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Dr. William Dust, Presidential Award for Excellence I was honoured to stand on stage alongside Dr. William Dust and present him with the Presidential Award for Excellence, in recognition of his success as a surgeon, teacher, and researcher in Saskatoon. Dr. Dust is a strong voice on ethical behavior in the profession of orthopaedics across Canada. He has represented and upheld the realm of proper orthopaedic ethics throughout the COA, serving as Chair of the Ethics Committee for several years. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Dr. Dust has had an unconventional road to achieving a very successful career in Canadian orthopaedics. As a result of the introduction of Medicare and the Doctor’s strike in 1962, his family moved to Edmonton. The political and medical environment of his youth inspired him to eventually study medicine at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1980. He completed his family medicine residency training at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina. From there, Dr. Dust went to McGill to study general surgery. It was at this point that he became acutely passionate about orthopaedics and chose to pursue the field at Memorial University in St. John’s. Ultimately, Dr. Dust transferred to the orthopaedics residency program at McGill University, graduating in in 1987. He also completed 18-month fellowship training at the Sunnybrook Medical Centre, at the University of Toronto, under the mentorship of Drs. Joseph Schatzker and James Kellam. While in Toronto, Dr. Dust worked alongside Dr. Allan Gross, who became a powerful positive influence on the young surgeon. Dr. Dust started his practice in Saskatoon in
1989, where he continues to work today. His orthopaedic focus is on trauma and joint reconstruction. Dr. Dust has held a number of positions locally, including Program Director (2000-2010) and Academic Division Head, as well as the Departmental Head of Surgery, at the University of Saskatchewan. He is an active staff member at the Royal University Hospital in orthopaedic surgery since 1989. He has held membership on many committees, including the CARMS Interviewer and Selection Committee (2017), and reviewed a plethora of manuscripts for journals, holding the position of Associate Editor for the CJS from 2015-2017. He is also a member of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Board of Directors. Alongside being highly honoured and prolifically published surgeon, Dr. Dust is passionate about music. He plays the principal French horn for the Saskatoon Philharmonic community orchestra, among other groups. He also enjoys fitness running, cycling or cross-country skiing.
Cannot Breathe, But Can Still Ream: Learning and Leadership Opportunities for Ottawa-nian Residents in Ecuador Youjin Chang, M.D., PGY4, University of Ottawa Olivier Gauthier-Kwan, M.D., PGY5, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON
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r. James Jarvis, a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Ottawa, who has extensive global surgery experience, introduced us to Canadian Association of Medical Teams Abroad. He has been a mentor to us throughout residency, and encouraged us to get involved with the team to explore an aspect of orthopaedics that few get the opportunity to experience. CAMTA is an initiative founded in Edmonton, Alberta by Dr. Marc and Mrs. Barbara Moreau, which provides orthopaedic surgery services at Un Canto a la Vida Hospital in Quito, Ecuador, to patients who would otherwise be unable to obtain the care they need, as well as continuing education to medical personnel.
COA Bulletin ACO - Fall / Automne 2018
The COA Global Surgery (COAGS) Committee is pleased to share Canadian global health initiatives. If you are interested in COAGS featuring your organization in the Bulletin, or if you are a resident and you would like to share an essay about your global surgery experience, please contact trinity@canorth.org for details. Along with a team of five surgeons and over 50 members of a multidisciplinary team from across the country, we signed up to participate in a CAMTA mission from February 23rd to March 5th. After many months of fundraising efforts and counting down the days, we were off to Ecuador!