Plenary Session 1: When OA Meets Digital Health & Nutrition

-The Present and Future of DiGAs in Healthcare and Arthritis
-Innovative Drugs for Obesity Treatment: A Game Changer?

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Description

Moderators: Mona Dvir-Ginzberg, Jérémie Sellam, & Tanja Stamm

The Present and Future of DiGAs in Healthcare and Arthritis
Johannes Knitza

  • Digital health applications (DiGAs) also known as apps on prescription, augment current treatment options
  • DiGAs empower patients and enable access to care at anytime and anywhere

Innovative Drugs for Obesity Treatment: A Game Changer?
Sébastien Czernichow

  • Obesity is a chronic disease and a major driver of comorbidities and increased mortality 
  • Obesity treatment includes lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy and or bariatric surgery
  • Recent weight-loss drugs offer new perspectives for a substantial improvement in obesity management

Abstract Presentations:

1 VARIATIONS IN TRAJECTORY OF ADHERENCE TO A DIGITAL SELF-MANAGEMENT TREATMENT FOR KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS: PREDICTORS AND CONSEQUENCES
Ali Kiadaliri

2 TRANSCUTANEOUS AURICULAR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION IN EROSIVE HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF THE ESTIVAL MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED SHAM-CONTROLLED TRIAL
Alice Courties

3 BAD KNEES & BROKEN HEARTS: miRs RELEASED FROM OSTEOARTHRITIC (OA) JOINTS INCREASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) RISK
Christopher B. Little