Education Opportunities
The MacHANd Group holds Grand Rounds three times a year, as well as an annual educational symposium.
The MacHANd Group holds Grand Rounds three times a year, as well as an annual educational symposium.
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 2:30-6 pm + Optional Splinting Workshop
In-Person Location: McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON (Room location TBA)
Contact: Emily Dunn (E-mail: dunne4@mcmaster.ca)
Register online: click here
Time: 07:30 am-08:30 am
Location: Virtual [Zoom]
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA
March 26, 2025 - Early intervention strategies during immobilization of distal radius fractures
Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Reischl (Western University)
September 18, 2024 - MRI of the Upper Extremity
Speakers: Dr. Andrew Nanapragasam (Musculoskeletal Imaging, Juravinski Hospital)
May 29, 2024 - Advancing Diagnosis and Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Insights from Clinical Assessment and Questionnaires
Speakers: Dr. Armaghan Dabbagh (Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto)
March 27, 2024 - Improving Accessibility of Patient-reported Outcomes Measures for Low Literacy Hand and Upper Extremity Patients
Speakers: Dr. Chao Long Azad (Plastic Surgery, John Hopkins Hospital) and Dr. Tara Packham (Occupational Therapy, McMaster)
September 27, 2023 - Ulnar Neuropathy
Speaker: Dr. T. Jiravichitchai (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) and M. Vallely (Hand Therapy)
May 17, 2023 - Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) for the Upper Extremity
Speaker: K. Strike (Physiotherapy, Hamilton Health Sciences) and Dr. N. Stein (Radiology, Hamilton Health Sciences)
March 29, 2023 - Update on 1st CMC Arthritis
Speaker: Dr. H. Baltzer (Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto) and Dr. M. Farzad (Hand Therapy, Western University)
September 21, 2022 - Update on Tendons
Speaker: Dr. M. McRae (Plastic Surgery) and K. Roberts (Hand Therapy)
May 18, 2022 - Elbow and shoulder arthroplasty
Speaker: Dr. B. Ristevski (Orthopaedic Surgery)
March 23, 2022 - Psychosocial research in hand surgery and rehab
Speaker: Dr. J. MacDermid (Rehabilitation Science)
September 29, 2021 - Update on Osteoporosis
Speakers: Dr. J. Adachi (Rheumatology, McMaster University) and C. Ziebart (Physical Therapy, Western University)
May 19, 2021 - Elbow Fractures
Speakers: P. Parikh (Physical Therapy) and Dr. H. Johal (Orthopaedic Surgery)
March 24, 2021 - CRPS is a wicked problem
Speakers: Dr. T. Packham (Occupational Therapy) and Dr. P. Winston (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
