OARSI Weekly Briefing - February 11, 2022 | Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)

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2022 OARSI WORLD CONGRESS
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!

The Osteoarthritis Research Society International invites you to attend the 2022 Hybrid World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Converging to Advance OA Research in Berlin, Germany on April 7-10, 2022!

During this “first-ever” hybrid meeting, all attendees (in-person AND remote) will have access to all plenary and concurrent sessions. All attendees (in-person AND remote) will be able to interact with all presenters - at the same time.

In-person attendees will also have access to all posters, virtual and in-person, pre-conference and breakfast workshops, and access to exhibitors. Virtual attendees will have access to all virtual posters.

Visit here for more information about registration.
Visit here for information about housing.

OARSI Live Webinar:
February 16, 2022 at 7 AM EST - Register Now!

Join us for the February OARSI Live webinar – Should we use Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for knee osteoarthritis? An evidence-based discussion. Moderated by Dr. Jeff Katz (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston), this session will be feature presentations from Professor Kim Bennell (The University of Melbourne), lead author of the RESTORE randomized clinical trial recently published in JAMA; and Associate Professor Daniel White (The University of Delaware).

This webinar is free to OARSI members.

Last Call for Award Nominations!

Lifetime Achievement

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.

Thanks to UHN Schroeder Arthritis Institute for its sponsorship of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2022

Clinical and Basic Science Research Awards

The Clinical Research and Basic Science Research Awards recognize excellence in research related to osteoarthritis. This research should have been conducted within the last five years. Winners will be acknowledged during the Opening Ceremony at the 2022 World Congress in April. Winners will receive an honorarium and Congress registration.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2022

Rising Star Awards (Basic and Clinical Research)

Now in its second year, the “Rising Star” Awards are to recognize contributions from mid-career researchers (within 12 years of starting PhD or residency training – extensions considered for clinical rotations and parental leave). The nomination should include 3-5 impactful papers and the candidate should be the senior author of at least one. May be self-nominated. Winner will be acknowledged during the Opening Ceremony at the 2022 World Congress in April. Winner will receive a $500 honorarium, and Congress registration.

Thanks to AKL Research and Development for its sponsorship of the Rising Star Awards.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2022

For more information on all awards, or an application, please click HERE.

Call for Volunteers:
OARSI Task Force for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The OARSI Board has charged a new Task Force to convene this spring to address ways in which the organization can promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in its membership and activities. We are interested in identifying a diverse group of volunteers -- with respect to gender, age, geographic location, and scientific focus -- to join the Task Force. The Task Force will meet by videoconference three or four times between March and June 2022, for about an hour each meeting. The goals of the Task Force are to:

Assess aspects of OARSI membership, activities, processes, and committee and leadership structures where there appear to be deficits in diversity, equity, and inclusion
Propose remedies to these deficits
Outline a work plan and timeline to achieve these remedies
Present these recommendations to the Board for implementation

If you are interested in joining this effort, please complete a brief application HERE.

We encourage Early Career Investigators to apply.

DEADLINE: February 23, 2022

We anticipate holding one-hour meetings in March, April, and May 2022.

OARSI Live Webinar:
March 16, 2022 at 4 PM EST

Registration will open soon for the March OARSI Live webinar. OARSI’s OA Prevention Related to Sports, Exercise and Physical Activity (SEPA) Discussion Group will be hosting this webinar, in which four presenters will highlight their work published in the recent OAC special issue on OA Prevention, followed by Q&A. Registration will open soon.