Category Congresses

17 May

Being a woman and having osteoarthritis multiplies the possibility of suffering other diseases

The most frequent are anxiety and depression, high blood pressure, gastro-oesophageal reflux and peripheral vascular disease. Women also have a poorer perception of their quality of life, more pain and less mobility. Specialists point out the importance of taking these differential factors in women into account when deciding on the best therapeutic approach to osteoarthritis. […]

3 Apr

OAFI visits INFARMA, the European meeting point of the Pharmaceutical Industry

Last March, the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) was invited by the Pharmacists Association of Barcelona to Infarma, the European meeting point of the Pharmaceutical Industry. During the event, Dr. Josep Vergés, President of OAFI, gave a lecture on joint health and took the opportunity to present OAFI Foundation to the attendants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TouEqVYfVr4

28 Dec

Joint health programme of La Obra Social La Caixa and OAFI

La Obra Social La Caixa and OAFI disseminate how to improve joint health through a programme of conferences. Dr. Josep Vergés explaining the objectives of OAFI at the Esplai Bonanova Centre of la Obra Social la Caixa. In just two weeks, more than 200 people have already participated in the programme “Let’s talk about Joint […]

13 Dec

Barcelona, world capital for osteoarthritis

The Osteoarthritis Task Force was held on 17, 18 and 19 October in Barcelona. Nowadays, osteoarthritis and other joint pains are seen as ailments of the elderly. However, increasing life expectancy has meant that more and more people of different ages and sexes are affected by the disease. Today, around 57 million people suffer from […]

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