Events, Funding, and More

Events and Conferences

ACR/EULAR Research Exchange Program May 31-June 3, 2023 – Milan, Italy
World Physiotherapy Congress 2023 June 2-4, 2023 – Dubai, UAE
The Institute for Exposomic Research: 5th Clinical Climate Change June 6, 2023 – New York, NY and Online
18th Annual Pain Consortium Symposium on Advances in Pain Research: Resilience and Pathways to Recovery June 6-7, 2023 – Bethesda, MD
National AgrAbility Project: Veterans in Farming Regional Workshop June 6-8, 2023 – Indianapolis, IN
National Council on Aging: 2023 Age+Action Conference June 12-13, 2023 – Arlington, VA
National Athletic Trainers’ Association: NATA 2023 June 21-24, 2023 – Indianapolis, IN
American Society for Nutrition: NUTRITION 2023 July 22-25, 2023 – Boston, MA
National Strength and Conditioning Association: 2023 NSCA Tactical Annual Training August 22-25, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV and Online
Arthritis Foundation: 2023 Advocacy Summit September 10-12, 2023 – Washington, D.C.
National Recreation and Park Association: 2023 NRPA Annual Conference October 10-12, 2023 – Dallas, TX
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine: The ACRM 100th Annual Conference October 30-November 2, 2023 – Atlanta, GA

Funding Opportunities

OREF Musculoskeletal Research Grant/Acute Injury In Collaboration with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) Deadline June 15, 2023
AAOS IDEA Grant Program™ Deadline June 19, 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: The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) Deadline September 7, 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
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
RWJF: Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity. Deadline Open

Webinars

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National Council on Aging: Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2023 June 1, 2023, at 2PM ET
NEW! ICAA: How to increase and sustain participation and engagement in this post-pandemic environment June 7, 2023, at 1PM ET
NEW! HealthLinks: Antiracism 2023: Environmental Justice and the Workplace June 14, 2023, at 1PM ET
OAAA Webinar: The Movement Is Life Value Project June 21, 2023, at 12PM ET
Arthritis Foundation: Arthritis & the Body: Managing Related Conditions June 21, 2023, at 6PM ET
OAAA Webinar: FAIR Health Shared Decision-Making Tools for Hip Osteoarthritis: Combining Cost and Clinical Information July 19, 2023, at 12PM ET

Osteoarthritis in the Media

The latest in news, policy, & practice on osteoarthritis

The Joint Action has posted a new podcast on the topic “repurposing drugs for OA” (5/28/2023)
National Council on Aging: Easing older adult depression – How one program is showing promise (5/26/2023)
Healio: Opioid use in chronic pain informed by persistent myths (5/24/2023)
American Council on Exercise and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics join forces – Transforming lives through simultaneous interventions (5/24/2023)
Global Health Living Foundation: Tips for better bone health (5/24/2023)
Hospital for Special Surgery: Is Pickleball good for the knees? (5/23/2023)
Healio: Most tweets about obesity on Twitter carry negative sentiment (5/22/2023)
The Back Pain Podcast has posted a new podcast on the topic “Why I Should Do my Exercises? A Good Analogy for Understanding” (5/18/2023)
UNC Greensboro: Journey to wholeness – Providing hope and healing (5/18/2023)
The Physical Activity Alliance posted the May issue of their newsletter (5/17/2023)
The Guardian: ‘Little evidence’ whether or not most antidepressants work for chronic pain (5/10/2023)