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9 Feb

OAFI and the Spanish Society for Quality care (SECA – Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial) are collaborating to implement a care pathway for patients with osteoarthritis.

The International Osteoarthritis Foundation (OAFI) and the Spanish Society for Quality Care (SECA), whose mission is to promote and encourage the continuous improvement of Quality Care in the health sector, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote the prevention, treatment and improvement of the quality of life of people with osteoarthritis. Dr Josep Vergés, the […]

29 Jan

OAFI was honoured to have Dr José María Villalón with us.

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr José María Villalón, head of the medical services of the Atlético de Madrid football club, to our offices in Barcelona. Dr Villalón is a member of OAFI’s Scientific Medical Committee and collaborates in the Foundation’s projects to promote the prevention, treatment and improvement of the quality […]

17 Jan

Many congratulations to OPKO EUROPE, a company close to OAFI, for winning the SETRADE Award

Congratulations to OPKO EUROPE, a company close to OAFI, for winning the SETRADE Award for Best Work for its interest in Sports Traumatology and Scientific Quality 2017: Efficacy and tolerance of the unique plasma complex for musculoskeletal regeneration: PROGEN. Thanks to this supplement based on a plasma complex, the combination of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin […]

13 Dec

OAFI launches Patient Advisory Committee

On 5 December last, the International Osteoarthritis Foundation (OAFI) has created its Patient Advisory Committee. Patients are at the heart of all the Foundation’s actions and from this committee our patient volunteers will be able to make their voices heard when it comes to making decisions, as well as supporting all the activities we carry […]

27 Nov

The Art NorWalking program, among the finalists of the V INDESCAT Business and Sports Awards

OAFI and Caminoterapia offer healthy companies to train their workers in joint health and Nordic walking The winners will be announced on Thursday 30 November at an event at the UPF Barcelona School Management in Barcelona The Art Norwalking program, a collaboration program between the OAFI Foundation and the Caminoterapia Foundation to promote research on […]

9 Nov

Retired professional footballers HAVE double the risk of osteoarthritis compared to the general population

The study compares more than 1,000 ex-footballers with 4,000 men in the same age range Retired footballers have twice as much knee pain, a higher prevalence of radiological osteoarthritis and three times the need for knee replacements Football is the most popular team sport in the world. Some 265 million people play it worldwide and of […]

13 Oct

Barcelona, world capital of osteoarthritis patients

The OAFI Foundation has organized the 1st International Congress of Patients of Osteoarthritis at CosmoCaixa More than 150 million patients were represented by the most important international rheumatological disease patient associations Taichi session On 9 and 10 October, the International Osteoarthritis Foundation (OAFI) organized the 1st International Congress of Osteoarthritis Patients at Cosmocaixa Barcelona with […]

11 Oct

FC Barcelona and the OAFI Foundation collaborate against osteoarthritis in sport

Both entities agree to promote the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis in sportmen, professional or amateur, from childhood to adulthood The collaboration agreement was presented today at the 1st International Congress of Osteoarthritis Patients, organized by OAFI Dr. Gil Rodas and Dr. Josep Vergés during the presentation OF THE AGREEMENT IN CosmoCaixa The International Osteoarthritis […]

19 Sep

The OAFI Foundation and the University of Barcelona collaborate in the training of health professionals in the field of osteoarthritis

Dr. Josep Vergés (OAFI) and Dr. Amàlia Lafuente (UB) at OAFI’s headquarters The Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) and the Pharmacology Unit of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Campus Clinic) of the University of Barcelona have signed an agreement by which both entities will collaborate in the training of health professionals, psychologists, nurses and […]

15 Sep

Researchers find why osteoarthritis is more common in women

Women suffer more from osteoarthritis than men. A group of experts at the Augusta University in Georgia (USA) has found that the synovial fluid in the knee contains clues as to why this difference exists. The researchers found clear differences in the messages that cells send and receive through small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in […]

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