Events and Conferences

• NEW! UnidosUS Latinx Health Equity Summit 2022  December 6-8, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ
• International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium  December 6-10, 2022 – Orlando, FL
• National Strength & Conditioning Association: 2023 NSCA Coaches Conference  January 4-6, 2023 – Charlotte, NC
• Arthritis Foundation and Hospital for Special Surgery: 2023 Hip Osteoarthritis Clinical Studies Conference  February 17, 2023 – New York, NY
• Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI): 2023 OARSI World Congress  March 17-20, 2023 – Denver, CO
• AgrAbility: 2023 AgrAbility National Training Workshop  March 20-23, 2023 – Spokane, WA
• Society for Public Health Education: 2023 Annual Conference  March 21-24, 2023 – Atlanta, GA
• National Rural Health Association: Health Equity Conference  May 16, 2023 – San Diego, CA
• World Physiotherapy Congress 2023  June 2-4, 2023 – Dubai, UAE
• National Council on Aging: 2023 Age+Action Conference  June 12-13, 2023 – Arlington, VA
• American Society for Nutrition: NUTRITION 2023  July 22-25, 2023 – Boston, MA

Funding Opportunities

• OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant  Deadline December 15, 2022
• Administration for Community Living: 2023 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs  Deadline January 11, 2023
• Administration for Community Living: 2023 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs  Deadline January 11, 2023
• CDC: State Public Health Approaches to Addressing Arthritis  Deadline April 1, 2023
• 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
• NIH: Patient-Clinician Relationship: Improving Health Outcomes in Populations that Experience Health Care Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)  Deadline January 8, 2025
• 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 06, 2025
• RWJF: Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health.  Deadline Open
• RWJF: Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity.  Deadline Open

Webinars

Miss a OAAA webinar? View our archive on YouTube

• OAAA Webinar: Evidence-based Programming for Latinos with Arthritis: Current Findings and Next Steps  December 14, 2022, at 12PM ET
• OAAA Webinar: Coping with Arthritis Pain: What We Know and What We Need to Learn  January 18, 2023, at 12PM ET

Osteoarthritis in the Media

The latest in news, policy, & practice on osteoarthritis

• December issue of Tai Chi for Health Institute newsletter has been released (10/30/2022)
• Club Industry: The Physical Activity Alliance launches national campaign to promote physical activity (11/29/2022)
• The Back Pain Podcast has posted a new podcast on the topic “When Should I see a Healthcare Professional – The Region Beta Paradox” (11/24/2022)
• Healio: Diet and exercise instruction improve knee osteoarthritis pain and function (11/23/2022)
• National Spine Health Foundation: The impact of obesity in complex spinal reconstruction (11/23/2022)
• Healio: Aspirin does not reduce fracture risk and may increase serious fall risk (11/23/2022)
• The Joint Action has posted a new podcast on the topic “Steve’s journey with osteoarthritis” (11/20/2022)
• CreakyJoints: 13 tips to make it easier to dress for colder weather with arthritis (11/18/2022)
• Arthritis Research Canada: Preventing falls in older adults (11/16/2022)
• NICE recommends adapted shoes for people with severe osteoarthritis (11/15/2022)
• The Hill: Shame won’t solve America’s obesity crisis: How Congress can help (11/15/2022)