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Royal Canadian Medical Service Association

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Dr. Lawrence Bruce Robertson
Canadian Army Medical Corps
C.A.M.C.Dr.Lawrence Bruce Robertson worked at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children before enlisting in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1914.

Bruce, as he was known, was born in Toronto in 1885. Having worked in hospitals in New York, Boston, and Toronto, he studied the new technique of blood transfusion. He was 29 years old when the war broke out and he enlisted soon after. Serving as a field surgeon in England, he brought this new technique to the front lines. Thanks to the training he brought to the British army’s medical personnel, the use of blood transfusions helped save the lives of thousands of soldiers.

For almost two years Dr. Robertson was stationed at No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station (C.C.S.) at Remy Siding. In the 1917 campaign alone, 30,000 casualties were brought from the nearby front lines to be treated at the Clearing Station. Dr. Robertson often remained on duty for 16 hours and sometimes for as long as 24 to 36 hours.

One veteran wrote that “the strain on [Dr. Robertson] was very great and I suppose it was his intense concentration on his job that enabled him to carry on for such a long time – this, coupled with the very tough fibre that was so characteristic of the Canadians in general.”

Dr. Robertson survived the war and returned to Canada in 1918, where he continued his work at the Hospital for Sick Children. Only five years later, in 1923, Dr. Robertson died of pneumonia at the age of 37, leaving a widow and two small children.

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Royal Canadian Medical Service Association

5 days ago

📣 Invitation for DND/CAF physiotherapists and occupational therapists to participate in research

▶ What: A research project titled 'Identifying current chronic primary pain management collaborative practices within CAF physiotherapists & occupational therapists' conducted in partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC) by Dr. Ben Mortenson PhD, MSc, BScOT, OT, Major Godsell BSc(PT), Lieutenant-Colonel Markus Besemann BSc, MD, FRCP(C), and Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Rowe MRSc, PT.
(UBC Project ID: H20-02951 and endorsed DND/CAF E2020-12-238-004-0012)

▶ Purpose of this study: To learn about the experiences, opportunities and challenges of internal DND/CAF physiotherapists and occupational therapists managing chronic primary pain situations.

▶ Who can participate: You must be over 18 years of age, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and identify as an internal DND/CAF physiotherapist or occupational therapist working within the military setting. Your participation is entirely voluntary and there is minimal risk of harm participating in this study. Your identity will be anonymous and information provided in this study shall be kept confidential, with results being presented as grouped data, and only used by the researcher for the purpose of the study. No triangulation of demographics shall be conducted to solely identify any participants.

▶ Why participate: Your participation will help us learn about the opportunities and challenges physical rehabilitation professionals experience in support of quality, evidence-based care delivery across CFHS. The knowledge gained from this study shall inform future training, policy, and program development initiatives; with positive spillover contributions to therapists' job satisfaction, stakeholder relationships, and performance measurement anticipated.

▶ How to participate: You may participate via a web-based 30-minute survey.
Reminder: Should a participant choose to post a comment to a social media page, "like" the page, or "follow" it, they may be publicly identified as a potential study participant. Please contact Captain Debouter Kelly.Debouter@forces.gc.ca for a copy of the study link before 19 Feb 2021.

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Royal Canadian Medical Service Association

5 days ago

Dr. Eleanor Wilma Sutherland, (Née Miller), MD, CCFP, 1928 - 2021

It is with sadness that we inform you that one of our Medical family has passed. On 9 Jan 2021, Dr. Eleanor Wilma Sutherland, (Née Miller), MD, CCFP, has left us.

“ ...... Eleanor became one of the first rehab physicians in Ottawa, working at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. She also began work in the emergency ward of the National Defence Medical Centre, where she would continue until 1991, acting as the staff doctor in her last years there”.

On behalf of The Royal Canadian Medical Service Association, we send our deepest sympathies and condolences to her family and friends.

Rest in Peace … Dr. Eleanor Sutherland
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C'est avec tristesse que nous devons vous informer qu'un membre de notre famille médicale est décédé le 9 Janvier 2021. Dr. Eleanor Wilma Sutherland, (Née Miller), MD, CCFP

Au nom de L’Association du Service de santé royal canadien, nous offrons nos plus sincères sympathies et condoléances à sa famille et ses proches.

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