This evidence-based symposium is a collaboration between Alberta Team Osteoarthritis, D-BOARD European Consortium for Biomarker Discovery and Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis.

This symposium will be co-chaired by Dr. Linda Woodhouse (Alberta Team Osteoarthritis) and Prof. Mark Batt (Arthritis Research UK). The speakers include representatives from internationally recognized multidisciplinary teams and will cross the spectrum of basic science, clinical and population health research. This symposium will provide evidence-based perspectives from a panel of interdisciplinary researchers who have a research focus on primary or secondary prevention of osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. The public health burden of osteoarthritis is significant, affecting 1 in 7 individuals. While osteoarthritis increases with aging, for many other reasons (i.e. active lifestyles, injuries, obesity, and others) its incidence and prevalence are escalating. This symposium will provide an evidence-based perspective that will inform best-practice to prevent osteoarthritis (primary prevention) and progression of osteoarthritis (secondary prevention) in this population.