Education Opportunities

The MacHANd Group holds Grand Rounds three times a year, as well as an annual educational symposium.

MacHANd Day [HYBRID]

Date: TBA

Time: TBA

In-Person Location: TBA

Upcoming MacHANd Grand Rounds

Time: 07:30 am-08:30 am

Location: Virtual [Zoom]

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Topic: TBA

Speaker: TBA

Videos of Past MacHANd Grand Rounds

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)

General Information

FOR MacHANd EDUCATION OR RESEARCH INQUIRIES ONLY

Emily Dunn
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

Email:

dunne4@mcmaster.ca