotomy of the Distal Radius,
Toronto, Ontario, April 29, 1987.
23. Visiting Professor, Queens University, William Ersil Research Day, Kingston,
Ontario, June 5-6, 1987.
24. Zimmer Visiting Professor, McGill University Multisystem Trauma
Management: The Sunnybrook Experience, Montreal General Hospital,
Montreal, Quebec, October 15, 1987.

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25. Zimmer Visiting Professor, McGill University - Carpal Instability, Montreal


General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, October 15, 1987.
26. Zimmer Visiting Professor, McGill University Management of Hand Fractures
by Early Mobilization, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, October
15, 1987.
27. Zimmer Visiting Professor, McGill University Wrist and Hand Arthrodesis in
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, October
16, 1987.
28. Zimmer Visiting Professor, McGill University Resident Seminar How to
Prepare for Oral Examinations, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec,
October 16, 1987.
29. Visiting Professor, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, August 1988.
30. Visiting Professor, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, England, September
1988.
31. Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Medical Centre Annual
Trauma Lecture Keeping Score in Health Care, Toronto, Ontario, November
8, 1989.
32. Panel Discussion Problem Cases of Multiple Trauma for the Principles of
Trauma Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, November 10, 1989.
33. Visiting Professor, University of Dalhousie, Upper Extremity Symposium a.
Assessment of the Painful Wrist
b. Carpal Instability
c. Priorities in Management of the Severely Injured Patient
St. Johns, New Brunswick, November 18, 1989.
34. Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Departments of Surgery and
Orthopaedics, Grand Rounds Trauma: Keeping Score,
Surgical Ward Rounds, and Seminar Wrist Problems, and Department
of Emergency Medicine Emergency Management of Hand Injuries,
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver B. C., January 31, 1990.
35. Visiting Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Visiting Professor
to the Royal Edinburgh Infirmary, under the invitation of Mr. Charles CourtBrown, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 25, 1990.
36. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh A Day of Trauma, and special
lecture Trauma Care in North America, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 26, 1990.

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37. Visiting Professor at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital Trauma: a Neglected


Disease, Sheffield, England, April 28, 1990.
38. Visiting Professor, The University of Newcastle Trauma Care A North
American Experience, Newcastle, United Kingdom, October 15, 1990.
39. Visiting Professor, The Royal College of Surgeons (U.K.) Trauma in
Perspective A Social Issue, London, England, October 19, 1990.
40. Zimmer Visiting Professor, University of Saskatchewan & University of
Manitoba 5 lectures Colles Fracture, May 3, 1991.
41. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Discussion of Orthopaedic Resident
and Fellow Disputation (3 paper presentations), Baltimore, Maryland, June 12,
1992.
42. Zbar Visiting Professor, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, April 19-20,
1995.
43. Kennedy Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, 1996 R. B. Salter Lecture,
Surgeons, Society and Seeing the Future, May 3, 1996.
44. Visiting Professor, University of Manitoba, Wayne Beecroft Memorial Lecture,SurgeryA New Context, April 10, 1996.
45. Visiting Professor, Queens University, Kingston, ON; Malunion of fractures of
the distal radius; Perspectives on Healthcare; Examination of the wrist;
DRUJ disorders and Career Counseling, January 18, 2012.

