UPCOMING OARSI LIVE SCHEDULE
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 8:00 am ET
Title: Part 1: Identifying Effective Interventions for Osteoarthritis: Is It Time to Move Beyond Statistical Significance?
Presenters:
- Pitfalls and Limitations of Relying on P Values: Elena Losina - Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Potential Alternative Approaches to Analyze and Translate Clinical Data in OA: Robin Christensen - The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- The Smallest Worthwhile Effect of Interventions: When How and Why? Manuela Ferreira - The George Institite for Global Health, Sydney, Australia
Moderator: Manuela Ferreira
Registration is free for OARSI members, $25 for non members.
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 9:00 am ET
Title: Joint PathoMechanics in Understanding OA Disease and Guiding Treatment
Session Description:
Mechanical loading and joint function have long been recognized as important contributors to (the progression of) osteoarthritis. However, biomarkers of joint pathomechanics as a risk factor must be considered alongside the biological, structural, behavioural, and symptomatic features that shape the disease and its impact on the individual. It is in this context that the search for meaningful biomarkers should take place.
Professor Jaap Harlaar will present such a perspective on biomarkers of joint-level pathomechanics and discuss how they can contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of osteoarthritis. Participants will learn how mechanical information from joint mechanics can be measured in the individual and can be interpreted to identify a clinically relevant phenotype of joint pathomechanics, to eventually inform more personalized approaches to prevention and treatment.
Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the opportunities and limitations associated with mechanical biomarkers., The webinar will encourage discussion across disciplines and highlight the importance of connecting mechanical measurements to clinically meaningful outcomes.
Presenter: Prof Jaap Harlaar, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Moderator: Dr Jesse Charlton, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Registration is free for OARSI members, $25 for non members.
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 8:00 am ET
Title: Part 2: Identifying Effective Interventions for Osteoarthritis: Is It Time to Move Beyond Statistical Significance?
Presenters:
- Changes and Differences in Randomised Trials: How Best to Interpret Them? Alessandro Chiarotto, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Smallest Worthwhile Effects of Strength Exercise on Knee Pain Intensity in Knee Osteoarthritis, Travis Haber, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderators: Manuela Ferreira and Chris Lane
Registration is free for OARSI members, $25 for non members.
PAST OARSI LIVE WEBINAR RECORDINGS
Members: View past recordings here
Date: July 3, 2026
Title: Reliable Human In Vitro Models to Study Osteoarthritis Pain
Presenters:
- Prof Theodore J. Price, University of Texas, Dallas, USA
- Prof Dr Johanna M. Bolander, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Moderator: Prof Yolande Ramos, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Date: May 20, 2026
Title: Challenges with Designing and Funding an Osteoarthritis Prevention Trial
Presenter: Stephen P. Messier, PhD, Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA
Moderator: Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, PhD, University of West Florida, USA
Date: March 18, 2026
Title: Can ACL Ruptures Heal? An Overview of the Latest Evidence and Implications for Knee Osteoarthritis
Presenter: A/Prof Dr Stephanie Filbay, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Chelsea Martin, PT, PhD, SCS, University of North Carolina, USA
Date: February 11, 2026
Title: Ongoing Research Uncertainties and Priorities in Exercise Therapy for OA
Presenters: Prof. Dr. Kim Bennell, University of Melbourne, Australia and Dr Travis Haber, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Lisa Carlesso, PhD, PT, McMaster University, Canada
Date: November 12, 2025
Title: Journal Club: “Osteoarthritis as an Evolutionary Legacy: Biological Ageing and Chondrocyte Hypertrophy “
Presenters: Prof. Dr. Peter van der Kraan, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands and Prof. Dr. David Hunter, University of Sydney, Australia
Moderator: Martijn van den Bosch, PhD, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Date: October 15, 2025
Title: Real-World Evidence in Osteoarthritis: Getting More from Observational Data than Correlations
Presenter: Matthew Tenan, PhD, ATC, FACSM, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Moderator: Jesse Charlton, PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Date: September 30, 2025
Title: EsSKOA Update
Presenters:
- Lauren King, MD, PhD, University ofToronto
- Jean Liew, MD, Boston University Medical Center
- Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, PhD, University of West Florida
Moderator: Lisa Carlesso, PhD, PT, McMaster University, Canada
Date: June 11, 2025
Title: From Bench to Bedside: Novel Developments in OA Research
Presenters: Dr. Brad Estes, CytexOrtho and Dr. Hannah Zlotnick, Colorado University Boulder
Moderator: Brian Diekman, University of North Carolina
Date: May 21, 2025
Title: From Isolation to Insight: Advanced Extracellular Vesicles Biomarker Analysis in Osteoarthritis
Presenters:
- Tony Hu, PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Xin Zhang, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Moderator: Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
Date: March 12, 2025
Title: Patient Engagement in Research: More Than A Box to Check
Presenters:
- Linda Li, PhD, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, Canada
- Jackie Whitaker, PT, PhD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Moderator: Rita Schriemer, MA, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: November 13, 2024
Title: Implementing Wearable Sensors in Osteoarthritis Research
Presenters:
- Dylan Kobsar, PhD, McMaster University, Ontario Canada
- Katrijn Smulders, PhD, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Moderator: Jesse Charlton, PhD, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Date: October 16, 2024
Title: Causal Inference and Confounding: Practical Considerations for Study Design and Analysis
Presenter: Elena Losina, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Moderator: Lisa Carlesso, PhD, PT, McMaster University, Canada
Date: September 18, 2024
Title: Placebo, Nocebo and Contextual Effects: The Missed Link in Osteoarthritis
Presenters:
- Giacomo Rossettini, PhD, PT, Roma Sapienza University and Verona University, Italy
- Maxi Miciak, PhD, PT, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Moderator:
- Marco Testa, PhD, PT, University of Genoa, Campus of Savona, Italy
Date: May 15, 2024
Title: Role of Artificial Intelligence in Osteoarthritis Imaging
Presenters:
- Mikael Boesen, MD, PhD, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Chunyi Wen, PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Moderator:
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Anders Lenskjold, MD, MHI, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital and Radiological AI Test Center, Copenhagen, Denmark