2019 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis

2019 Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress on Osteoarthritis is organized by OsteoArthritis Research Society International (OARSI) and will be held from May 02 - 05, 2019 at Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 30.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™? (4.75 for the Clinical Trial Symposium and 26 for the Congress).

The annual OARSI Congress is the pre-eminent multidisciplinary global forum for all those interested in cutting edge OA research from academia and industry around the world, including basic and clinical research scientists, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons, radiologists, physiatrists, physical therapists and other allied health professionals, methodologists, and policymakers.

Highlights of the 2019 program include inter-disciplinary plenary sessions on Machine Learning, Mechanotransduction Pathways, and the Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain. Dr. Clifford Rosen will deliver the opening night Keynote Lecture on Pathogenic Mechanisms of Obesity-Induced Osteoarthritis: New Clues from Old Joints. OA of joints other than the knee and hip will be highlighted in a Concurrent session on the foot and ankle, as well as a Pre-Congress Workshop on the spine. Another Pre-Congress workshop will highlight the prevention of post-traumatic OA in sport and the military. Interact with experts in specific areas of basic and clinical science through ticketed breakfast workshops. Topics include “Joint-on-a-chip” technologies, Patient preferences, Imaging, Gait Analysis, Network Meta-Analysis, and OA Pathogenesis for Beginners.  We will also present highlights from the upcoming OARSI Treatment Guidelines. As in previous years, there will be sessions featuring the highest rated young investigator abstracts, the great debate, and the year-in-review, as well as poster tours led by experts in the field. The Young Investigator Committee will again host the popular Mentorship Session.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.