Events, Funding, and More
Events and Conferences
- National Strength & Conditioning Association: 2022 NSCA Coaches Conference January 6-8, 2022 – Online and San Antonio, TX
- Canadian Arthritis Research Conference: Research with Impact (Virtual). February 7-8, 2022
- American Society of Safety Professionals: SafetyFOCUS February 21-March 4, 2022 – Online and Phoenix, AZ
- Society for Public Health Education: SOPHE Digital Annual Conference (Virtual). March 22-25-2022
- Society of Behavioral Medicine: 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions April 6-9, 2022 – Baltimore, MD
- ACOEM: American Occupational Health Conference May 1-4, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT
- 3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health® October 11-14, 2022 – Bethesda, Maryland
Funding Opportunities
- RJWF: Transforming Academia for Equity Deadline December 6, 2021
- NIH: HEAL Initiative: Advancing Health Equity in Pain Management (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) Deadline December 9, 2021
- OREF Treatment of Osteoarthritis Research Grant funded by the Arthritis Foundation Deadline December 15, 2021
- Arthritis Society: Arthritis Ideator Program Deadline December 21, 2021
- OREF: AOSSM Sports Medicine Multicenter Research Trial Mentored Grant Deadline January 15, 2022
- OREF/AAOS Injectable Orthobiologics Knee Osteoarthritis Research Grant Deadline February 21, 2022
- NIH: Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Wellbeing, Illness, and Recovery (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) Deadline June 21, 2022
- 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: 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
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- NEW! Arthritis Society: Coping with Chronic Pain and Fatigue November 29, 2021, at 6PM ET
- NEW! Arthritis Foundation: Advances in Robotic Assisted Arthroplasty of the Hip and Knee
November 30, 2021, at 6PM ET - NEW! Arthritis Research Canada: Making it Work: Employment & Arthritis December 2, 2021, at 2PM ET
- Arthritis Foundation: OACS Forum Series – Ankles + Feet Session 1 December 3, 2021, at 12PM ET
- NEW! HealthLinks: Managing Diabetes at Your Workplace – A Total Worker Health® Approach December 8, 2021, at 1PM ET
- Arthritis Foundation: OACS Forum Series – Ankles + Feet Session 2 December 10, 2021, at 12PM ET
- NEW! OARSI: The importance and implications of mechanoflammation in the pathogenesis of OA December 15, 2021, at 9AM ET
- OAAA Webinar: In Vivo Imaging, Muscle Neuromechanics, and Rehabilitation for OA Prevention December 15, 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
- Versus Arthritis: Complementary and alternative treatments for arthritis (11/23/2021)
- Arthritis Foundation: 8 tips for pain-free travel (11/19/2021)
- The Back Pain Podcast has posted a new podcast on the topic “Why are Opiates no Longer Recommended for Chronic Back Pain?” (11/19/2021)
- The Physical Activity Alliance posted the November issue of their newsletter (11/18/2021)
- The Joint Action has posted a new podcast on the topic “Do you really need surgery for your knee osteoarthritis?” (11/14/2021)
- CreakyJoints: How did the pandemic affect physical activity in people with arthritis and rheumatic conditions? (11/11/2021)
- NY Times: OAAA Associate Director, Kirsten Ambrose, discusses how to exercise with chronic pain (11/9/2021)
- Healio: Clinicians must advocate/take action to eliminate weight stigma (11/9/2021)
- America Walks: Walkability policy is climate policy (11/3/2021)
- Arthritis Society: Can turmeric benefit people with arthritis? (11/2/2021)
- November issue of Tai Chi for Health Institute newsletter has been released (11/1/2021)