XIV. PUBLICATIONS:
PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:
1. McMurtry, R. Y., Jochims, J. L. Congenital Deficiency of the Extrinsic
Extensor Mechanism of the Hand, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research,
Vol. 125, pp 36-39, June 1977.
2. Carroll, N. C., McMurtry, R. Y., Leete, S. The Patho-Anatomy of Congential
Club Foot, Orthopaedic Clinics of North American, Vol. 9 (1) pp 225-232,
January 1978.
3. Youm, Y, McMurtry, R. Y., Flatt, A., Gillespie, T. E. Kinematics of the Wrist
I: An Experimental Study of Radial-Ulnar Deviation and Flexion Extension,
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Vol. 60A (4) pp423-431, June 1978.
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4. McMurtry, R. Y., Youm, Y., Flatt, A., Gillespie, T. E. Kinematics of the Wrist
II: An Experimental Study of Radial-Ulnar Deviation and Flexion Extension,
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Vol. 60A (7) pp 955-961, October 1978.
5. Nelson, W. R. , McMurtry, R. Y., Champion, H., White, R. Pneumatic Power
Supply for Intravenous Infusions, Critical Care Medicine. Vol. 8(7) pp 403-404,
July 1980.
6. McMurtry, R. Y., Walton, D., Dickinson, D., Kellam, J., Tile, M. Pelvic
Disruption in the Polytraumatized Patient, Clinical Orthopaedics. Vol. 151,
pp22-30, September 1980.
7. Bracey, D. J., McMurtry, R. Y., Walton, D., - Arthrodesis in the Rheumatoid
Hand Using the AO Technique, Orthopaedic Review, Vol. 1X(12), pp 65-69,
December 1980.
8. McMurtry, R. Y., Pickard, J. J., - The Multiply Injured Patient: a Challenging
Orthopedic Nursing Problem, Canadian Orthopaedic Nursing Association
Journal, Vol. 3(1), pp 2-5, December 1980.
9. Wright, C. S., McMurtry, R. Y., Hoyle, M., Pickard, J. J. Preventable Deaths
in Multiple Trauma: Review of Deaths at Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma
Unit, Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 26(1), pp 20-23, January 1983.
10. Wright, C. S., McMurtry, R. Y. AO Arthrodesis in the Hand, Journal of Hand
Surgery, Vol. 8(6), pp 932-935, November 1983.
11. McMurtry, R. Y., Nelson, W. R. A Trauma Centre What is Involved,
Journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, Vol. 34(3) pp 163-166,
September 1983.
12. Guiness, M. L., McMurtry, R. Y., Hill, R. J., Bell, M. J., - Gamekeepers
Thumb, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Review, Vol,
4(4), pp 105-108, October 1983.
13. OConner, P., Lane, P.L., McMurtry, R. Y. Cardiac Contusions: A PostMortem Review, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Review, Vol.
4(4), pp 120-123, October 1983.
14. Wright, C. S., McMurtry, R. Y., Pickard, J. J., - A Post-Mortem Review of
Trauma Mortalities: A Comparative Study, Journal of Trauma, Vol. 24, pp 6768, January 1984.
15. Nelson, W. R., McMurtry, R. Y., Flafferty, D., Fulton, L. The Epidemiology
of Head Injuries Admitted to Ontarios Regional Trauma Unit, Canadian
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Association of Emergency Physicians Review, Vol. 5(1), pp 11-14, January


1984.
16. Bell, M. J., Hill, R. J., McMurtry, R. Y. Ulnar Impingement Syndrome,
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British), Vol. 67B (1), pp 126-129, January
1985.
17. Bell, M. J., Beauchamp, C. G., Kellan, J., McMurtry, R. Y. The Results of
Plating Humeral Shaft Fractures in Patients with Multiple Injuries, Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery (British), Vol. 67B(2), pp 293-296, March 2985.
18. McLellan, B. A., Hanna, S. S., Montoya, D. R., Harrison, A. W., Taylor, G. A.,
Miller, H. A., Maggisano, R., McMurtry, R. Y. Analysis of Peritoneal Lavage
Parameters in Blunt Abdominal Trauma, Journal of Trauma. Vol. 25(5), pp 393399, May 1985.
19. Bell, M. J., McMurtry, R. Y. Fracture of the Ulnar Sesamoid of the Metacarpal
Phalangeal Joint of the Thumb: An Arthrographic Study, Journal of Hand
Surgery (British), Vol. 10B(3), pp 379, October 1985.
20. Paley, D., McMurtry, R. Y. Median Nerve Compression Test in Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome Diagnosis Reproduces Signs and Symptoms in Affected Wrist,
Advances in Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 9(4), pp 187-189, January/February
1986.
21. Bell, M. J., McMurtry, R. Y. V.I.S.I. of the Wrist Following Spontaneous
Rupture of Supporting Ligaments due to Long-term Systemic Steroids, Journal
of Hand Surgery, Vol. 10B, pp 395, 1985.
22. Paley, D., Rubenstein, J., McMurtry, R. Y. Irreducible Dislocation of Distal
Radius Ulnar Joint, Orthopaedic Review. Vol XV(4), pp 228-231, April 1986.
23. Phillips, J. H., MacKinnon, S. E., Murray, J. F., McMurtry, R. Y. Exercise
Induced Chronic Compartment Syndrome of the First Dorsal Interosseous
Muscle of the Hand: A Case Report, Journal of Hand Surgery, 11A pp 124127, 1986.
24. King, G. J., McMurtry, R. Y., Rubenstein, J. D., Ogston, N. G. Computerized
Tomography of the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint: Correlation with Ligamentous
Pathology in a Cadaveric Model, Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 11A(5), pp 711717, September 1986.
25. King, G. J., McMurtry, R. Y., Rubenstein, J. D. Kinematics of the Distal
Radio-Ulnar Joint, Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 11A(6), November 1986.

