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Access complete 2013 Winnipeg Annual Meeting information at www.coaannualmeeting.ca including:
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COA's brand new resource for online education, the COA Live Learning Center, connects you to recorded sessions from this year's Annual Meeting so you can continue your learning experience well beyond the event. Now you can view sessions you missed and refresh your mind with best practices from our most informative presentations. Keep current on the trends facing your industry with educational content at your fingertips year-round.
Session recordings through the COA Live Learning Center are included with your 2013 Annual Meeting registration. You will be notified via email post-conference when sessions are available online. |
The World Medical Association will alert all physicians about the risks of working in the United Arab Emirates, following the case of Professor Cyril Karabus, the retired paediatric oncologist, who remains on bail in the UAE despite being absolved of manslaughter charges against him.
At their Council meeting in Bali, WMA delegates expressed their extreme concern that Prof. Karabus, who was arrested in August last year in relation to the death of a child under his care in the UAE in 2002, is awaiting a further court hearing next week.
They passed a resolution saying that Prof. Karabus is believed to have been treated in a manner 'which fails to meet international fair trial standards and he should be allowed to return home immediately'.
The meeting also decided that in the light of this experience, the WMA will publish an advisory notice in the World Medical Journal and on the WMA website advising doctors thinking of working in the UAE to note the working conditions and the legal risks of employment there.
The WMA will also encourage its 102 member associations to publish similar advisory notices in their national publications.
Dr. Cecil Wilson, President of the WMA, said: 'The expert medical panel appointed by the court to advise it on whether there was any evidence against Professor Karabus, advised the judge that there was no evidence to support the case. The judge dismissed all charges and a ruling of not guilty was given.
'The prosecutors have appealed the court's ruling. This means that Professor Karabus has to remain in the United Arab Emirates indefinitely. We regard this with the gravest concern and are appealing to the UAE authorities to allow Professor Karabus to return home'. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 April 2013 15:11 |
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 We would like to thank all of our members who visited the Canada Guest Nation booth at the recent AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Guest Nation distinction put the spotlight on Canadian orthopaedics at this renowned event and allowed the COA additional opportunities to showcase the advancements, accomplishments, influence and innovations that our members continue to contribute to the specialty worldwide. Thank you to all of the Canadian presenters and participants who proudly represented the COA throughout the meeting.
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Cecil H. Rorabeck, OC, MD, FRCSC, became the 42nd president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada at a ceremony held in Ottawa, Ont. on February 22. A highly-decorated orthopaedic surgeon and educator with a passion for humanitarian aid, Dr. Rorabeck is recognized worldwide for his groundbreaking work in hip and knee replacement surgeries.
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