On November 19th and 20th, the I SER Course on Osteoarthritis was held, a training activity of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SER), aimed at rheumatologists and coordinated by Dr. Francisco Castro and Dr. Cristóbal Orellana (SER Arthrosis Group).The course was taught by leading specialists...
Dr. Vergés, CEO & Founder of OAFI, appeared last Tuesday 28th September before the Health and Consumer Commission of the Spanish Senate.Dr. Josep Vergés, on behalf of OAFI and AECOSAR, presented to the senators the work that these two associations carry out on a daily...
We present the updated Preliminary Agenda of the 5th International Congress for Osteoarthritis Patients, to be held on 14 and 15 October at the AXA Auditorium (L'illa Diagonal, Barcelona).In the agenda, you will find the schedule of the congress and all its conferences: two days...
It is well known that nutrition is one of the pillars of health, but, although nowadays there is a lot of information about how to eat, overweight, a fondness for junk food, excesses and diseases caused by poor diet are present in many people's lives....
The 5th Osteoarthritis Patients' World Congress, organised by OAFI, will take place on 14-15 October 2021 at the AXA Auditorium, L'Illa Diagonal, Barcelona.Following last year's edition, which was held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be the first year that the Congress...
On June 29, the Asociación Nacional de Informadores de la Salud (ANIS), together with Agencia Raíz, organized the debate "Vitamin D: controversies and evidence 2021", in which the impact of vitamin D on the population and on patients with osteoporosis was discussed.With invited experts in...
Tai Chi is a martial art that combines gentle movements with breathing to perform small choreographies in a way that is so smooth and pleasant that it is a massage for the body. It is an exercise designed to gradually move all parts of the...
Diet is a key factor in the improvement of osteoarthritis, not only to achieve weight loss, but for the benefits it can have on our joint health. OAFI, always seeking to improve the quality of life and health of osteoarthritis patients, is committed to improving...
An international study conducted by patients for patients In 2018, the OA Patients Task Force, an international alliance of patients’ organizations fighting against OA, conducted the Global OA Patient Perception Survey (GOAPPS) a pilot survey entirely designed by patients to investigate the osteoarthritis patients’ perception of...
Next Monday, November 2, 2020, the II edition of the OAFI Pre-Congress “Osteoarthritis Patients in the center of the disease” will be broadcast from 10:00 am to 13:15 am (CEST) on the OAFI YouTube channel. In this edition, world-class OA experts will share their experiences...