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26. Paley, D., McMurtry, R. Y., Cruickshank, B. Pathologic Conditions of the


Pisiform and Pisotriquetral Joint, Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 12A(1), pp
110-119, January 1987.
27. Paley, D., McMurtry, R. Y., Murray, J. Dorsal Dislocation of the Ulnar
Styloid and Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon into the Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint:
The Empty Sulcus Sign, Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 12A, pp 1029-1032,
1987.
28. Kellam, J. F., McMurtry, R. Y., Paley, D., Tile, M. The Unstable Pelvic
Fracture, Orthopaedic Clinics of North America, Vol. 18(1), pp 25-41, January
1987.
29. Paley, D., McMurtry, R. Y. Median Nerve Compression by volarly Displaced
Fragments of the Distal Radius, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research,
No. 215, pp 139-147, February 1987.
30. McMurtry, R. Y., Axelrod, T., Paley, D. Distal Radial Osteotomy,
Orthopaedics, Vol. 12(1), pp 149-155, January 1988.
31. Axelrod, T., Paley, D., Green, J., McMurtry, R. Y. Limited Open Reduction of
the Lunate Facet in Comminuted Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Radius,
Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 13 A(3), pp 372-377, May 1988.
32. Vingilis, E., Liban, C. B., McLellan, B., McMurtry, R. Y. Blood Alcohol
Concentrations Among Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma Admissions to a
Regional Trauma Unit, Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 79(5), pp 392393, September/October 1988.
33. Pichora, D., McMurtry, R. Y., Bell, M. J., Hill, R. J. Gamekeepers Thumb:
A Detailed Prospective Study of Functional Bracing, Journal of Hand Surgery,
Vol. 14A(3), pp 567-573, May 1989.
34. Paley, D., Axelrod, T., Martin, C., Rubenstein, J., McMurtry, R. Y.
Radiographic Definition of Dorsal and Palmar Edges of the Distal Radius,
Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 14A(2) Part I, pp 272-276, 1989.
35. McMurtry, R. Y., Nelson, W. R., de la Roche, M. R. P. Current Concepts in
Trauma: Part I Principles and Directions for Development, Canadian Medical
Association Journal, Vol. 141(6), pp 529-536, September 1989.
36. McMurtry, R. Y., Nelson, W. R., de la Roche, M. R. P. Current Concepts in
Trauma: Part II The Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Program: The First
11 Years, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 141(6), pp 555-560,
September 1989.

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37. Axelrod, T. S., McMurtry, R. Y. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of


Comminuted, Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Radius, The Journal of Hand
Surgery, Vol. 15A(1), pp 1-11, January 1990.
38. Nattrass, G. E., King, G. J. W., McMurtry, R. Y., Brant, R. F. An Alternative
Method for Determination of the Carpal Height Ratio, The Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery, Vol. 76A, No. 1, January 1994.
39. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R. Y., Deacon, C. Bob Porter Revisited or Canadas
health care system and its funding: No easy information, Forum, the
Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, Vol. XXVII, No. 6, pp 104,
October/November, 1994.
40. McMurtry, R. Y. The Requirements of Surgery, Canadian Journal of
Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 6, pp 428-429, December 1997.
41. Bultz, B. D., McMurtry, R. Y. Public Policy, Human Consequences: The Gap
Between Biomedicine and Psychosocial Reality, Psycho-Oncology Journal, Vol.
14, pp 1-7, 2005.
42. MacDermid, J. C., Roth, J. H., McMurtry, R. Y.: Predictors of time lost from
work following a distal radius fracture, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
17(1): 47-62, 2007.
43. McMurtry, R. Y., Grewal, R., Boyd, K.U., MacDermid, J. A Qualitative
Evaluation of Scaphoid Remodeling in Bone-Grafted Scaphoid Nonunions;
HAND: Volume 5, Issue 4 (2010) pp 430-433.
44. McMurtry, R. Y. Toward a Case Definition of Adverse Health Effects in the
Environs of Industrial Wind Turbines: Facilitating a Clinical Diagnosis; SAGE
Author Services: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, Volume 31, Issue
4, July 18, 2011.

