Dr. Scott Haldeman awarded the "Distinguished Service award" from the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health of the Bone and Joint Decade.

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Written By Geoff Outerbridge

The vision of the Global Alliance (an initiative of the World Health Organization) is a society where prevention, treatment and care of people with musculoskeletal disorders is of a high standard and consistently accessible in order to improve the health-related quality of life for people with, or at risk of, musculoskeletal disorders.

The mission is to

  • to reduce the burden and cost of musculoskeletal disorders to individuals, carers and society

  • to promote musculoskeletal health and musculoskeletal science worldwide

This award recognizes the exceptional contribution Dr. Haldeman has made to promoting this mission, work that is much appreciated by the International Coordinating Council of the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health of the Bone & Joint Decade.

Click here to read the letter from the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health of the Bone & Joint Decade

Geoff Outerbridge

Geoff Outerbridge received a B.Sc. in Human Kinetics and an M.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Guelph. He attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and owned a successful multidisciplinary health clinic in Ottawa that integrated chiropractic, massage therapy, acupuncture, naturopathy, rehabilitation, and family medicine.

In 2011, he sold his practice to volunteer with World Spine Care. He moved his family to Botswana and established WSC’s flagship clinics in Mahalapye and Shoshong. He returned from Botswana in 2013 and continued to serve as World Spine Care Director of Clinics until September 2019. He now sits on the board of directors.

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A big thanks to Dr. Mark Perrett for his "Work a day for World Spine Care" challenge.