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CANADIAN ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION

ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES RÉSIDENTS EN ORTHOPÉDIE

26th Annual Executive Committee Meeting

September 15-17 2000

London, Ontario

Attendance :

President:	David Baillargeon	U de Montréal
Past Pesident:	Chris Bailey	UWO
Secretary:	Unfilled	U of Manitoba
Treasurer:	Hugo Viens	U of Montréal

Representatives:	Peter Dryden Angela Scharfenberger Veronica Wacley Jamie Dubberley Trent Thiessen Joel Lobo Paul Zalzal Cassandra Robertson Doug Naudie Daphne Beingessner Ian Dickey Kevin Draxinger Chad Coles Carl Kennedy	UBC U of Alberta U of Calgary U of Manitoba U of Saskatchewan U of Toronto McMaster University Queens University UWO UWO McGill University McGill University Dalhousie University Memorial University

COF representative:	Candra Reynolds

Absent:	Rep. for Ottawa, Sherbrooke and Quebec.

Minutes:

General welcome and introduction to CORA history.
Definition of mandate: research, education , opportunity for exchange with residents from the different programs accross Canada.
Introduction of Candra Reynolds, General Manager of COF. Sponsorship of CORA in administrative support and funding: 30 000$. Confirmation of COSA's implication to be announced (previously 30 000$).
Research grant for residents. Sponsors: COF, COA, Arthritis Society. Deadline for abstract submission: TBA.
Expected expenses for 2000 meeting : 57 000$. Buffer amount to be maintained in account annually: 10 000$ . Expected surplus (excluding buffer) between 10 to 15,000$ to be confirmed by Treasurer. Unconfirmed allocation from Zimmer: 500$ per resident/year. Concerns from McGill representative of the lack of transparency from University programs in spending amounts allocated. Action will be taken to make sure residents ultimately control the expenses.
Surplus use: To double the wining abstract grants, and send the winner to COA's annual meeting. Reduction of the inscription fee to 200$. No cash back planned over this year's inscription.

àMotion unanimously adopted.(Sherbrooke, Ottawa, and Laval reps. not present). Further talk about money use to be discussed on the website.
Proposal of possible incorporation of CORA to be discussed with accountants.
Website to be adopted as CORA's discussion table, including members' communications and decision making process of the Organisation Committee.
Purposes of the site: Resident database, CORA abstract submission and registration, fellowship opportunities for Canada (USA to be added if cost reasonable) . Medline access. Orthopaedics journal online access to be negotiated.

Also to be posted: National funding organisms, Hip Hip hurray, FREOM.
Every resident to be held responsible for maintaining his databate up-to-date.
Royal College Exam Issues: Talks about reducing the panel from three (3) to one (1) examiner to decrease costs (however inscription fees would not be lowered). Agreement seemed to be set on two (2) examiners. 2001 exams should be held in the usual panel form.
6^th year issue: General feeling that some exam questions about subspecialties are out of scope for a five year program, but no formal position from CORA taken yet. Concerns about failure rates. Time allowed for 5^th year residents to study the exam to be addressed. Every program representative is encouraged to gather information about call schedules, time off allowed, clinical duties of their program before the exam, and share it with CORA via the website.
Unofficial dates for the written exam (written at home University): 22-24 May 2001. Oral exams should be held 2 to 3 weeks later.
Question bank for the exams: No involvement by CORA
CORA's Participation: Concerns regarding Program Directors requesting that each resident attending the conference present a research paper. CORA disagrees, and to take the following actions: Send Program Directors across Canada a copy of the abstracts to be presented, and the names of guest speakers involved. Research presentations should be encouraged, but not mandatory.
Concerns discussed about the absence of U. of Sherbrooke and Laval this year; language barrier most likely a factor. Willingness from several representatives to have some research work presented in French. Representatives from the French speaking programs to be contacted to discuss their future involvement.
General agreement to drop poster sessions for future meetings.
àMotion unanimously adopted.(Sherbrooke, Ottawa, and Laval reps. not present).
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) to be host of 2002 meeting. Memorial University to potentially organise 2003 meeting outside of their Province (for easy access location).
àMotion unanimously adopted.(Sherbrooke, Ottawa, and Laval reps. not present).
CORA administrative meeting to be split in two parts during the weekend. (Suggestion: 1^st part on Friday, 2^nd on Saturday).
Requirements from Royal College: 6 months min. pediatric orthopaedics, for that approximately 1/3^rd of the final exam tests that specific discipline. Complete list of requirements to be sent to residents.