Welcome from the President and Program Co-Chairs
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2009 World Congress on Osteoarthritis Welcome from the President and Program Co-Chairs Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), welcome to the 2009 World Congress on Osteoarthritis. The annual OARSI Congress is a global forum for all people interested and involved in osteoarthritis research and treatment: basic scientists from academia and industry, clinical investigators, radiologists, rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, allied health professionals and policy makers. In keeping with the diverse multidisciplinary international membership of OARSI, the congress will feature speakers from around the world presenting up to date information on a wide spectrum of topics related to osteoarthritis. This year’s opening day session will feature plenary sessions devoted to biomarkers, intrinsic versus extrinsic cartilage repair and aging. Sixteen concurrent sessions will focus on a range of topics related to osteoarthritis including: bone, epidemiology, immune system activation, measurement of outcomes, genetics and epigenetics, muscle, proprioception, imaging, aging, pain, inflammation, adipokines surgical treatment, psychosocial influences, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, signalling pathways and cell matrix interactions. The Congress will close with the Year in Review in which six internationally renowned research leaders will summarize progress in genetics, imaging, cell biology, clinical trials, biomarkers and biomechanics. Breakfast workshops, which allow a limited number of attendees to meet experts in specific areas of basic or clinical science, will encompass many aspects of osteoarthritis research including: biomechanics, immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, clinical trial design, mesenchymal stem cells, gait analysis and animal histopathology. With its unique focus on osteoarthritis and emphasis on industry and academic efforts for a cure, the Congress will give you the opportunity to become part of a global network of individuals from a broad spectrum of disciplines that work towards better understanding and treatment of osteoarthritis. We welcome you whether you are a returning member or joining us for the first time, and extend a special welcome to international attendees from all over the world. Francis Berenbaum, MD, PhD President Congress Co-Chairs Thomas Aigner, MD Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD Johanne Martel-Pelletier, PhD iii
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2009 World Congresson Osteoarthritis
Welcome from the President and Program Co-Chairs
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), welcome to the 2009 WorldCongress on Osteoarthritis. The annual OARSI Congress is a global forum for all people interested andinvolved in osteoarthritis research and treatment: basic scientists from academia and industry, clinicalinvestigators, radiologists, rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, allied health professionals and policymakers.
In keeping with the diverse multidisciplinary international membership of OARSI, the congress will featurespeakers from around the world presenting up to date information on a wide spectrum of topics relatedto osteoarthritis.
This year’s opening day session will feature plenary sessions devoted to biomarkers, intrinsic versusextrinsic cartilage repair and aging. Sixteen concurrent sessions will focus on a range of topics relatedto osteoarthritis including: bone, epidemiology, immune system activation, measurement of outcomes,genetics and epigenetics, muscle, proprioception, imaging, aging, pain, inflammation, adipokines surgicaltreatment, psychosocial influences, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, signalling pathways and cell matrixinteractions.
The Congress will close with the Year in Review in which six internationally renowned research leaderswill summarize progress in genetics, imaging, cell biology, clinical trials, biomarkers and biomechanics.
Breakfast workshops, which allow a limited number of attendees to meet experts in specific areas ofbasic or clinical science, will encompassmany aspects of osteoarthritis research including: biomechanics,immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, clinical trial design, mesenchymal stem cells, gait analysisand animal histopathology.
With its unique focus on osteoarthritis and emphasis on industry and academic efforts for a cure, theCongress will give you the opportunity to become part of a global network of individuals from a broadspectrum of disciplines that work towards better understanding and treatment of osteoarthritis.
We welcome you whether you are a returning member or joining us for the first time, and extend a specialwelcome to international attendees from all over the world.
Francis Berenbaum, MD, PhDPresident
Congress Co-Chairs
Thomas Aigner, MDJoseph A. Buckwalter, MDJohanne Martel-Pelletier, PhD
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