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

• Arthritis Foundation: Shades of Arthritis: Patient and Provider Perspectives  April 25, 2024, at 6PM ET
• 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)