XV.

NON-PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:

1. McMurtry, R. Y., Nelson, W. R. Why a Regional Trauma Unit, Hospital


Administration in Canada (Bowdens Information Services), pp 31-33, May
1996.
2. McMurtry, R. Y. Sunnybrook Trauma Centre, Association of Casualty Care
Personnel, Vol. 2(2), pp 1-2, February 1977.
3. McMurtry, R. Y. The Future of Paramedical Care in Ontario, Life Support,
Vol. 3(4), pp 7-8, 1978.
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4. McMurtry, R. Y., Faclier, G., Nelson, W. R., Pickard, J. J. Ontarios


Helicopter Air-Ambulance Programme: One Hospitals Experience, Modern
Medicine, Vol. 35(2), pp 197-201, February 1980.
5. McMurtry, R. Y. Fractures, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
Review, Vol. 2, pp 16-17, January 1981.
6. McMurtry, R. Y. Clinical Sign of Carpal Collapse; Palpation of the ScaphoTrapezial Junction; Median Nerve Compression Test, Correspondence
Newsletter, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1986.
7. McMurtry, R. Y. Multiple Trauma and Pelvic Bleeding: Diagnosis and
Treatment Syllabus for Trauma Update 88, The University of British
Columbia, pp 40-46, November 1988.
8. McMurtry, R. Y. Pelvic Fractures: Initial Assessment and Management,
Current Orthopaedics (UK), Vol. 3(4), pp 223-227, October 1989.
9. McMurtry, R. Y. Keeping Score with Health Care: Balancing Costs with
Quality of Life, Foothills A Health Advisory Publication, pp 20-21, July 1992.
10. McMurtry, R. Y. _Calgary Physician Helps Cut Surgery Rate, Alberta
Doctors Digest, pp 14-15, May/June 1992.
11. Brown, A. D., McMurtry. Y. - The Bank of Canada as a Determinant for
Health, proceedings of the Surviving Globalization Conference, Westminster
Institute for Ethics, London, Ontario, 1995.
12. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R. Y. A Fresh Approach to Health Care Demand in
Rural and Underserved Communities, University of Western Ontario,
September 21, 1993.
13. McMurtry, R. Y., Parsons, L. High Incidence of Surgery Raises Concern,
First Reading, Vol. 1(4): 6-7, 1993.
14. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R. Y. Discovery: an essential public investment,
Future Health, Summer 1996.
15. McMurtry, R. Y., Brown, A. D. The Bank of Canada as a Determinant for
Health, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 40, Nos. 1-2, pp 179-187, 1997.
16. McMurtry, R. Y., Brown, A. D. The Bank of Canada as a Determinant for
Health, ACMC Forum, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp 1-5, May 1998. (Reprinted from
Social Indicators Research, Vol. 40, Nos. 1-2, pp 179-187, 1997.

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17. McMurtry, R. Y. - Orthopaedic Myth-Conceptions, UWO Medical Journal,


