** FULLY FUNDED #engineering MSC, PHD: #CANADA ** #WESTLab @WESTLab_WU are delighted to be at #ORS2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Pls visit us at Poster #0605 (session 1): 8th Feb 2025: 6:45 - 7:30 PM, Phoenix Convention Centre, North Hall A-C. #ortho #trauma #spine

Today is a manic day(!), deadlines, last minute emails etc., but taking a step back, I am grateful for my colleagues, mentors, trainees on this manic journey with me. @Nadia1799321 paper was accepted this week🥳📷; the great news for the week! Happy Friday and #halloween!!

#Postdoc #fellowship opportunity @WesternU: https://t.co/7dErkr1Uv2…. Email me if you are interested!

Happy #Friday everyone! I'm back in #London, had an early 7am meeting with the #ortho team and looking forward to a productive #research day.

Great to see the Travelling Fellows have enjoyed @ORSsociety in Phoenix and were able to meet up with past travelling fellow @_IreneYang_

Enjoy the ride :)

Sci1: @AmiLang_Science podium was a highlight for me: Current thinking is that when a bone fractures, blood vessel rupture causes hypoxia at the fracture site. Lang et al. showed that the early fracture site is not hypoxic. https://t.co/OvUHWpOTt5...

Sci2: 8th ORS debate - structural disease progression is more important than pain progression (Dr. McGee-Lawrence vs. Dr. Lance). While I don't know the answer, motion for won: investigated & presented, clear link to objectivity with clinical outcomes & good evidence to support.

Sci3: Our community needs a deeper understanding of #AI#ML as an applied tool for ortho. The general level of knowledge of AI/ML in the ortho is still very much in its infancy. A tool is only so useful as we understand how to use it effectively and safely, and its limitations.

ECR1: This was my 3rd ORS & I've only just learnt how to ORS. My tips: prepare in advance the talks/posters to attend, listen carefully & build on existing knowledge, take down lots of notes bec there are many escaping thoughts and reach out in advance to connect with colleagues.

ECR2: Brill talk by incoming ORS president, Dr. Maher: slide on ORS journey resonated a lot with my own experiences, & gave me hope. ORS used to be a very scary meeting for me: I was stressed sharing my thoughts, meeting research giants etc. I gained SO MUCH sharing my thoughts.

ECR3: Academia is a marathon, not a sprint. While I still need to work to keep my position, I am focusing on what brought me into this career a decade ago: a passion to help us understand #musculoskeletal problems using the #engineering tools I have.

Thought1: I thought my “education” was done. I have a BEngg (Biomedical), DPhil, did a postdoc, and an academic fellowship before taking this job as assist. prof. But yet I am still learning, and I think I need to keep keep learning and sharing along the journey.

Thought2: Great mentors are rare. I have been blessed and lucky to have had/have the mentors in my career, and I believe that it is (in part) my duty to remember the lessons that I have learnt, and to share those insights with younger generations. I try do this in my job daily.

Thought3: While serving in multiple committee roles in the New College MCR in Oxford, I learnt that the more you give into a community, the more you can get out of it. I've volunteered to join the @isfrfractures section as a member and look forward to contributing.

Fun: Hiking in Piestewa Park was a major highlight. Thank you Karen Troy for including me – an early morning hike is DEFINITELY something that @ORSsociety need to build into the program as a mandatory networking event, divided by research interest groups.

Thank you #ORS2025 for hosting an incredible conference. I am grateful to all my new friends, colleagues & walk away with insights, so many research Qs & a new found view of my role. Here are 10 key take-aways I wanted to share: (3xScience, 3xECR, 3xThoughts, 1xFun)

Thank you so much for re-posting this for me. So grateful! 🙏

1st week at work accomplishments: 1. Started (!) 2. Got 1 office mostly sorted 3. Sumitted 1 paper 4. Completed revision for 1 paper 5. A whole lot of admin... My to-do list is still v. long, but we're getting there. Apologies to anyone waiting ... Happy #Friday! #AcademicTwitter

Driving in a #snow squall this morning was not fun at all! However, it makes for a good view from my office while I work my way through paper responses. Be careful on the roads if you're out there today. #ortho #research #academia #AcademicChatter #Canada