News & Events
We’ll be at the following upcoming events. Come say hi 👋
July 11, 2026
World Congress of Biomechanics
Vancouver, Canada
The 10th World Congress of Biomechanics will feature a rich scientific and social program bringing together the global research community. The 10th World Congress will serve as the 2026 meeting of their 3 principal partners: the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), the Canadian Society of Biomechanics/Société Canadienne de Biomécanique (CSB/SCB), and the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB).
Previous Events
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Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery
Nadim Ammoury, Stephanie Civiero, Lloyd Roffe, Ispeeta Ahmed, Michael Dunbar1,2, Jennifer Leighton, David Wilson, Glen Richardson and Janie Astephen Wilson. Targeting Functional Deficits: Associations Between Distal Femur Morphology and Passive and Dynamic Frontal Plane Knee Kinematics in Arthroplasty Patients for Personalized Robotic Surgery.
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International Society for Biomechanics
Nadim Ammoury, Stephanie Civiero, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Jennifer Leighton, Janie Astephen Wilson. The Associations Between Changes in Physical Activity and Gait Characteristics in Patients Awaiting Knee Arthroplasty.
Ben MacDonald, Adam Dorrance, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Jennifer Leighton, Janie Astephen Wilson. Associations between Foot Accelerations and Ground Reaction Forces during Walking in Patients with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis.
Owen Flakenham, Stephanie Civiero, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Jennifer Leighton, Dave Wilson, Lloyd Roffe, Janie Astephen Wilson. Identifying Clinically Relevant Gait Kinematic Clusters in End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Patient.
Stephanie Civiero, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Jennifer Leighton, Janie Astephen Wilson. Improvements in Gait Pre to Post Knee Arthroplasty are Associated with Specific Intraoperative Gap Balancing Variables.
Stephanie Civiero, Annemarie Laudanski, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Jennifer Leighton, Janie Astephen Wilson. Longitudinal Changes in Knee Joint Gait Kinematics in Individuals Awaiting Robotic Knee Arthroplasty.
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Footwear Biomechanics Group
Ben MacDonald, Jereme Outerleys, Kurt Schutte, Nicholas Tam, Ben Lane, Stephanie Civiero, Adam Dorrance, and Janie Wilson. Investigating the Associations between Accelerometer Outcomes and Lower Extremity Posture During Running in a Natural Environment.
Ben MacDonald, Jereme Outerleys, Kurt Schutte, Nicholas Tam, Ben Lane, Stephanie Civiero, Adam Dorrance, and Janie Wilson. Investigating Shoe-Dependent Changes in Running Biomechanics in a Natural Environment.
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The Canadian Society for Biomechanics
August 2024 - Edmonton, Alberta
Civiero SM, Laudanski AF, Dunbar MJ, Richardson CG, Leighton J, Astephen Wilson J. Longitudinal Changes In Gait Kinematics Over The Waitlist Period In Individuals Awaiting Robotic Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
Dorrance A, Laudanski AF, Genge K, Civiero SM, Dunbar M, Richardson CG, Leighton J, Landry S, Astephen Wilson J. Free-Living Inertial Gait Measures Associated With a Stiff-Knee Gait Pattern in Patients Awaiting Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
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The Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
June 2024 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ammoury, N., Civiero, S., Laudanski, A., Genge, K., Leighton, J., Richardson, G., Dunbar, M. Astephen Wilson, J. Female Patients With End-stage Knee Osteoarthritis Engage in Less Daily Physical Activity in the Pre-Arthroplasty Wait Period.
