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The Osteoarthritis Research Society International invites you to submit your research for an in-person poster presentation at the OARSI 2023 World Congress on Osteoarthritis to be held in Denver, Colorado. The submission period will close on January 18, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST. Click HERE to read additional information on the submission process and to ensure your abstract is submitted to the appropriate category.
OARSI 2023: Registration is OPEN! |
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The Osteoarthritis Research Society International invites you to attend the OARSI 2023 World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Challenges Ahead in OA Research in Denver, Colorado on March 17-20, 2023! We look forward to meeting you in person and learning from one another during OARSI 2023 in Denver!
OARSI is providing discounted hotel rates if you book at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Rate expires on February 21, 2023, or when the block fills up, whichever occurs first. Learn more about the OARSI 2023 World Congress on Osteoarthritis by viewing a copy of this year's program. OARSI offers a 50% discount off registration fees for members attending from low or low-middle income countries as designated by the World Bank. Please contact info@oarsi.org to request discounted registration.
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Call for Award Nominations:
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Lifetime Achievement Award OARSI would like to invite members to nominate an individual(s) for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is intended to honor a person who has devoted much of their career (at least 20 years) to the advancement of the science associated with osteoarthritis. It may be in a broad area or may be in a specific area of the disease, but preferably both. For example, the broad advancement may be in the promotion and education about osteoarthritis, leadership in the field, a past leader of the society, repeated innovations that have advanced the field. Examples of a specific arena would be epidemiology, pathology, surgery, cartilage biology, molecular biology, biomechanics. Deadline: January 20, 2023. Thanks to UHN Schroeder Arthritis Institute for its sponsorship of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Clinical and Basic Science Research Awards The Clinical Research and Basic Science Research Awards promote advancement and recognize excellence in research related to osteoarthritis. This research should reflect an impactful body of work on a specific topic within the field of OA during the last five years. Award recipients will be acknowledged during the Opening Ceremony at the 2023 World Congress in March. Winners will receive an honorarium and Congress registration. Deadline: January 20, 2023. Click here to submit a nomination for the Clinical and/or Basic Research Award. Rising Star Awards (Basic and Clinical Research) The purpose of the Rising Star Award is to recognize excellent contributions from early and mid-career researchers within basic and clinical research in the OA field. Eligible nominees should be OARSI members who received their terminal degree (e.g. PhD or equivalent) less than 10 years ago. Exceptions are made for leave related to career disruptions (e.g., parental or sick leave) or full-time clinical work. Board members are eligible. Previous winners are not eligible. Self-nomination is possible. Nomination should include a letter of recommendation with an impact statement highlighting 3-5 impactful papers, where the candidate is senior author on at least one paper (up to two letters of one page each) and CV (up to three pages). There will be one award for basic research and one award for clinical research. Award recipients receive an honorarium and Congress registration. Award recipients will be acknowledged during the Opening Ceremony at the World Congress. Deadline: January 20, 2023. Click here to submit a nomination. Thanks to AKL Research and Development for its sponsorship of the Rising Star Awards.
Click HERE for more information on all awards, or an application
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Call for OACO Journal Editor:
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The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Publications Committee is inviting applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Society’s journal, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. The application deadline is January 15, 2022. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open is an international, fully peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal similar to the Society’s journal, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (OAC). OACO publishes findings from the clinical and basic sciences in all fields of research of relevance to osteoarthritis, cartilage, and intervertebral disc. It also accepts clinical study protocols and manuscripts describing the large data sets obtained from experimental or clinical studies. Editor Term The term for the editor of OAC Open is five years, beginning January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028. Editorial Board Manuscripts are accepted by either direct submission or by author transfer from Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. For manuscripts submitted to Osteoarthritis and Cartilage and reviewed favorably, but not accepted, authors will have the option to transfer the paper over to Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. The reviews will follow the paper, which will reduce workload. The Editorial board consists of one editor-in-chief and four associate editors with editorial support provided by the publisher, Elsevier. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible to the OARSI Publications Committee and the OARSI Board of Directors and serves as an ex-officio member of each of these groups. Candidates must have served (currently or in the past) as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Deputy Editor of a journal in the field. Criteria to be reviewed
Applications will be accepted through January 15 and should include:
Candidate applications will be reviewed by the Publications Committee. Final candidates will be interviewed by the OARSI Publications Committee chair and Board of Directors. Applications should be sent electronically to: Elizabeth Grotos, CAE, OARSI Executive Director egrotos@oarsi.org If you have questions, please contact OARSI Publications Chair Frank Beier at fbeier@uwo.ca.
