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This special episode was recorded live during the OARSI Rehabilitation Discussion Group's journal club on October 9th, 2023. Drs. Mel Holden, Martin Englund, David Hunter, and Miriam Hattle discuss the publication "Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis" by Holden and colleagues.

Publication: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(23)00122-4/fulltext

OARSI Rehab discussion group: https://oarsi.org/membership/discussion-groups#Rehab

Dr. Mick Jurynec from the University of Utah explains what we can learn about the role of genetics in osteoarthritis from families that have multiple relatives affected by osteoarthritis and from model organisms like zebrafish. For more information visit: juryneclab.org. This episode was edited by Dr. Jade He.

Key stakeholders discuss the motivation for the OARSI Clinical Trials Symposium and what to expect for this year's event in October 2021. Learn more and register at: https://oarsi.org/2021-clinical-trials-symposium

Dr. Kelsey Collins, a postdoctoral researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, USA, discusses the findings of her recent publication in PNAS, titled 'Adipose tissue is a critical regulator of osteoarthritis', including the unique mouse model used and what this tells us about the role of fat tissue in OA. https://www.pnas.org/content/118/1/e2021096118/tab-article-info

Researchers from Keele University discuss their work developing a repository of online osteoarthritis management programmes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Krysia Dziedzic, Dr. Jonathan Quicke, Laura Campbell, and Dr. Laura Swaithes undertook this work as part of the Joint Effort Initiative Implementation subgroup. Learn more at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/pcsc/research/impactacceleratorunit/oamps/

Dr. Ida Haugen, MD, PhD, discusses osteoarthritis of the hand. Find more on twitter @IdaBosHaugen or at https://revmabloggen.com (in Norwegian).

Following the cancellation of the 2020 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, OARSI president Dr. Ali Mobasheri discusses how OARSI is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the introduction of new initiatives and programs and planning for the future. Find out more at oarsi.org.

Dr. Samantha Bunzli, PhD, a physiotherapist and post-doctoral researcher at the University of Melbourne discusses qualitative research in osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. For more info on Dr. Bunzli’s research and qualitative research in general, see:

https://journals.lww.com/clinorthop/Fulltext/2019/09000/Editor_s_Spotlight_Take_5__Misconceptions_and_the.2.aspx

https://opus-tjr.org.au/

http://www.lowbackpaincommunication.com/

Dr. Jonathan Bjerre-Bastos, MD, current PhD student at the University of Copenhagen, and OARSI Young Investigator Award Winner, discusses measuring biomarkers to understand the effects of physical activity on joint health.

Dr. Ali Mobasheri, current OARSI president and Professor, Project Leader, and Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Regenerative Medicine at the State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine in Vilnius, Lithuania, discusses his research in Lithuania, Finland, and the UK, how his experiences as an OA patient, journal editor, reviewer, and instructor fit into his career, and his plans for the further internationalization of OARSI. More information can be at the following websites:

https://www.oarsi.org/about/board-directors

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-mobasheri-68009712/

http://www.imcentras.lt/research-council/department-of-regenerative-medicine/

http://www.approachproject.eu/about/governance

http://www.sportsarthritisresearchuk.org/centre-staff/partners.aspx