Dorrance, A., Laudanski, A., Genge, K., Civiero, S., Dunbar, M. Richardson, G., Leighton, J., Astephen Wilson, J. A Pre-Operative Comparison of Sensor-based Free-Living and In-Clinic Video-based Gait Measures in Patients Awaiting Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
MacDonald, B., Laudanski, A., Dunbar, M., Richardson, G., Hubley-Kozey, C., Astephen Wilson, J. Predicting Gait Kinetic Outcomes Using Kinematics in Patients Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Civiero, S., Laudanski, A., Dunbar, M., Richardson, G., Leighton, J., Astephen Wilson, J. Investigating Longitudinal Changes in Gait Kinematics Over the Waitlist Period in Patients Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
Civiero, S., Laudanski, A., Dunbar, M., Richardson, G., Leighton, J., Astephen Wilson, J. Lethbridge, L., Johnston, E., Richardson, G., Dunbar, M. Investigating Longitudinal Changes in Gait Kinematics Over the Waitlist Period in Patients Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
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The International Society for Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meetin
June 2024 - Groningen, Netherlands
Wilson J, Laudanski A, Civiero S, Dorrance A, Ammoury N, Richardson CG, Wilson D, Leighton J, Dunbar M. A Longitudinal Cohort Study with Integrated Technologies to Inform Personalized Robotic Knee Arthroplasty
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The Osteoarthritis Research Society International Meeting
April 2024 - Vienna, Austria
Civiero SM, Laudanski AF, Dunbar MJ, CG Richardson, J Leighton, JL Astephen Wilson. Characterization of frontal plane knee mechanics prior to knee arthroplasty surgery.
Laudanski AF, Genge KJ, Dorrance A, Dunbar MJ, CG Richardson, J Leighton, JL Astephen Wilson. Free-living stride identification and segmentation using multi-dimensional subsequence dynamic time warping of a single shank-worn accelerometer.
Laudanski AF, Genge KJ, Dorrance A, Dunbar MJ, CG Richardson, J Leighton, JL Astephen Wilson. Sensor-based stride-to-stride variability in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis awaiting total knee arthroplasty during free-living gait exposure.
Astephen Wilson, JL, Civiero, S., Laudanski, A., Ammoury, N., Leighton, J., Richardson, MJ., Dunbar, MJ. Examining if Waiting for Knee Arthroplasty Surgery can affect Objectively Measured Gait Biomechanics and Physical Activity in Individuals with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis.
Laudanski, A. Civiero, S, Dunbar, M, Richardson, G. Hubley-Kozey, C, Astephen Wilson, J. Patient Perceived Outcomes of Knee Arthroplasty Are Associated with Preoperative Knee Joint Biomechanical Features and Their Changes Postoperatively.
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Orthopaedic Research Society - Conference
January 2024 - Long Beach, California
Civiero, S.M., Laudanski, A.F., Dunbar, M.J., Richardson, C.G., Astephen Wilson, J.L. Repeatability of Knee Arthroplasty Gait Outcomes Using AI Video-based In-clinic Markerless Motion Capture System.
Laudanski, A.F., Civiero, S.M., Genge, K.J., Dunbar, M.J., Richardson, C.G., Dorrance, A., Astephen Wilson, J.L. Sensor-based Free-living Gait Cycle Variability in Patients with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty and its Relationship with Clinic-based Gait Outcomes.
Dorrance, A., Laudanski, A.F., Genge, K.J., Civiero, S.M., Dunbar, M.J., Richardson, C.G., Astephen Wilson, J.L. A Comparison of Sensor-based Free Living Knee Kinematics and In-clinic Video-based Measurements in Patients Awaiting Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
Genge, K.J., Laudanski, A.F., Richardson, C.G., Dunbar, M.J., Astephen Wilson, J.L. The Association Between Clinical Outcomes and Physical Activity Outcomes Through Wearable Sensors in Patients Awaiting Knee Arthroplasty Surgery.
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Innovative Robotics Event
December 2022 - Halifax Chamber of Commerce
The QEII Foundation announced a $1-million donation from Toronto Dominion Bank Group (TD) which will support Atlantic Canada’s first orthopaedic surgical robot at the QEII Health Sciences Centre!
“The funding from TD marks the Bank’s largest single donation to date supporting health care in Atlantic Canada.
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Atlantic Mobility Action Project (AMAP) Annual Meeting 2022
September 2022 - Whitepoint Beach Resort
Keynote Presentation: "Transitioning mobility outcomes into the orthopaedic clinic to inform patient-specific robotic surgery" - Janie Wilson
Trainee Presentation: “Longitudinal Assessment of Robot-Assisted Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes for Osteoarthritis Intervention” - Kaitlin Genge, Stephanie Civiero, Nadim Ammoury
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