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Call for Committee Volunteers
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OARSI is now accepting applications for new committee members with terms to begin after the 2023 World Congress in March. For a list of committees and descriptions, please visit the committee webpage. If you are interested in applying to serve on a committee, please complete the short application. DEADLINE: December 31, 2022 OARSI’s success depends on the many volunteers who serve in leadership. Volunteering can provide professional growth and expand your network of OARSI friends and collaborators. Service to OARSI can provide leadership skills that will benefit you personally and professionally. Volunteering is also a way to give back to your field and support OARSI while meeting and working with new people. Committee Policies and Descriptions:
Click here to begin the application. Volunteering ensures the future of OARSI by developing engaged members and leaders from all regions of the world. We need volunteers to continue the many OARSI initiatives and to build future projects that move the field forward. If you have questions about the process or any of the committees, please contact Gun-il Im, president, at imgunil@hanmail.net or Elizabeth Grotos, executive director, at egrotos@oarsi.org. |
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Scholarship Application Process is Open
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OARSI members are invited and encouraged to apply for a 2023 Scholarship. The purpose of the OARSI Scholarship Program is to promote enriched international and national exchange that will foster the acquisition of skills in specialized scientific methodologies, knowledge transition, and dissemination of research. The scholarship will also provide educational, networking and partnership opportunities. The scholarships will mainly support travel scholarships where the candidate will visit the host institution. Exceptions can be made for virtual scholarships. Multiple Scholarships of up to $7,000 (USD) each may be awarded. Please click here to submit your application. Candidates: Members of OARSI by self-nomination. Places for Rotation: Institutions with experience in OA Research (Basic/Clinical). If you would like to become a host, please complete the host application. Training Rotations: The award will support up to a six month visit for early career investigators, graduate students and fellows. Recipients are required to submit an abstract and present their work at the next OARSI World Congress. All types of OA research are included in this program: basic, clinical, translational, and experimental. Application Requirements: For more detailed application instructions and ideas for how to make your application stand out, visit the Scholarships page. Before starting the application, please have the following documents ready for upload and submit in one entry. A complete application includes:
Criteria: Applications will be evaluated based on project, impact and benefit for training program for the candidate, interdisciplinary collaboration, international, national/country, and regional/state collaboration, and relevance to OARSI and osteoarthritis research. The candidate must be an OARSI member fulfilling the Early Career Investigator definition. An ECI must be either enrolled in an undergraduate/graduate program (or equivalent education program) or must have attained their terminal degree (e.g., PhD or equivalent) less than ten years ago. Exceptions are made for leave related to career disruptions (e.g., parental or sick leave) or full-time clinical work. The individual must not hold an Associate/Full Professor (or equivalent; tenured) position. Preferably the host should be an OARSI member (exceptions may apply). The host institution must have experience in OA research or methods that can be transferred to OA research. Previous scholarship winners are NOT eligible to re-apply. Please click here to submit your application. If you have questions, please contact info@oarsi.org. |
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In Memoriam: Roy D. Altman, MD |
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Roy Davis Altman, MD, on November 30, 2022. Dr. Altman served as one of the giants in the field of osteoarthritis and was one of the founding members of what is now OARSI as well as the first editor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, the official journal of the society. Read more about his life in this statement.
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OARSI Endorses Third China Satellite Meeting |
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The 2022 Zhujiang International Bone and Joint Disease Summit and Third OARSI China Satellite Meeting will be held virtually on December 10. The link to the conference (no registration required) may be found here. |
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Past OARSI Live Webinar Recordings |
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OARSI Live webinar recordings are available to members for free as a membership benefit. If you missed any of our recent webinars, you may view them on the OARSI Live Webinar Recordings page. Be sure to have your OARSI username and password handy to access this member-protected page. |
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JOIN OUR LIST OF 2023 CONGRESS SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS |
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Manager of Industry Relations 856-642-4434 dgroves@oarsi.org |
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