CONTENTS
1) COA Member Chosen as Next CMA President
2) Stay Tuned - 2007 Call for Abstracts Coming Soon!
3) UBC Orthopaedic Research Day
4) COA Staff Changes
5) Articles Needed for Foundation Web Site

1) COA MEMBER CHOSEN AS NEXT CMA PRESIDENT
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Day of Vancouver, BC who will become President of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) in August 2007. Despite a last minute challenge from the convention floor by a fellow BC physician and the national controversy and media circus that followed, Dr. Day’s nomination was confirmed last weekend in Charlottetown during the CMA’s Annual Meeting. A pioneer in private health care delivery and co-owner of a private clinic in Vancouver, Dr. Day argues that competition from a private health system would eliminate the problem of unacceptable wait times for medical diagnosis and treatment in Canada.

2) STAY TUNED – 2007 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS COMING SOON!
Get your research ready! The Call for Abstracts for the COA’s 2007 Annual Meeting will be opening in just a few short weeks. Once again this year, authors will be asked to submit their abstracts online through an easy to follow programme that will be available on the home page of the COA web site: www.coa-aco.org. An announcement will be e-mailed or faxed to members when the programme goes live. Please visit the web site next month for details. The 2007 COA Annual Meeting will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from June 1 – 3.

3) UBC ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH DAY
The University of British Columbia is holding its 2006 Research Day in Vancouver, BC on November 24, 2006. The programme consists of presentations on results in clinical, basic science, epidemiology and health services research. Visiting speakers include Dr. Michael Dunbar (Halifax, NS) and Dr. Peter MacDonald (Winnipeg, MB). For further information please contact Shannon Doling at Tel: (604) 875-5283, Fax: (604) 875-4677 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

4) COA STAFF CHANGES
The COA bids farewell and thanks Yuri Kojima for the six years of support, service and dedication that she has provided to the Association. She will be leaving the COA on September 1 and will be sorely missed. Beginning September 5, members may contact Ms. Trinity Wittman with their inquiries regarding the COA’s Annual Meeting, Mid Winter Meeting and travelling fellowship programmes. Please join us in saying goodbye to Yuri and to welcoming Trinity as a part of our team.

5) ARTICLES NEEDED FOR FOUNDATION WEB SITE
Have you written a patient-focused article for your local paper, hospital newsletter or another publication? Or, perhaps you're interested in writing such articles. The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation would like to receive these articles for adding to its web site. For more information or to submit an article contact Debbie Gates, Communications & Education Manager, phone 1-800-461-3639 x3 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it