2008 World Congress On Osteoarthritis

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Article Date: 17 Sep 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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2008 World Congress on Osteoarthritis. September 18 - 21, 2008 Rome Marriott Park Hotel Rome, Italy. 2009

OARSI World Congress has an exciting programe featuring speakers from around the world.

This year's opening-day session will feature plenary sessions devoted to a comprehensive overview of current clinical trials for osteoarthritis, outcomes, and the current exciting basic science that fuels the endeavor to make a difference in patients' lives.

Other plenary sessions will be devoted to the highest rated abstracts, inflammation in a session entitled "Translating Inflammatory Signaling into OA Treatment Targets," and closing the Congress with the "Year in Review" in which six internationally renowned research leaders will summarize progress in imaging, regenerative medicine, gene therapy, and osteoarthritis treatment guidelines.

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Source: Gaynor Jones
Elsevier Health Sciences

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