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- At the forefront of paediatric orthopaedic hip research and advancement around the world, the HIPpy Research Lab works to advance education, conduct clinical research, and develop standardized care pathways so that children all over the world get same level of care no matter where they are or their socio-economic means.
- Created by Dr. Mulpuri, Dr. Emily Schaeffer, and the HIPpy Research team, and hosted here in Vancouver BC, the International Hip Dysplasia Registry (IHDR) is an international collaboration of surgeons, researchers and medical professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children with hip dysplasia. IHDR is the first prospective registry of its kind in size and scope with the potential to have a direct impact on the screening, treatment methods and standard of care for Hip Dysplasia around the world. With 24 centres contributing from 7 countries across 4 continents (including Sick Kids Toronto, Boston Children’s Hospital, NYU, Southampton Children’s Hospital, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre) there is enormous potential to be able to tangibly change current screening practices and monitoring protocols in a short time frame.
The HIPpy Research team also hosts and contributes to several growing and world‐leading multi‐national data registries, including the SCFE Longitudinal International Prospective Registry (SLIP) and the International Perthes Study Group (IPSG).
- I’m A HIPpy’s Family Assistance Fund was created to support families across BC and Canada who encounter unexpected hardship bourne by having a child diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia, Perthes, and other hip disorders. There are many unexpected costs associated with a diagnosis, not covered by health care, such as medical equipment, cost of travel, time away from work, etc. Our goal is to help ease the burden of the disease, in whatever way possible.
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