Vo. 67, No. 2, pp 10, Summer 1998.
18. McMurtry, R. Y. A Redefinition of the Issues for Rethinking Medicare,
Healthcare Papers, Vol. 1, No.3, Summer 2000.
19. McMurtry, R. Y. An Overview of Health Research Funding in Canada,
Commentary, Hospital Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 4, Summer 2000.
20. McMurtry, R. Y. The First Amyot Lecture: Medicare and Wellness The Odd
Couple, Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 91, No. 5, September/October
2000.
21. McMurtry, R. Y. Realizing Our Dream Caring for Health in the Territory of
Nunavut, prepared for the Federal Department of Health and Social Services, pp
1-63, July 2003.
22. McMurtry, R. Y. Public Policy, Human Consequences, Oncology Exchange
Journal, Series 4, Vol. 2, pp 22-26, November 2003.
23. Gray, J., Armstrong, P., McMurtry, R. Y. Academic Health Leadership:
Looking to the Future, Clinical and Investigative Medicine, Series 6, Vol. 26, pp
315-326, December 2003.
24. McMurtry, R. Y. An Evidence-Based Call for Action, Psycho-Oncology
Journal, Vol. 13, No. 12, pp 853-854, December 2003.
25. McMurtry, R. Y. Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program 2003 Results,
published by Health Canada, pp 1-56, June 2004.
26. Release of Health Council of Canada Report to Canadians: Health Care
Renewal in Canada: Accelerating Change, January 2005.
27. Health Council of Canada Progress Report for Ministers of Health, October
2004, posted on web site: www.hcc-ccs.com June 2005.
28. McMurtry, R. Y. Wait Timesis there a solution?" Royal College Outlook,
Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp 22-25, Summer 2005.
29. Health Council of Canada A Balancing Act- A Review of Scopes of Practice
of Health Professions in Canada, November 2005.
30. Health Council of Canada 10 Steps to a Common Framework for Reporting
on Wait Times, November 2005.
31. Health Council of Canada Benchmarks for Wait Times, November 2005.
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32. Health Council of Canada Analysis and Evaluation Compassionate Care


Benefit, December 2005
33. Yalnizyan, Armine, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, release of
document: Getting Better Health Care: Lessons from (and for) Canada,
July 26, 2006, St. Johns NFLD. McMurtry, Robert
(Advisor to the Project)
34. Final Report, Womens College Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre and Womens Health Institute Project, Hon. Elinor Caplan and Prof.
Diana Majury Advisory Team to the Minister of Health and Long-Term
Care, February 28, 2007. McMurtry, Robert, Chair of the Medical Issues
Committee and Member of the Joint Steering Committee, Toronto ON.
35. The Medical Post: Ample Evidence Shows Wind Turbines Effect
Health in Numerous Ways, by R. Y. McMurtry, January 12, 2010 edition, Toronto
Ontario.
36. Evidence of Known Adverse Health Effects Related to Industrial Wind
Turbines, pgs. 1-72. Submitted to the Appeal for Renewable Energy Approval issued to
Kent Breeze Corp. and MacLeod Windmill Project Inc. (Kent Breeze Wind Farms) c/o
Suncor Energy Services Inc., EBR Registry No. 011-1039 Chatham-Kent; January 16,
2011.

XVI.

TEXTBOOKS & CHAPTERS:

1. McMurtry, R. Y. The Meniscus in Childhood Childrens Fractures, Mercer,


Rang: J. B. Lippincott Co., pp 186-188, 1974.
2. Furnas, E. W., Flatt, A. E., McMurtry, R. Y. The Hand Synopsis of
Surgery, Third Edition, Chap. 39, pp 796-836, 1976.
3. McMurtry, R. Y., Saibil, E., -General Assessment & Management of the
Polytraumatized Patient, Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum, Tile, M.,
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, Chap. 5, pp 41-56, January 1984.
4. McMurtry, R. Y., Spiegel, P. Multiple Trauma and Pelvic Bleeding
Diagnosis and Treatment, Current Trends in Orthopaedic Trauma, Techniques
in Orthopaedics, University Park Press, Baltimore, pp 69-75, February 1984.
5. McMurtry, R. Y., -The Wrist, The Rheumatological Physical Examination,
Grune & Stratton, Inc., pp 83-89, 1986.
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6. McMurtry, R. Y. The Hand, The Rheumatological Physical Examination,


