Category OAFI News

28 Apr

Patient empowerment in clinical trials

Josep Vergés highlights the need for patient empowerment in the Master’s Degree in Monitoring and Management of Clinical Trials at the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid. An empowered patient is better informed, more autonomous and can better manage his/her pathology. Dr. Josep Vergés, President of the OAFI Foundation, has participated as a lecturer in the Master’s […]

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

30 Mar

AECOSAR and OAFI join forces in the fight against osteoarthritis

Both entities will collaborate at scientific and institutional level to improve joint health in society The Spanish Association for Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (Asociación Española con la Osteoporosis y la Artrosis “AECOSAR”) and the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) have signed an agreement to work together for the benefit and rights of osteoarthritis patients in Spain. Mª […]

29 Mar

The Spanish Rheumatology Society and OAFI sign an agreement to collaborate in helping improve the life of osteoarthritis patients

With this collaboration, the Spanish Rheumatology Society joins the Osteoarthritis World Association, led by OAFI and formed by entities involved in the advancement of the knowledge and research on the disease Both entities will begin their collaboration working on a study linked to the sexual health of patients with osteoarthritis The Spanish Rheumatology Society (in […]

29 Mar

SEMERGEN and OAFI sign a collaborative agreement to promote osteoarthritis research in Primary Healthcare

Both entities have established an agreement to collaborate jointly in the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis disease SEMERGEN’s Research Agency will join the Global Osteoarthritis Cluster, a worldwide cluster led by OAFI and made up of patients, medical societies, scientific societies, public health administrations, partners and technology companies, among other agents. The Research Agency of […]

14 Mar

SETRADE and OAFI JOIN FORCES TO prevent osteoarthritis in SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN

Both institutions promote clinical research projects of new pharmacological treatments to improve the joint health of athletes Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic pathology among athletes and top-level sportsment and women. The Spanish Society of Sports Traumatology (SETRADE) and Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) have signed an agreement to work together on clinical research projects linked […]

13 Mar

Eurecat and OAFI join forces to carry out research into the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis

Both institutions have agreed on a reciprocal exchange of information and expertise in innovation against osteoarthritis OAFI , the International Osteoarthritis Foundation, an entity committed to the fight against osteoarthritis, and the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) have signed a collaboration agreement to improve the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis with the aim […]

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 […]

28 Dec

Mariscal collaborates with OAFI by designing our logo

The renowned designer, Javier Mariscal, author of Cobi –the famous mascot of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, has been kind enough to collaborate with our Foundation in the design of our corporate identity. We are pleased to announce that Mariscal is the author of the logo that identifies and represents OAFI. Foundation logo, designed by […]

28 Dec

The Catalan Government and OAFI to work together to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from osteoarthritis

(From left to right) The participants in the meeting were: Jordi Ramentol (patron of OAFI), Pilar Magrinyà (Director General of health Planning in the Generalitat), Neus Rams (Director General of Professional Arrangement and Healthcare Regulation in the Generalitat), Ann Palmer (PRESIDENT of the Arthritis Foundation), Maria Pueyo (technician of the master plan for the locomotive […]

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