World Congress on Neck Pain, January, 20-22, 2008, Los Angeles CA, NeckPainCongress.org

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J. DAVID CASSIDY PhD, DrMedSc

PUBLIC HEALTH / HEALTH CARE

RESEARCH DIRECTOR, Rehabilitation Solutions, Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis Program, Toronto Western Hospital
DIRECTOR, Centre for Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes (CREIDO), University Health Network
SENIOR SCIENTIST, Division of Outcomes & Population Health, Toronto Western Research Institute
PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
PROFESSOR of CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
SCIENTIFIC SECRETARY, The Bone and Joint Task force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

Dr. Cassidy is Research Director, Rehabilitation Solutions, Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Program at Toronto Western Hospital and Director at the Centre for Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes with the University Health Network. Originally trained as chiropractor, Dr. David Cassidy practiced in both Ontario and Saskatchewan, where he was a member of the Medical-Dental Staff at the Royal University Hospital and a consultant chiropractor to the University of Saskatchewan's Student Health Centre. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Anatomy, a Master of Science in Surgery and a Doctorate in Pathology from the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. His second doctoral degree (Dr.Med.Sc. - Swedish Ph.D.) was earned in Epidemiology and Injury Prevention at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Cassidy has authored over 175 scientific papers and chapters in books, including publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, Achieves of Internal Medicine, Spine, Pain, Medical Care, Clinical Epidemiology, Accident Analysis and Prevention, the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Canadian Journal of Public Health and the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. His research interests include musculoskeletal and injury epidemiology. He was the scientific secretary for the World Health Organizations Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and is now the scientific secretary for the Decade of the Bone and Joint 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain. His current research is focused on musculoskeletal disability from occupational and traffic injuries and health issues in artists.

TOPIC:
RISK OF VERTEBROBASILAR STROKE AND CHIROPRACTIC CARE: RESULTS OF A POPULATION-BASED CASE CONTROL AND CASE-CROSSOVER STUDY - MONDAY, JAN 21, 2008 09:25 AM - 09:45 AM

*Result of The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

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