Grune & Stratton, Inc. pp 91-100, 1986.
7. McMurtry, R. Y. Distal Radial Fractures, Musculo Skeletal Trauma and Bone
Tumors, published by The Indonesian Orthopaedic Association, pp 27-30, 1987.
8. McMurtry, R. Y. Multiple Trauma and Pelvic Bleeding: Diagnosis and
Treatment, published by The Indonesian Orthopaedic Association, pp 31-38,
1987.
9. McMurtry, R. Y. Corrective Radial Osteotomy, published by The Indonesian
Orthopaedic Association, pp 39-42, 1987.
10. McMurtry, R. Y., Axelrod, T., Bell, M. Wrist and Metacarpal Fractures,
Operative Surgery, 4th Edition, Butterworths, pp 744-753, 1989.
11. McMurtry, R. Y. Trauma Surgery, Surgery: A Complete Guide for Patients
and their Families, Harper & Collins, Toronto, Ontario, Chap. 21, pp 257-262,
1989.
12. McMurtry, R. Y., Paley, D. Open Treatment, Controversies in Hand Surgery,
Robert J. Neviaser, Churchill Livingstone publishers, pp 107-111, 1989.
13. McMurtry, R. Y., McLellan, B. A. The Management of Blunt Trauma,
Williams & Wilkins, 1989.
14. McMurtry, R. Y., Jupiter, J. B. Fractures of the Distal Radius, Skeletal
Trauma, Vol. 2, pp 1063-1094, W. B. Saunders Company, 1991.
15. McMurtry, R. Y., Saibil, E. General Assessment & Management of
Polytraumatized Patient, Tile, M. Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum,
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, 2nd Edition, Chap. 5, pp 41-56, 1994
16. King, G. J., McMurtry, R. Y. Physical Examination of the Wrist, Editors:
Gilula, L. A., Yin, Y., Imaging of the Wrist and Hand, W. B. Saunders Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chap. 2, pp 2-18, 1996.
17. McMurtry, R. Y., Cohen, M. S., Jupiter, J. B., -Fractures of the Distal Radius,
Skeletal Trauma, Second Edition, Vol. 2, Sect. 39, pp 1383-1420, 1998.
18. Cohen, M. S., Jupiter, J. B., McMurtry, R. Y. Fractures of the Distal Radius,
Skeletal Trauma, Third Edition, Vol. 2, pp 1315-1361, W. B. Saunders,
Philadelphia, Pa., 2003.

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19. Campbell, Bruce; Marchildon, Greg, editors, Medicare, Facts, Myths,


Problems & Promise, McMurtry, R. Y. Chapter 7: The Collective
Action
Problem, pp 56-61. James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, Toronto, ON,
released: November 28, 2007.
20. Cooney III, William P.;2nd. Edition, The Wrist: Diagnosis and
Operative Treatment, King, Graham J. W. and McMurtry, Robert Y.-Chapter 49: Ulnar Impingement Syndrome pp 1003-1011, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, Publishers, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, 2010.

XX.

ABSRACTS : not included.

XXI. BOOK REVIEWS: not included

XXII. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:


1. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R. Y., Deacon, C. Numbers game bad for health,
The Toronto Star, p A31, November 16, 1994.
2. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R. Y. Counting the costs of a deadly economy, The
Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, November 1994.
3. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R.Y., Acting in Medical Practice, LANCET, Vol.
344, pp1436, November 19, 1994.
4. Brown, A. D., McMurtry, R. Y. Health care, The Tie That Binds, Canadian
Medical Association Journal, Vol.154, p 693-696, 1996.
5. Solicited OpEd, It is Time to Freeze Tuition (800 words), Sunday, February 28,
1999, The London Free Press.
6. Solicited OpEd, Is Money Enough to Solve the Problems of the Health Care
System (800 words), Monday, March 8, 1999, The London Free Press.
7. McMurtry, R. Y., Yalnizyan, A. Courting Trouble with Medicare, The Globe
and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, February 26, 2004, page A21.
8. McMurtry, R. Y. More arithmetic of health care, Canadian Medical
Association Journal, Vol. 172 (6) p 730, March 15, 2005.

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9. How are we (really) doing., interview with Jordan Heath-Rawlings of The


Toronto Star, May 6, 2005. (Published May 8, 2005).
10. Solicited OpEd, The Conference Board of Canada re: Chaouilli Report, June 13,
2005.
11. OpEd, The Peterborough Examiner, Opinion/Viewpoint, Health Care Can Be
Better, February 21, 2006.
12. B. C. made the right private clinic call, OpEd, John Gillis, Danielle Martin, and
Robert McMurtry, Board Members of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, published
in The Globe & Mail, December 8, 2006.
13. Rapid Response: Open Medicine. Enriching our Understanding of Medicare to
the article What prosperous, highly educated Americans living in Canada thing if
the Canadian and US health care systems, July 2, 2007. Also published in The
Globe and Mail, Toronto ON.

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