Scientific Program
Friday, September 11, 2009
| 7:15 am-8:45 am | Satellite Breakfast Symposium – Synovitis: A Potential Predictor of Osteoarthritis Progression Sponsored by Bioiberica |
| 7:45 am-8:45 am | Breakfast Workshop A –
Biomechanical Methods of
Studying Joint Forces Thomas Brown, PhD |
| Breakfast Workshop B –
Immunohistochemistry
and Confocal Techniques Claire Brown, PhD |
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| 9:00 am-10:30 am | Plenary Session 3 Highest Rated Abstracts of Young Investigators Six highest rated abstracts |
| 10:30 am-11:00 am | OARSI Business Meeting |
| 11:00 am-11:30 am | Break |
| 11:30 am-12:30 pm | Concurrent Session 1 - Bone and OA |
| 11:30 am-12:00 pm | The Role of Bone in the Progression and Development
of OA Daniel Lajeunesse, PhD |
| 12:00 pm-12:30 pm | Two Abstract Presentations |
| 11:30 am-12:30 pm | Concurrent Session 2 - Epidemiology and OA |
| 11:30 am-11:45 pm | The Role of Epidemiology in Understanding OA Jeffrey Katz, MD |
| 11:45 am-12:30 pm | Three Abstract Presentations |
| 12:30 pm-2:00 pm | Satellite Lunch Symposium – Symptomatic Treatment and Structure Modification in OA: Now the Evidence Sponsored by IBSA |
| 2:00 pm-3:30 pm | Concurrent Session 3 - Innate Immunity & OA |
| 2:00 pm-2:30 pm | Innate Immune System Activation in OA:
Is OA a Chronic Wound? Carla Scanzello, MD, PhD |
| 2:30 pm-3:30 pm | Four Abstract Presentations |
| 2:00 pm-3:30 pm | Concurrent Session 4 - Measurement of Outcomes in OA Therapy |
| 2:00 pm-2:30 pm | New Approaches to Measurement of Outcomes to Assess Efficacy of OA Treatment Maxime Dougados, MD |
| 2:30 pm-3:30 pm | Four Abstract Presentations |
| 3:30 pm-5:00 pm | Poster Session 1 Including two moderated (basic and clinical) poster presentations by young investigators/students |
| 5:00 pm-6:30 pm | Concurrent Session 5 – Genetics/ Epigenetics and Cartilage Degeneration |
| 5:00 pm-5:30 pm | Advances in Understanding the Role of Genetics in OA Ele Zeggini, PhD |
| 5:30 pm-6:00 pm | Epigenetics and Cartilage Degeneration Helmtrud Roach, PhD |
| 6:00 pm-6:30 pm | Two Abstract Presentations |
| 5:00 pm-6:30 pm | Concurrent Session 6 - Muscle Strength, Proprioception and OA |
| 5:00 pm-5:30 pm | Advances in Understanding the Role of Muscle Strength and
Proprioception in the Development and Progression of OA Neil Segal, MD |
| 5:30 pm-6:30 pm | Four Abstract Presentations |