BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1312@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20181108T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20181108T191500 DTSTAMP:20181030T020628Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/conquering-arthritis-meet-the-university- of-arizona-arthritis-center-researchers SUMMARY:Conquering Arthritis...Meet the University of Arizona Arthritis Cen ter Researchers - U of A\, Keating Research Building/BIO5 Institute - 8 No v 18 18:00 DESCRIPTION:‘Conquering Arthritis...Meet the University of Arizona Arthri tis Center Researchers\,’ Nov. 8\n\n\n\nAn opportunity to visit one-on-o ne with UA Arthritis Center faculty members\, physicians and scientists to learn about the Center’s leading-edge research.\n\n \;\n\n"Conqueri ng Arthritis...Meet the University of Arizona Arthritis Center Researchers " \n\n— an opportunity for the public to visit with the center’s facul ty members\, physicians and scientists —\n\nThursday\, Nov. 8\, 6-7:15 p .m.\n\nUA Thomas W. Keating Building (UA BIO5 Institute)\n\nRoom 103\n\n16 57 E. Helen St.\, Tucson. \;\n\n \;\n\nThis \; free event feat ures a look into the future of care\, prevention and hopefully \; ulti mately a cure for this debilitating disease. The researcher open house inc ludes poster displays and will be followed by a panel discussion with UA A rthritis Center Director C. Kent Kwoh\, MD\, orthopaedic surgeon Michael D ohm\, MD\, and pain management specialist Mohab Ibrahim\, PhD\, MD.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates near ly 55 million Americans have some form of arthritis\, including almost hal f of those over age 65. Arthritis affects more women than men and can affe ct children as young as 6 months old. It is the leading cause of disabilit y in the United States.\n\n \;\n\nThe UA Arthritis Center is Arizona ’s only multi-disciplinary Center of Excellence dedicated to research an d education into the causes\, treatments and eventually a cure for arthrit is. The center conducts basic\, translational and epidemiological research to understand why patients get arthritis\, the risk factors for who gets arthritis and analyzes outcomes to understand how arthritis impacts patien ts’ quality of life.\n\n \;\n\nResearch topics covered at the event will include:\n\n Novel Non-Pharmacological Methods to Manage Chronic Pai n\n The Latest Developments in Bone and Cartilage Regeneration\n Patient -Reported Outcomes on Knee and Hip Replacements\n MRI to Identify Who May Benefit from Knee Replacement\n Natural History of Knee Osteoarthritis\n New Approaches to Solving Foot and Ankle Problems\n Valley Fever Screen ing for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases\n\n \;\n\nFeatured UA Arthrit is Center researchers at the event will include:\n\n Jawad Bilal\, MBBS\, rheumatology fellow\, Department of Medicine\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n Michael P. Dohm\, MD\, FAAOS\, ABOS\, assistant professor\, ort hopaedic surgery\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n Mohab M. Ibrahim\, PhD\, MD\, program director\, Pain Medicine Fellowship\; associate profes sor\, anesthesiology\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\; director\, Chro nic Pain Management Clinic\, Banner – University Medical Center\n Manji nder Kaur\, DO\, rheumatology fellow\, Department of Medicine\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n C. Kent Kwoh\, MD\, director\, UA Arthritis Cen ter\; The Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatolo gy\; chief\, UA Division of Rheumatology\; professor of medicine and medic al imaging\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n L. Daniel Latt\, MD\, Ph D\, associate professor\, orthopaedic surgery\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\; assistant professor\, biomedical engineering. UA College of Engi neering\n David Margolis\, MD\, PhD\, assistant professor\, orthopaedic s urgery\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n Hana Syeda Masood\, MD\, MBA \, rheumatology fellow\, Department of Medicine\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n Alexander Peck\, DO\, resident-physician\, Department of Med icine\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n John Szivek\, PhD\, director\ , Robert G. Volz\, MD\, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory\; William and Sylv ia Rubin Chair of Orthopaedic Research\; professor\, orthopaedic surgery\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n Ernest Vina\, MD\, MS\, assistant pr ofessor\, rheumatology\, Department of Medicine\, UA College of Medicine – Tucson\n\n \;\n\nSeating for the lecture is limited and prior regi stration is requested. For more information or to register\, please visit the UA Arthritis Center website\, arthritis.arizona.edu\, or call 520-626- 5040 or email livinghealthy@arthritis.arizona.edu\n\n \;\n\nThe UA Art hritis Center offers validation of parking tickets for the Banner – UMC Tucson Visitor/Patient Parking Garage during “Living Healthy With Arthri tis” lectures. Tickets can be validated by a UA Arthritis Center staff m ember in the hospital lobby before or after the lecture.\n\n \;\n\nIf you have questions concerning access\, wish to request a Sign Language int erpreter or disability-related accommodations\, please contact Tracy Shake \, 520-626-5040\, email: livinghealthy@arthritis.arizona.edu\n\n \;\n\ nThe lecture is part of the “Living Healthy with Arthritis” series of free monthly talks presented by the UA Arthritis Center at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and supported through the Susan and Saul Tobin Endo wment for Research and Education in Rheumatology.\n\n \;\n\nAbout the University of Arizona Arthritis Center\n\nThe University of Arizona Arthri tis Center\, a Center of Excellence at the UA College of Medicine – Tucs on\, is a research leader with a focus on identifying the causes of arthri tis and developing improved diagnosis\, measurement and treatment of the d isease. For more information\, please visit arthritis.arizona.edu\n\n  \;\n\nAbout the University of Arizona Health Sciences\n\nThe University of Arizona Health Sciences is the statewide leader in biomedical research an d health professions training. The UA Health Sciences includes the UA Coll eges of Medicine (Phoenix and Tucson)\, Nursing\, Pharmacy and Mel and Eni d Zuckerman College of Public Health\, with main campus locations in Tucso n and the growing Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix. From thes e vantage points\, the UA Health Sciences reaches across the state of Ariz ona and the greater Southwest to provide cutting-edge health education\, r esearch\, patient care and community outreach services. A major economic e ngine\, the UA Health Sciences employs approximately 4\,000 people\, has a pproximately 800 faculty members and garners more than $140 million in res earch grants and contracts annually. For more information: uahs.arizona.ed u (Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Instagram)\n\nCont act: Tracy Shake\, 520-626-6046\, shake@arthritis.arizona.edu\n\nOct. 29\, 2018 CATEGORIES:AZ- South LOCATION:U of A\, Keating Research Building/BIO5 Institute\, 1657 East Hele n Street \, Tucson\, AZ\, 85721\, United States GEO:32.237532;-110.947022 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1657 East Helen Street \, Tucson\, AZ\, 85721\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=U of A\, Ke ating Research Building/BIO5 Institute:geo:32.237532,-110.947022 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171108T180000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR