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Wood Forum 2025: Strength in Science

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Midlife Momentum: The Power of Strength Training Through the Menopausal Transition: - Dr. Leigh Gabel, PhD

Strong Today, Independent Tomorrow: Power for Life, at Every Age - Dr. Matt Jordan, PhD, CSCS

Finding the Sweet Spot: Returning to Activity After Injury or Surgery - Dr. Laurie Hiemstra, MD, PhD

Why (and How) You Need to Exercise… Even If You Have Sore Joints or Arthritis - Dr. Lauren Beaupre, PT, PhD

Q&A Panel Discussion

Wood Forum 2024: Back Matters – Advances in Spine Research

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Spine Issues: Current Knowledge and Future Research - Dr. Ganesh Swamy; MD, PhD

The Shape of Things to Come: The UCalgary Normative Alignment Database - Dr. Fred Nicholls; MD, MA, FRCSC

Exercise: You Never Know Where it Might Lead - Dr. John McWhae; MD

Artificial Intelligence: Solutions for Spine Disorders - Dr. David Cadotte; MD, PhD

Q&A Panel Discussion

Wood Forum 2023: Build Better Bones

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Planting the seeds for healthy bone development - Dr. Leigh Gabel, PhD

Optimizing bone in adulthood: don’t “stress” - Dr. Brent Edwards, PhD

Eating well for healthy, strong bones - Dr. Wendy Ward, PhD

The search for bone-building osteoporosis therapies - Dr. David Hanley, MD, FRCPC

Q&A Panel Discussion

Wood Forum 2022: Healthy Joints for Life

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A gut feeling: how improving your gut health with diet can affect your osteoarthritis - Raylene Reimer, PhD, RD

 "Ouch! My <enter joint name> hurts!": Nine steps that can help you - Jason Werle, MD

MR-"Why"? - Be imaging informed - Richard Walker, MD 

What you knee-d to know to avoid osteoarthritis after a knee injury -Jackie Whittaker, BScPT, PhD

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Wood Forum 2021: Sports Injury Prevention

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Targets for the prevention of injuries in youth sports - Dr. Carolyn Emery

From pandemic to epidemic: Sport injuries are going to increase - Dr. Nicholas Mohtadi

Getting back to health and performance after knee injuries - Dr. Matt Jordan

First aid for gait aids: How to use walking aids safely - Dr. Ranita Manocha

A journey in sport - Danielle Lappage

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Wood Forum 2020: Hip Health

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Keeping Hip: Tips for preventing bone loss and hip fractures - Dr. Emma Billington

It's legal but is it any good: Some thoughts on CBD in the management of arthritis - Dr. Liam Martin

Let's get hip! Advances in hip replacement surgery - Dr. Rajrishi Sharma

Overview of the Alberta ‘Catch a Break’ and ‘Fracture Liaison Service’ programs - Shannon Falsetti

Q&A Panel Discussion

Wood Forum 2019: Back Health

The Mobility for Life Project, Dr. Steven Boyd

Chronic low back pain: How to lift the fog, Dr. Ganesh Swamy

What to do when your spine wears out, Dr. David Cadotte

Pain and Poppies, Dr. Tuan Trang

GLA:D Back: A program to help patients receive first-line care for low back pain, Dr. Greg Kawchuk

Spine Access Alberta, Mel Slomp

Road to the 2018 Olympics, Kimberley McRae

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Wood Forum 2018: Ankle & Foot Health

Wearable Technology to Reduce Foot and Ankle Running Injuries, Dr. Reed Ferber

Total Ankle Replacement: A New Standard of Care for Ankle Arthritis, Dr. Andrew Dodd

Crystal Clear Diagnosis of Gout, Dr. Paul MacMullan

Life On and Off the Pitch, Martin Nash

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Past Wood Forum topics

• 2017 – Shoulder and Elbow Health
• 2016 – Arthritis and You
• 2015 – Knee Injuries
• 2014 – Innovations in Juvenile Arthritis
• 2013 – Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
• 2012 – Forum on Osteoporosis
• 2005 – My Aching Hand and Wrist
• 2004 – My Aching Knee
• 2000– My Aching Shoulder
• 1999 – My Aching Foot
• 1998 – My Aching Back