Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Resources

Completed Projects

 

This section includes completed but unpublished manuscripts, podium presentations, posters and abstracts.

 

Unpublished Manuscripts

Critically assessing the Haiti earthquake response and the barriers to quality orthopaedic care
Daniel B. Sonshine BA; Amber Caldwell BA; Richard Gosselin MD, MSc, MPH, FRCS(C); Christopher T. Born MD; R. Richard Coughlin MD, MSc
Conditionally accepted by Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR)–undergoing revisions

The Implementation of a Pilot Femur Fracture Registry at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital: An Analysis of Data Quality and Barriers to Collaborative Capacity-Building
Daniel B Sonshine BA, Jesse Shantz MD, MBA, Raphael Kumah-Ametepey MD, R Richard Coughlin MD, MSc, and Richard A Gosselin MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS
Pending submission to World Journal of Surgery symposium issue (4th Annual Alliance for Surgery and Anaesthesia Presence)
Abstract submitted to annual Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) conference

United States Surgical Platforms in Post-Quake Haiti: Assessment of Timeliness and Readiness
Daniel B. Sonshine BA, Robin N. Kamal MD, Christopher T. Born MD, FAAOS, and Eli Y. Adashi MD, MS
Pending journal submission

The effect of resource allocation to health and trauma systems for the treatment of femur fractures: A multi-national study Amir Matityahu, MD, Richard Coughlin, MD, Amber Caldwell, and Meir Marmor, MD
Pending journal submission

 

Podium Presentations

IGOT: Awareness, Advocacy and Activism Caldwell, A. Leroy C. Abbott Society Annual Alumni Meeting, San Francisco, CA April, 2009

Aligning Incentives: SFGH Implant Savings Initiative Caldwell, A. Integrated Health Care Alliance IHA Annual Round Table Meeting Berkeley, CA August 2009

Grand Rounds: IGOT and Haiti Caldwell, A. Brown University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Providence, RI, March, 2010

Orthopaedic Trauma: A Global Epidemic Caldwell, A. International Health Volunteerism Conference, Emory University Atlanta, GA April, 2010

IGOT: Critical Mass Caldwell, A. Leroy C. Abbott Society Annual Alumni Meeting, San Francisco, CA April, 2010

Global Projects: An Expansive ApproachCaldwell, A. UCSF/SFGH Orthopaedic Trauma Institute International Symposium San Francisco, CA October, 2010

Innovation and Interventions: Global Burden of Trauma Caldwell, A. IgNiteSF San Francisco, CA February, 2011

Addressing Global Unmet Musculoskeletal Need: IGOTCaldwell, A. Global Health: Translating Ideas Into Action, International Health Interest Group (IHIG) UCSF San Francisco, CA March 2010

The American Orthopaedic Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: the First 30 DaysCaldwell, A. Leroy C. Abbott Society Annual Alumni Meeting, San Francisco, CA May, 2011

 

Posters

Referral Patterns in a Sub-Saharan African Orthopaedic Tertiary Hospital: An Observational Study of the Bedford Orthopaedic Centre Aluede E. Caldwell A. Jergesen H. Coughlin R. UCSF Dean’s Summer Research Symposium San Francisco, CA January 2009

Orthopaedic Trauma in an Underserved Region of South Africa: An Intervention to Address the Challenge Grove M. Caldwell A. Aluede E. Jergesen H. Coughlin R. UCSF Dean’s Summer Research Symposium San Francisco, CA January 2010

Addressing Global Unmet Musculoskeletal Need: IGOT Caldwell A. Penoyar T. Coughlin R International Health Interest Group, “Global Health: Translating Ideas into Action” UCSF San Francisco, CA March 2010

The American Orthopaedic Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake:  The First 30 Days Penoyar T. Caldwell A. Coughlin R. Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD October 2010

 

Abstracts

Conducting a soft tissue management course for developing world orthopaedic surgeons: Addressing a global health care disparity.
Amber Caldwell BA, Daniel B. Sonshine BA, and Joseph N. Carey MD
Abstract submitted to American Society for Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) for plastic surgery conference New Orleans, LA October 2012.

A Sustainable Model to Affect Musculoskeletal Care through Academic Partnerships in the Developing World Penoyar T. Phillips J. Caldwell A. Coughlin R. 12th Annual Bay Area International Health Interest Group, “Global Health: Translating Ideas into Action” San Francisco CA March 2010 

The American Orthopaedic Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake:  The First 30 Days Penoyar T. Caldwell A. Coughlin R. Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD October 2010 and Leroy C. Abbott Society Annual Alumni Meeting, San Francisco, CA May, 2011

Relative Assessment of Resource Replete versus Constrained Trauma Systems Using Femur Fractures as a Proxy for High Velocity Trauma in: Germany, Israel, Kenya, and South Africa Matityahu A. Marmor M. Caldwell A. Coughlin R. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting October, 2011 (Submitted)