Events, Funding, and More

Events and Conferences

• OPUS Forum 2021. July 1-4, 2021 – Online & Melbourne, AU
• National Strength & Conditioning Association: NSCA National Conference.  July 7-10, 2021 – Online & Orlando, FL
• IDEA Health & Fitness Association: IDEA World (Virtual).  July 7-11, 2021
• Versus Arthritis 3rd Annual Pain Research in the UK Conference 2021.  July 14, 2021 – Nottingham, UK
• Obesity Action Coalition: Your Weight Matters Conference and Expo (Virtual).  July 17-25, 2021
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging: n4a Answers On Aging Annual Conference (Virtual).  July 19-22, 2021
• Arthritis Foundation: National Juvenile Arthritis Conference (Virtual).  July 22-25, 2021
• National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA): American Indian Elders Conference, Resilience for Tomorrow…Together.  August 1-6, 2021 – Reno, Nevada
• National Strength & Conditioning Association: 2021 NSCA Virtual Tactical Annual Training.  August 3-6, 2021 – Online & Norfolk, VA
• Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference (Virtual)  August 8-10, 2021
• canfitpro 2021 Global Conference & Trade Show (Virtual)  August 13-14, 2021
• World Conference on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Virtual Congress.  August 26-28, 2021
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: 2021 Annual Meeting.  August 31-September 3, 2021 – San Diego, CA
• National Recreation and Park Association: 2021 NRPA Annual Conference.  September 21-23, 2021 – Nashville, TN
• ACRM 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual).  September 26-29, 2021
• 2021 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference.  September 27-October 1, 2021 – Hilton Head, SC
• Society for Public Health Education: Virtual 23rd Annual Advocacy Summit  October 13-14, 2021
• The Obesity Society: Obesity Week (Virtual)  November 1-5, 2021
• International Council on Active Aging: ICAA Conference, Leadership Summit and Expo (Virtual).  November 9-10 & 16-17, 2021

Funding Opportunities

• NIH: Accelerating Medicines Partnership Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases: Disease Teams for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Psoriatic Spectrum Diseases, and Sjögren’s Syndrome (UC2 Clinical Trial Optional)  Deadline July 15, 2021
• OMH: Accessing Social Determinants of Health Data through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative
  Department of Health and Human Services  Deadline July 28, 2021
• OREF Multimodal Musculoskeletal Perioperative Pain Management Grant In Collaboration with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation.  Deadline August 16, 2021
• HHS: Engaging Men in HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care.  Deadline September 7, 2021
• NIAMS: Core Centers for Clinical Research (CCCR) (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).  Deadline September 13, 2021
• NIAMS: Notice of Special Interest: Promoting Research on COVID-19 and Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.  Deadline November 18, 2021
• NIAMS: 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 6, 2022
• NIMHD:  Identifying Innovative Mechanisms or Interventions that Target Multimorbidity and Its Consequences.  Deadline September 8, 2023
• NIMHD:  Advancing Research to Develop Improved Measures and Methods for Understanding Multimorbidity.  Deadline September 8, 2023
• NIAMS: Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Required).  Deadline November 4, 2023
• NIH: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing and Testing Multilevel Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being  Deadline February 16, 2024
• RWJF:  Evidence for Action:  Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health.  Deadline Open
• 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: Assessment of Long-Term Benefit in Osteoarthritis Drug Development  June 22, 2021, at 10AM ET
• The GoPerks Golden Modes  June 22, 2021, at 1PM ET
• Musculoskeletal Australia: The doctor told me to exercise more to help my osteoarthritis. What does that mean and how can it help?  June 23, 2021, at 5AM ET
• NEW! CreakyJoints: Let’s Get Physical? Webinar on Chronic Pain and Physical Therapy  June 23, 2021, at 5PM ET
• NEW! CreakyJoints: CreakyKitchen Food Swaps  June 24, 2021, at 7PM ET
• National Council on Aging: Maximizing Data and Partnerships to Enhance Evidence-Based Program Sustainability  June 29, 2021, at 2PM ET
• UNC CCCR Speaker Series: Biomechanics and biomarkers associated with progression to osteoarthritis following knee injury  June 30, 2021, at 9:30AM ET
• NEW! Precision Health @UNC: Precision Medicine Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of Health  June 30, 2021, at 1PM ET
• NEW! OAAA Webinar: Evaluation of the “Holiday Walk With Ease” Campaign  July 21, 2021, at 12PM ET
• NIH Pain Consortium: Grant Mechanism Webinar Series  Various dates

Osteoarthritis in the Media

The latest in news, policy, & practice on osteoarthritis

• APTA ChoosePT: 10 exercises to do in the pool (6/18/2021)
• The Back Pain Podcast has posted a new podcast on the topic “Can You Fail Physiotherapy?‬‬‬‬” (6/17/2021)
• CreakyJoints: Moving with RA is a challenge-here’s how I made it easier (6/16/2021)
• Versus Arthritis: Five easy ways to eat well with arthritis (6/16/2021)
• AAOS: Seniors and exercise-Starting an exercise program (6/14/2021)
• The Joint Action has posted a new podcast on the topic “Osteoarthritis orthobiologics with Dr Brian Cole” (6/13/2021)
• Very Well Health: The 8 best arthritis gloves of 2021 (6/10/2020)
• Arthritis Research Canada has posted the Summer 2021 edition of The Arthritis Newsletter (6/3/2021)
• Booming Encore: Be prepared to either move it or lose it (6/3/2021)
• Dr. Richard Loeser receives a 12-month NCTraCS “FastTraCS” grant, focused on discovering new therapeutics for OA (6/2/2021)
• Harvard Health: The weighty issue of weight loss (6/1/2021)
• June issue of Tai Chi for Health Institute newsletter has been released (6/1/2021)