

Increase awareness of the global burden of musculoskeletal diseases

Discuss and identify key challenges for musculoskeletal diseases

Focus on research priorities and new management strategies for musculoskeletal diseases
About
Joint Challenge 2021 brings together stakeholders with different focuses (orthopaedy, rheumatology, sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation) but sharing the same common objective: fighting musculoskeletal diseases. All this while providing the opportunity for exchanging views and gather new knowledge, skills and tools for their management
Main topics
- Interdisciplinary approaches in the management of musculoskeletal pain
- How novel technologies have the potential to contribute to research on musculoskeletal pain
- Standards of care and emerging treatments for acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain
- Individually tailored pain management in primary care
- Early interventions by musculoskeletal practitioners
- Public health strategy to prevent musculoskeletal pain
Scientific programme
Friday October 15th, 2021
Setting the stage (14:15 – 16:00)
Moderator: Cathy Smith
14:20 – 14.45
Plenary Room
The burden of musculoskeletal conditions on society
14:45 – 15:10
Plenary ROOM
Top challenges in the clinical management of acute musculoskeletal pain
15:10 – 15:35
Plenary ROOM
Top challenges in the clinical management of chronic musculoskeletal pain
15:35 – 16:00
Plenary ROOM
Patient challenges in managing musculoskeletal pain and improving quality of life
In search of innovative solutions (16:30 – 18:30)
Moderator: Cathy Smith
16:30 – 16:55
Plenary ROOM
How can innovative pharma technology help?
16:55 – 17:20
Plenary ROOM
Artificial intelligence and machine learning: applications in musculoskeletal healthcare
17:20 – 17:45
Plenary ROOM
3D printing: overview of its clinical application in surgery
17:45 – 18:10
Plenary ROOM
Are we making progress in the fight against counterfeit drugs?
Saturday October 16th, 2021
Parallel session – Sport Medicine and Traumatology (9:30 – 11:00)
Chairs Tomáš Trč – Giulio Zuanetti
09:30 – 09:50
Red ROOM
Pain management in sport-related injuries: the role of non-pharmacological treatment
09:50 – 10:10
RED ROOM
Current treatment and future directions in sport related musculoskeletal traumatic injuries
10:10 – 10:30
RED ROOM
Managing the trauma in the ER setting
10:30 – 10:50
RED ROOM
Long term joint consequences of sporting activity
Parallel session – Osteoarthritis and Rheumatic diseases (9:30 – 11:00)
Chairs: Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini – Jean-Yves Reginster
09:30 – 09:50
Blue ROOM
Treating rheumatic diseases: consolidated treatments and new approaches
09:50 – 10:10
BLUE ROOM
Is hand osteoarthritis treatment still a challenge?
10:10 – 10:30
BLUE ROOM
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: an update
10:30 – 10:50
BLUE ROOM
Intra-articular therapy in the management of osteoarthritis
Meet the sportsperson
11:45 – 12:30
Plenary ROOM
Top challenges in dealing with and recovering from acute traumatic pain: the professional athlete’s experience
Special guest interviewed by Cathy Smith (Meeting moderator)
12:30 – 12:45
Plenary ROOM
Closing remarks
Faculty

Kristina
Åkesson

Ferdinando
Auricchio

Philip
Batty

James
Bilzon

Xavier
Chevalier

Domenico
Di Giorgio

Karsten
Dreinhöfer

Tiziano
Fossati

Stefano
Guerrasio

Franz
Kainberger

Hans Georg
Kress

Tore K.
Kvien

Alberto
Migliore

Jesus
Olmo

Jean-Yves
Reginster

Piercarlo
Sarzi Puttini

Tomáš
Trč

Josep
Vergés Milano
Meeting moderator

Cathy
Smith
Cathy Smith is a Brussels-based specialist in communication and conference moderating on a huge array of subjects ranging from politics, environment and sustainable development to health […]
Venue
Joint Challenge 2021 will be held at Villa Erba Congress and Exhibition Centre (www.villaerba.it/en)
Largo Luchino Visconti, 4 | 22012 Cernobbio (CO) | Italy
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