Emily Schaeffer

PhD

Investigator and Research Director, Orthopedic Surgery, BC Children's Hospital

The Hippy Lab is dedicated to reducing the burden of hip disorders for children and families locally, across British Columbia, Canada and globally. We study pediatric hip conditions like developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) to improve early diagnosis, treatment and management, which in turn improves patient outcomes, enabling children to live healthy, active, pain-free lives.

Academic Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Clinical and Community Data, Analytics and Informatics; Global Health and Innovations

Contact Information

Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

Grants

Co-Investigator. Advanced MR Imaging of Perthes Disease to Improve Treatment. Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Co-Primary Investigator. PedORTHO: A prospective multicenter observational registry of orthopaedic trauma and health outcomes in skeletally immature children. Funding Source: AO Documentation and Publishing Foundation, Clinical Investigation and Documentation (AOCID).

Co-Primary-Investigator. Peterson Fund for Global Hip Health. Funding Source: BC Children's Hospital Foundation.

Co-Primary-Investigator. PedORTHO: A prospective multicenter observational registry of orthopaedic trauma and health outcomes in skeletally immature children. Funding Source: British Columbia Orthopaedic Association.

Co-Primary-Investigator. Observation vs Bracing in dysplastic stable hips in infants. Funding Source: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.

Co-Primary-Investigator. Centre for International Child Health: China Care Pathway Development and Knowledge Exchange. Funding Source: Centre for International Child Health.

Co-Primary-Investigator. Global Pediatric Orthopaedic Implant Safety & Efficacy. Funding Source: OrthoPediatrics.

Co-Investigator. Digital Health Accelerator Grant: Tracked 2D Ultrasound in DDH. Funding Source: BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.

Co-Primary-Investigator. Comparing observations vs bracing radiologically dysplastic, stable hips in infants with DDH. An international, multi-centre non-inferiority randomized control trial. Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Co-Primary-Investigator. Development of a Care Pathway for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in India: A study methodology to guide similar efforts in other countries and for other conditions. Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research – IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prize – Team Science.

Co-Investigator. Patient/Parent engagement in DDH research. Funding Source: Michael Smith Health Research BC Convening and Collaborating Grant.

Co-Investigator. An Assessment of Outcomes in the Operative and Non-operative Management of Pediatric Radial Neck Fractures – a single-centre prospective study. Funding Souce: Evidence to Innovation BCCHR Seed Grant.

Co-Investigator. Integrating Data Quality Assurance and Dynamic Modelling for Predicting Clinical Markers and Follow-up in Pediatric DDH Patients: A Comprehensive Work on Global Hip Dysplasia Registry. Funding Source: BCCHR Digital Health Accelerator Grant.

Honours & Awards

2023–present - For Children We Care Endowed Scholar, BC Children's Hospital Foundation

2021 - Branch for Global Surgical Care Instructor Appreciation Award, University of British Columbia

2021 - Science Co-Op Supervisor Recognition Award, University of British Columbia

2020 - Science Co-Op Supervisor Recognition Award, University of British Columbia

Our Research

At BC Children’s, we are making discoveries that save lives and transform health care for children in our province and around the world. Our research portfolio includes basic, clinical, population, and public health research.

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