Slocum Research & Education Foundation
Slocum Foundation receives recognition from the Lane County Medical Society
For the October issue of their ‘Medical Matters’ magazine, the Lane County Medical Society reached out to the Foundation with a request to highlight our work, recent developments, and efforts to improve patient outcomes and enhance care in the community. It is an honor for the Slocum Foundation and Slocum Orthopedics to be recognized by the broader medical community for our work and engagement in these areas. We were very pleased to contribute and happy to be able to share this article with you below. Thank you to all who support the Slocum Foundation’s ongoing mission, we wouldn’t be here without each of your contributions, and especially to Slocum Orthopedics for their many years of unwavering commitment.
Spitzley, Kate. "Research as the Foundation of Independent Orthopedic Care." Medical Matters, Oct. 2026, pp. 21.
Education and Community Benefit Updates
34th Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Update
Slocum’s Annual Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Update will be held on Saturday, December 5th from 8:00am - 12:30pm
Visit the conference site here to register today!
This year we will dive into the Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Care, at the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:
Accurately identify musculoskeletal anatomy through palpation of bony landmarks, joints, and surrounding soft tissue structures.
Develop and refine skills in performing musculoskeletal examination and apply orthopedic-specific exam techniques.
Identify when referral to an orthopedic specialist is indicated based on clinical findings, injury severity, and response to initial treatment.
Have a topic that you would love to see covered in future years? Email sref@slocumfoundation.org and let us know about it!
Healthy Moves Fall Fundraiser
Any plans for Friday, November 13th, 6-9pm?
Consider joining the Foundation team and Slocum physicians for a night out to support the Healthy Moves Jump Start program. This program provides before school physical activity time at local elementary schools, supporting students, teachers, and administrators as they compete with dwindling public funding for education.
If you are interested in learning more please reach out to sref@slocumfoundation.org and visit the Healthy Moves website here.
Duck Parking
Wow!! The first five home games of the season have shown record numbers for this fundraising event, thank you so much to everyone for welcoming these groups to Slocum and helping to support local athletics. We still have two chances to support local sporting groups this season, so please join us for the remaining games:
11/14- vs Michigan: Junction City HS Boy’s Basketball, TEAM Eugene Aquatics
11/28- vs Washington: Sheldon HS Colleens Dance Team, South Eugene HS Cheer
More information regarding Duck Parking and how to get involved can be found here.
Scientific Updates
Slocum research goes to the podium
at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s
2026 annual meeting
Kate Spitzley recently returned from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s 2026 Annual meeting in Nashville, TN, where she delivered a podium presentation outlining the usability of iPhone metrics for tracking gait recovery in a trauma population.
This study, funded by the OTA, and executed in a collaboration between the UO’s Bowerman Sports Science Center and the Slocum Foundation, explores the technical aspects of using an iPhone to provide useful clinical data for both patient care and clinical research.
Did you know that Dr. Wilkinson is leading Slocum and the Slocum Foundation’s participation in a Clinical Trial funded by the US Department of Defense?
In a study led by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the Slocum Foundation is one of 33 centers across the US who are partnered to investigate the outcomes of two wound management options following severe open tibia fracture. The ultimate goal being to prevent amputation and mortality by providing the most effective wound management.
Our group recently received a shout out from the study for pushing study enrollment to it’s half way mark. Thank you to Drs. Wilkinson, van der Horst, Fitzpatrick, and Sheerin for their efforts on this trial and to Hannah College for coordinating the study in-house!
The full study protocol is freely available here:
Randomised controlled trial comparing antibiotic cement bead pouch versus negative pressure wound therapy for the management of severe open tibia fracture wounds: Beads versus VAC (BvV) protocol.
Have you noticed these friendly faces around Slocum? Ever wondered who they are and what they are up to?
Dr. Gabriella Lindberg (top L), Cora Ferguson (top R), Dr. Nataliia Shchotkina (bottom L), and Maya Kasteleiner (bottom R) have been working with the Slocum Foundation to collect data for their study of osteoarthritis and cartilage health since 2021!
Over these 5 years, Drs. Lantz, Hoellrich, Shah, Dowdle, Jewett, and Korcek have worked with this group and the Foundation research team to collect more than 50 samples to date.
Learn more about the mission and research of the Lindberg Lab here.
Thank you for reading! Keep an eye out for future updates in our Winter 2027 Newsletter.
