Events, Funding, and More
Events and Conferences
- UNC Sports Medicine Institute: UNC Running Symposium 2024 May 3, 2024 – Morrisville, NC
- National Council on Aging: 2024 Age+Action Conference May 6-8, 2024 – Arlington, VA
- NEW! Obesity Action Coalition: Your Weight Matters Convention (Virtual) May 18-19, 2024
- National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses: NAON 44th Annual Congress May 18-20, 2024 – Louisville, KY
- Arthritis Research Canada: 2024 ARThritis Soirée May 23, 2024 – Vancouver, Canada
- University of Queensland Australia: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Master’s Conference 2024 (Virtual) May 24, 2024
- American College of Sports Medicine: 2024 ACSM Annual Meeting May 28-31, 2024 – Boston, MA
- NEW! NIH: 19th Annual Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research: Sex and Gender Differences in the Neurobiology of Pain, its Experience and Management May 30-31, 2024 – Bethesda, MD
- Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation: Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis June 13-15, 2024 – Washington, D.C.
- Functional Aging Institute Summit 2024 July 12-13, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA
- American Society for Nutrition: Nutrition 2024 June 29-July 2, 2024 – Chicago, IL
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute: 3rd International Workshop on the Epigenetics of Osteoarthritis September 4-5, 2024 – Toronto, Canada
- 2024 Women in Medicine Summit™ September 13-14, 2024 – Chicago, IL
- National Recreation and Park Association: 2024 Annual Conference October 8-10, 2024 – Atlanta, GA
- Society for Public Health Education: Advocacy Summit October 19-21, 2024 – Washington, D.C.
- International Council on Active Aging: ICAA Conference and Expo 2024 November 19-21, 2024 – Raleigh, NC
Funding Opportunities
- NIH: Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes and Advance Health Equity in Rural Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline May 17, 2024
- VERITY Pilot & Feasibility Research Award Deadline June 5, 2024
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: AAOS IDEA Grant Program Deadline June 17, 2024
- NIH: The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) Deadline September 7, 2024
- NIH: Health Care Models for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions from Populations that Experience Health Disparities: Advancing Health Care towards Health Equity (R01 – Clinical Trials Optional) Deadline September 7, 2024
- NIH: Late-Stage Translation of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Results in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases from Academic/Non-profit Lab to Marketplace (SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline September 05, 2025
- NIH: Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline February 5, 2026
- RWJF: Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health Deadline Open
Webinars
Miss a OAAA webinar? View our archive on YouTube
- Public Health Communications Collaborative: Comms Crash Course – Developing and Producing Videos to Expand Public Health Messaging May 1, 2024, at 12PM ET
- OAAA Webinar: Good Life with Osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D); 10 years, 10 countries and 100,000 patients May 15, 2024, at 12PM ET
- OAAA Webinar: My Knee Exercise Program May 29, 2024, at 12PM ET
- Arthritis Community Learning Circle: Indigenous Ethics and Principles with Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox May 29, 2024, at 12PM ET
- University of Melbourne: Technology versus tradition: Physiotherapy video consultations for managing knee osteoarthritis June 5, 2024, at 5AM ET
- OAAA Webinar: Chronic Pain and Resilience: Harnessing the Power of Joy, Optimism and Love June 12, 2024, at 12PM ET
- OAAA Webinar: Nutrition and OA: Is there a Role for Vitamin K? July 17, 2024, at 12PM ET
Osteoarthritis in the Media
The latest in news, policy, & practice on osteoarthritis
- Arthritis Consumer Experts/JointHealth: Don’t pack your fears (4/24/2024)
- Medscape: Semaglutide improves knee osteoarthritis pain, physical function in phase 3 trial (4/23/2024)
- Healio: Patients with OA may use more health care resources after carpal tunnel release (4/23/2024)
- Versus Arthritis: Dating with arthritis – James’ story (4/16/2024)
- Arthritis Foundation: Gardening with arthritis – Tips for preventing joint pain (4/16/2024)
- McKnight Senior Living: Wellness remains top priority in senior living, bridging gap between hospitality, medical models (4/15/2024)
- The Joint Action has posted a new podcast on the topic “Can a mobile health application help with my osteoarthritis?” (4/14/2024)
- Versus Arthritis: Distraction, expression, or a moment of joy – How creativity helps people with arthritis (4/12/2024)
- American College of Sports Medicine: Exercise Is Medicine – Revisiting Its vital role in healthcare amidst disappointing trends in physical activity advice (4/10/2024)
- Future of Personal Health: Why climate change is the silent global epidemic (4/10/2024)