Session Agenda

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**All Plenary and Concurrent Sessions will be live-streamed from the World Congress in Berlin, Germany in real-time. Please be sure to join us LIVE during the times listed below.**


Thu April 07	2:00 PM CEST Plenary Session 1: Advanced Technologies in OA 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Barbara Chan \| Martin van der Esch Presenter(s): Gerjo van Osch \| Valentina Pedoia \| Tolulope Ajayi \| Bahram Mohajer \| ZeYu Huang Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Thu April 07	3:45 PM CEST Plenary Session 2: Highest Rated Early Career Investigators 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Hyun Ah Kim \| Jos Runhaar Presenter(s): Noor Riedstra \| Carlo Alberto Paggi \| Niek Bloks \| Daniela Costa \| Jeanne Oomen \| David Walsh \| Lauren King \| Marcella van Hoolwerff \| Michael Rose Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Thu April 07	5:45 PM CEST Opening Ceremony & Awards 5:45 PM - 6:35 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Thu April 07	6:35 PM CEST Plenary Session : Keynote Address - Biomarkers in OA 6:35 PM - 7:20 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Mona Dvir-Ginzberg \| Jeremie Sellam Presenter(s): Stefan Kluzek \| Christian Thudium Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Fri April 08	8:45 AM CEST Concurrent Session 1: Early Stage OA and Prevention 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Jos Runhaar \| Alison Chang Presenter(s): Gillian Hawker \| Kay Crossley \| Jos Runhaar \| Soren Skou \| Stephanie Filbay \| Thomas Appleyard \| Kyota Ishibashi Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session Concurrent Session 2: Cell Signaling Cytokines Matrix Biology Mechanobiology. (Mechanistic Understanding) 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Mona Dvir-Ginzberg \| Yolande Ramos Presenter(s): Ingrid Meulenbelt \| Kannan Govindaraj \| Jessica Bertrand \| Roderick Stassen \| Lai Wang \| Linyi Zhu \| Felix Renaudin Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Fri April 08	10:45 AM CEST Plenary Session 3: Clinical Aspects & Outcomes in OA 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Jillian Eyles, PhD, BAppSc(Phty) \| Larry Moreland Presenter(s): Kelli Allen \| S. Reza Jafarzadeh \| Dawn McGuire \| Bahram Mohajer \| Qiang Liu \| Alexander Mathiessen \| Celine Labie Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Fri April 08	2:00 PM CEST Concurrent Session 3: Biomechanics & Gait 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Alison Chang Presenter(s): Markus Wimmer \| Kay Crossley \| Scott Starkey \| Natasha Ivanochko \| Mckenzie Carter \| Kathryn Bacon \| Codie Primeau Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session Concurrent Session 4: Joint Related Tissues (Basic Science) 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Barbara Chan \| Gunil Im Presenter(s): Richard Loeser \| Gundula Roesch \| Ru Liu-Bryan \| Fraser Collins \| Reem Assi \| Tariq Haqqi \| Mohammad Ansari Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Fri April 08	5:00 PM CEST Concurrent Session 5: Imaging 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Jos Runhaar \| Frank Roemer Presenter(s): Patrick Omoumi \| Jinhee Lee \| Bahram Mohajer \| Jean Liew \| Cindy Boer \| Kalpana Sharma \| Gabby Joseph Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session Concurrent Session 6: Omics Investigations of OA - Epigenetics Genomics & Proteomics 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Ingrid Meulenbelt Presenter(s): Francisco Blanco \| Benjamin Faber \| Peter Kreitmaier \| Hannah Swahn \| Chia-Lung Wu \| Sarah Rice \| Bing Lu Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Sat April 09	8:45 AM CEST Concurrent Session 7: Rehabilitation 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Jillian Eyles, PhD, BAppSc(Phty) \| Martin van der Esch Presenter(s): Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley \| Daniel Rhon \| Neil Segal \| Marius Henriksen \| Elisabeth Bandak \| Dana Voinier \| Kim Bennell Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session Concurrent Session 8: Stem Cells Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Yolande Ramos \| Gunil Im Presenter(s): Byoung Hyun Min \| Lisanne Laagland \| Roza Zakany \| Carl Flannery \| Wiltrud Richter \| Cristina Manferdini \| Kim Bennell Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Sat April 09	10:45 AM CEST Plenary Session 4: Epidemiology and Health Economics 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Jos Runhaar Presenter(s): Elena Losina \| Anne Kamps \| Karin Magnusson \| Ali Kiadaliri, PhD \| Zoe Zimmerman \| Jie Wei \| Xingzhong Jin Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Sat April 09	2:00 PM CEST Concurrent Session 9: Pain: Clinical Aspects 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Ewa Roos \| Jeremie Sellam Presenter(s): Philippa Nicolson \| Carsten Juhl \| Yeseul Shin \| Chenchen Wang \| Tianxiang Fan \| Elisabeth Mulrooney \| Staja Booker Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session Concurrent Session 10: Therapeutic Challenges; Pharmacological 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Larry Moreland \| Frank Roemer Presenter(s): Karin Magnusson \| Clara Hellberg \| MONGKON PISUTTANAWAT \| Tiffany Conklin \| Guus van den Akker \| Nicole Gerwin \| Linyi Zhu Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Sat April 09	5:00 PM CEST Plenary Session - Debate 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Stefan Lohmander \| Margreet Kloppenburg Presenter(s): Farshid Guilak \| Tuhina Neogi Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Sun April 10	8:45 AM CEST Concurrent Session 11: Therapeutic Challenges in OA 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Ida K. Haugen Presenter(s): David Felson \| Deepak Kumar \| Vicky Duong \| Philippa Nicolson \| Jesper Knoop \| Yuan Lim \| Raveendhara Bannuru, MD, PhD Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session Concurrent Session 12: Pain: Inflammation and Mechanistic Insights/ Effects On Modeling/ Structural Changes Affecting Pain 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM CEST Concurrent Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Alison Chang \| Ali Mobasheri Presenter(s): Lars Arendt-Nielson \| Terese Geraghty \| Hannah Swahn \| Alia Obeidat \| Christie Costello \| Koji Aso \| Garth Blackler Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session
Sun April 10	10:45 AM CEST Plenary Session : Year in Review 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM CEST Plenary Session LIVE NOW Moderator(s): Martin van der Esch Presenter(s): Nadine Foster \| Shadpour Demehri \| Melanie Holden \| Harrie Weinans \| Francisco Airton Castro da Rocha \| Danny Chan \| Seung Woo Han Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple and Outlook Calendar Log Into Session