Community Portal/Job Listings

 
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Log in to the Portal to view JOB LISTINGS, establish a mentor/protégé relationship or to contact and locate your orthopaedic colleagues. Set your settings up to be notified when a new job is listed, or indicate that you are looking for a new position. Visit www.coacommunityportal.com now! Learn more.

Directory

 
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The COA is pleased to offer a Fellowship Directory to the Canadian orthopaedic community. If you are looking for a fellowship opportunity or are expanding your fellowship program, the Fellowship Directory is designed to help you in your search.
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Accreditation

 
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The COA is an accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provider of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. We are able to accredit programmes developed by others as well as our own. Learn more

Fellowships

 
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The COA sponsors several travelling fellowships for its members such as the ASG Travelling Fellowship, North American Travelling Fellowship, and ABC Travelling Fellowship. Learn more

 
Waits for access to alternate levels of care causing ripple effect throughout health care system

Ottawa, June 21, 2011 - The Wait Time Alliance (WTA) today warned that as the expiry of the 10-Year Accord to Strengthen Health Care draws near, long waits for care still threaten the ability of Canadians to get timely access to quality health care services. 

"Nearly 10 years and billions of dollars later, Canadians still experience lengthy delays in accessing a wide range of necessary care," said Dr. Lorne Bellan, WTA Chair. "Further, the data show that the system is barely functioning as a system at all, as too often patients are languishing in hospitals instead of receiving the appropriate level of care they need."
Last Updated on Monday, 27 June 2011 13:51
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New COA Office Address

Did you update your records with the COAs new office address? We are now located at:

4150 St.Catherine Street West
Suite 450
Westmount, Quebec H3Z 2Y5

The telephone and fax numbers remain the same.

 
Last Updated on Monday, 02 May 2011 13:59
 
Metal-on-Metal Articulations – Updated Information from COA President

Dr. Ross Leighton moderated a symposium on metal-on-metal implants during the recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting in San Diego.  alt Please click here  for updated information from the COA President.
 
Important Information for Surgeons Regarding the ASR Total Hip Device Recall

alt Advice to Surgeons

alt Advice to Patients
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 January 2011 21:41
 
Winter Arthroplasty Update Course

The 2011 COA Arthroplasty Update Course that was scheduled from January 21-22 in Collingwood, Ontario will no longer be taking place.  

A formative meeting of the Canadian Arthroplasty Society will instead be held over that same weekend in Toronto.  This formal group of arthroplasty surgeons is needed to provide a forum for sharing best practices, developing common strategies and building cohesiveness in this subspecialty. 

Further information about this subspecialty group and its planned educational activities and events will follow shortly.  Stay tuned!
 
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