Aubry graduated from the
University of Ottawa in 1978. Aubry previously served as the team physician for the
Ottawa 67's from 1996 to 2005, and the
Ottawa Lynx. He helped organize three symposiums on sports concussions (2001 in
Vienna, 2004 in
Prague, and 2008 in
Zürich), to assist doctors in identifying and treating concussions. and was one of the medical experts that helped write the module
Making Head Way in Sport released in 2014, for the Coaching Association of Canada to educate on when it is okay to return to play. Aubry has also spoken against focusing too much on one sport at a young age, as it has not only "taken the fun out of it", but also has physical and cultural risks in not developing the person. At the 2010
World Hockey Summit, Aubry called for raising the minimum age for body checking to 13 or 14 and eliminating hits from behind altogether. Aubry called for instructing players that a body check is a way of separating an opponent from the puck, rather than continuing the perception of hockey as a rough sport where putting an opposing player through the boards is considered part of the game, Aubry has also testified before the
Canadian International Trade Tribunal as an expert witness on the safety of hockey equipment. Aubry stated that awareness on the long-term effects of concussions increased partially because of the injuries to
Sidney Crosby, but noted that physicians in the
National Hockey League still disagree on when players are healthy enough to return to play. He was one of the authors in the 2017 report
Can visible signs predict concussion diagnosis in the National Hockey League? He assessed Senators' player
Clarke MacArthur for
post-concussion syndrome, and said that given MacArthur's history, it would be too risky to return to play. He also cited research that in-game concussion protocols need to be strictly adhered to, and reiterated the need to evaluate players at the first sign of possible concussion, rather than staying in the game. He recommends a proactive approach to ensure players do not return to play too soon, citing recent studies on the numbers of concussions in minor ice hockey, and specifically at the peewee age level when players are typically exposed to body checking for the first time. He also spoke at the
Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) conference in August 2018, to address post-concussion syndrome, and methods for diagnosis.
International hockey Aubry began working with the
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1994, and has served as the CMO of the
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1998. He took over the CMO position from
Wolf-Dieter Montag, who had served in the role since 1975. Aubry has focused his international efforts on reducing spinal injuries, concussions, and body checking in the youth age groups. In
ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Aubry stated that the drug which
Mattias Ohlund tested positive for was contained in the medicine given to him after eye surgery, and should not be considered a doping infraction. In
ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Aubry stated that
Nicklas Backstrom's positive test for
pseudoephedrine was a result of
Zyrtec-D taken to treat
sinusitis, and it should not be considered a doping infraction. Since Aubry became CMO, IIHF competitions and the Winter Olympic Games, ice hockey officials have been instructed to penalize all hits to the head, and are critiqued for any such missed calls. He later spoke at a CASEM conference, discussing how the faults in how the IIHF reports injuries, and the lessons to be learned. and later issued guidelines for the use of water bottles and sports drinks, to prevent the spread of contagious viruses. ==Awards and honours==