2009 World Congress on Osteoarthritis

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
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

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