During the days 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th of November the Osteoarthritis Foundation International will organize the IV International Congress of OA Patients. Due to the peculiar situation, we are living in this year, the Congress will go online to preserve the security of...
OAFI International Foundation has participated in the World Congress of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO) that has taken place April 4 to 7 in Paris. The WCO-IOF-ESCEO is one of the largest and most prestigious international scientific meetings in the field of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,...
OAFI Foundation together with more than 30 European institutions signed the Ljubljana Statement on political engagement to reduce inequalities in health.The document set up by European Union Public Health Association and the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health, and presented in Ljubljana at the European...
OAFI is the Osteoarthritis Foundation International, the first and only foundation worldwide exclusively dedicated to persons living with osteoarthritis.Created in October 2016 in Barcelona, the Foundation’s goal is to lead the fight against osteoarthritis by promoting education, prevention, treatment and research on areas pertaining to...
300 million people suffer from osteoarthritis all over the world, a figure that has doubled in the past 30 years affecting also the younger population. Obesity, aging, and sports as running or football are among the main causes of this increase. In Spain, the...
Mediterranean diet has been demonstrated to reduce cardiovascular risks, certain subtypes of cancer, chronic disease, and cognitive health. Recently, a bibliographic review developed by a group of several Spanish centers has compiled the existing information on the association between osteoarthritis and the Mediterranean diet. Although...
This year at the II International Congress of Osteoarthritis Patients that will be held on October 9 and 10 at the Axa Auditorium in Barcelona, OAFI will have the pleasure of having great speakers who will share their knowledge with us.Among them, we will have...
OAFI attended the 27th International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, organised by Isokinetic Medical Group which took place at Barcelona's Nou Camp from June 2nd-4th, 2018. More than 3.000 participants met including international experts in both football and sports’ medicine, to share knowledge and...
The Runner’s Fair opened its doors in the Piscines i Esports Park, next to Diagonal DIR, from May 25th-May 26th. Participants collected their shirts and numbers and visited OAFI’s stand, where they were informed about our specific programmes for sport and joint health: OAFI SPORT...
The Spanish Society of Rheumatology held its 44th National Congress at the Exhibition and Congress Palace of the Galician city (PALEXCO)in A Coruña, Spain from May 22nd-25th.Participants were able to learn about the actions carried out by OAFI, (OsteoArthritis Foundation International) to improve the quality...
