Registration is Now Open!
Registration is Now Open for the 2025-2026 Canadian Orthopaedic Association Basic Science Course. Using your current COA log in information, please follow this link to register: https://www.xcdsystem.com/coa/attendee/index.cfm?ID=8lPRA6m
If you are not a member or do not have a profile with the COA, please create one.
Registration for the course is $250.00 plus tax and includes Modules 1 and 2 and is open to R3 and R4 residents. Anyone else who would like to register will be given access if space permits.
This registration is for both dates below:
Module 1 (The Basics of Orthopaedic Basic Science) – Thursday, October 9, 2025
Module 2 (Non-Neoplastic Conditions) – Thursday, April 16, 2026
Please send an email directly to education@canorth.org to inquire.
Who Should Attend The COA Basic Science Course?
After surveying and meeting with the Program Directors, there was a unanimous acknowledgement of the importance of this course, and to incorporate it as part of their core curriculum for residency training.
The COA Basic Science Course is designed for the “mature” orthopaedic resident (ideally midway through training, R3 and R4), but would also be of use for the orthopaedist who wants to return to the basic fundamentals of orthopaedic practice.
Ideally, you will develop the ability to conceptualize and understand all clinical problems at multiple levels – pathophysiology at the cellular level, gross morphology as reflected on the radiograph, and clinical presentation as assessed through history, physical examination, and laboratory parameters.
This information is highly relevant to other disciplines including: pathology, radiology, rehabilitation medicine, rheumatology, and physiotherapy.
If you have any questions please email education@canorth.org.