UPCOMING OARSI LIVE SCHEDULE
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 5:00 pm ET
Title: Can ACL Ruptures Heal? An Overview of the Latest Evidence and Implications for Knee Osteoarthritis
Session Description:
This presentation will take a deep dive into the latest research on healing ACL ruptures through non-surgical management, including:
- An overview of research on the Cross Bracing Protocol, which has been used to manage acute ACL ruptures in more than 1200 patients
- An update of the latest evidence on ACL rupture healing following management with rehabilitation alone
- Discussion of factors that predict ACL injury healing capacity
- A summary of ongoing randomised controlled trials on ACL injury healing
- Consideration of the potential implications of ACL healing on knee osteoarthritis development
Presenter: A/Prof Dr Stephanie Filbay, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Chelsea Martin, PT, PhD, SCS, University of North Carolina, USA
Registration is free for OARSI members, $25 for non members.
PAST OARSI LIVE WEBINAR RECORDINGS
Members: View past recordings here
Date: February 11, 2026
Title: Ongoing Research Uncertainties and Priorities in Exercise Therapy for OA
Presenters: Prof. Dr. Kim Bennell, University of Melbourne, Australia and Dr Travis Haber, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Lisa Carlesso, PhD, PT, McMaster University, Canada
Date: November 12, 2025
Title: Journal Club: “Osteoarthritis as an Evolutionary Legacy: Biological Ageing and Chondrocyte Hypertrophy “
Presenters: Prof. Dr. Peter van der Kraan, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands and Prof. Dr. David Hunter, University of Sydney, Australia
Moderator: Martijn van den Bosch, PhD, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Date: October 15, 2025
Title: Real-World Evidence in Osteoarthritis: Getting More from Observational Data than Correlations
Presenter: Matthew Tenan, PhD, ATC, FACSM, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Moderator: Jesse Charlton, PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Date: September 30, 2025
Title: EsSKOA Update
Presenters:
- Lauren King, MD, PhD, University ofToronto
- Jean Liew, MD, Boston University Medical Center
- Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, PhD, University of West Florida
Moderator: Lisa Carlesso, PhD, PT, McMaster University, Canada
Date: June 11, 2025
Title: From Bench to Bedside: Novel Developments in OA Research
Presenters: Dr. Brad Estes, CytexOrtho and Dr. Hannah Zlotnick, Colorado University Boulder
Moderator: Brian Diekman, University of North Carolina
Date: May 21, 2025
Title: From Isolation to Insight: Advanced Extracellular Vesicles Biomarker Analysis in Osteoarthritis
Presenters:
- Tony Hu, PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Xin Zhang, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Moderator: Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
Date: March 12, 2025
Title: Patient Engagement in Research: More Than A Box to Check
Presenters:
- Linda Li, PhD, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, Canada
- Jackie Whitaker, PT, PhD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Moderator: Rita Schriemer, MA, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: November 13, 2024
Title: Implementing Wearable Sensors in Osteoarthritis Research
Presenters:
- Dylan Kobsar, PhD, McMaster University, Ontario Canada
- Katrijn Smulders, PhD, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Moderator: Jesse Charlton, PhD, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Date: October 16, 2024
Title: Causal Inference and Confounding: Practical Considerations for Study Design and Analysis
Presenter: Elena Losina, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Moderator: Lisa Carlesso, PhD, PT, McMaster University, Canada
Date: September 18, 2024
Title: Placebo, Nocebo and Contextual Effects: The Missed Link in Osteoarthritis
Presenters:
- Giacomo Rossettini, PhD, PT, Roma Sapienza University and Verona University, Italy
- Maxi Miciak, PhD, PT, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Moderator:
- Marco Testa, PhD, PT, University of Genoa, Campus of Savona, Italy
Date: May 15, 2024
Title: Role of Artificial Intelligence in Osteoarthritis Imaging
Presenters:
- Mikael Boesen, MD, PhD, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Chunyi Wen, PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Moderator:
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Anders Lenskjold, MD, MHI, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital and Radiological AI Test Center, Copenhagen, Denmark