Events, Funding, and More
Events and Conferences
- 10th Advanced Academic Rheumatology Review Course (AARRC). January 21-24, 2021 – Dubai, UAE
- Families USA: Health Action Conference (Virtual). January 24-26, 2021
- NIH HEAL Initiative: Virtual Workshop on Achieving Health Equity in the NIH HEAL Initiative February 1, 2021
- Alliance for Balanced Pain Management: 2021 Summit on Balanced Pain Management (Virtual). February 2, 2021
- Orthopaedic Research Society: ORS 2021 Annual Meeting (Virtual). February 12-16, 2021
- Arthritis Foundation: 2021 Virtual Advocacy Summit. February 22-26, 2021.
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: ACGME Annual Educational Conference (Virtual). February 24-26, 2021
- UNC Minority Student Caucus: 42nd Annual Minority Health Conference Body & Soul: The Past, Present and Future of Health Activism. February 25-26, 2021
- National Association of Community Health Centers: 2021 Policy & Issues Forum (Virtual). March 15-18, 2021
- Society for Public Health Education: SOPHE 2021dX Annual Conference (Virtual). April 6-9, 2021
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine: 2021 AMSSM 30th Annual Meeting (Hybrid Format). April 13-18, 2021 – San Diego, CA
- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis Conference (Virtual). April 19, 2021
- National Rural Health Association: Annual Rural Health Conference. May 4-7, 2021 – New Orleans, LA
- 2021 National Caucus Addressing Musculoskeletal Health Disparities. May 12-14, 2021 – Washington, D.C.
- American College of Cardiology: ACC.21 (Hybrid Format). May 15-17, 2021 – Atlanta, GA
- Arthritis Research Canada: ARThritis Soirée 2021 (Virtual) May 27, 2021
- Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021. May 30-June 3, 2021 – Maui, Hawaii
- EULAR 2021 Congress. June 2-5, 2021 – Paris, France
- 2021 Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium (Virtual). June 3-5, 2021
- National Council on Aging: Age+Action 2021 Virtual Conference. June 7-10, 2021
- American Society for Nutrition: Nutrition 2021 Live Online. June 7-10, 2021
- Walk Bike Places 2021. June 15-18, 2021 – Indianapolis, IN
- IDEA Health & Fitness Association: IDEA World. July 7-11, 2021 – Anaheim, CA
- Versus Arthritis 3rd Annual Pain Research in the UK Conference 2021. July 14, 2021 – Nottingham, UK
- National Association of Area Agencies on Aging: n4a Answers On Aging Annual Conference. July 18-21, 2021 – Tampa, FL
- National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA): American Indian Elders Conference, Resilience for Tomorrow…Together. August 1-6, 2021 – Reno, Nevada
- Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference August 7-10, 2021 – New Orleans, LA
- NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute Virtual Course. August 9-13, 2021
- ACRM 2021 Annual Conference. September 26-29, 2021 – Dallas, TX
- 2021 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference. September 27-October 1, 2021 – Hilton Head, SC
- International Council on Active Aging: ICAA Conference, Leadership Summit and Expo. November 10-12, 2021
Funding Opportunities
- PeopleForBikes Community Grant Program. Deadline January 22, 2021
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation: Systems and Best Practices Program. Deadline January 22, 2021
- NIAMS: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies With Humans Required). Deadline January 26, 2021
- Emergency Medicine Foundation: Health Disparities Research Grant. Deadline February 5, 2021
- Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Grant Programs. Deadline February 11, 2021
- NEW! OREF Injectable Orthobiologics Knee Osteoarthritis Research Grant. Deadline February 21, 2021
- NIAMS: Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Deadline March 4, 2021
- NIAMS: Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Required). Deadline March 4, 2021
- NIH: Research on biopsychosocial factors of social connectedness and isolation on health, wellbeing, illness, and recovery. Deadline March 17, 2021
- NEW! NIH: HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Coordination and Dissemination Center (R24 Clinical Trial Optional). Deadline March 26, 2021
- NIH: Research Grants Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Deadline May 8, 2021
- NIMHD: Notice of Special Interest: Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Health Disparity Populations. Deadline May 8, 2021
- NIH: Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). Deadline May 17, 2021
- HHS: Engaging Men in HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care. Deadline September 7, 2021
- 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
- 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
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- Arthritis Research Canada: The Puzzle of Hip Pain and Hip Osteoarthritis January 19, 2021, at 4PM ET
- OAAA Webinar: Movement is Life’s Operation Change: A Model for Community Engagement January 20, 2021, at 12PM ET
- NEW! National Academy of Medicine: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Delivery January 21, 2021, at 3PM ET
- HealthLinks: Taking Care of our Mountain Communities January 27, 2021, at 1PM ET
- NEW! AARP: New Insights on Biking Among Older Adults January 27, 2021, at 2PM ET
- NEW! Arthritis Foundation: Mindful living for arthritis January 27, 2021, at 6PM ET
- NASEM Health And Medicine: Community-Led Initiatives for Population Health Improvement January 28, 2021, at 11AM ET
- Castlight Health: Social Determinants of Health: Employer Considerations for Addressing Greater Health Equity January 28, 2021, at 12PM ET
- Versus Arthritis: Flippin’ Pain: Pain Science for Non-Pain Specialists February 3, 2021, at 12PM ET
- It’s Not So Black and White: Race, Health Disparities, and How We Report Them February 9, 2021, at 3PM ET
- NEW! OAAA Webinar: Walk With Ease: Moving Forward Despite COVID-19 February 17, 2021, at 12PM ET
Osteoarthritis in the Media
The latest in news, policy, & practice on osteoarthritis
- NEW! January issue of Tai Chi for Health Institute newsletter has been released (1/14/2021)
- NEW! Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) developed a risk calculator to estimate your chance of developing knee OA or having a total knee replacement if you have not previously been diagnosed with knee OA (1/13/2021)
- NEW! Healio: Food insecurity among older adults doubled in recent years (1/13/2021)
- Arthritis Foundation: 12 benefits of walking (1/10/2021)
- Budget-friendly healthy eating & exercise tips (1/10/2021)
- The Back Pain Podcast has posted a new podcast on the topic “Why Do My Knees Hurt – Claire Robertson” (1/7/2021)
- Arthritis Foundation: Bust post-holiday blues (1/2/2021)
- Arthritis Foundation: 8 ways to lose weight without dieting (12/30/2020)
- National Recreation and Park Association: Advancing community health and well-being – A greater role for parks and recreation in 2021 (12/29/2020)
- Obesity Action Coalition: Total body stretches that relieve tension and stress (12/22/2020)
- December issue of JointHealth™ insight has been released. (12/18/2020)