Annual Conference

The University of Arizona Arthritis Center Conference is held each May in conjunction with National Arthritis Awareness Month. The conference - held on a Saturday - features the Eva M. Holtby Endowed Keynote Presentation, along with additional sessions designed for those living with arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases.

To view previous conference keynote presentations, please see recordings below. 

Beyond the Forecast: The Interplay of Climate Change and Health
May 4, 2024
Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH; Department Chair & Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Culinary Medicine: Harnessing the Power of Food as Medicine
May 6, 2023
Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RD; Professor and Associate Director of the University of Arizona School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Protect, Prevent, Progress: Aging and Immunity, Disease Prevention, Behavior and Cognition - The 2022 UAAC Annual Conference
May 21, 2022
Janko Z. Nikolich, MD, PhD; Mindy Fain, MD, Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN - The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine and Nursing; UA Health Sciences
BEHIND THE MIND - Mental Health and Resiliency in a New Era
May 22, 2021
Jordan F. Karp, MD; Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry - The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Unlocking the Secrets of the Microbiome
Feb 8, 2020
Donata Vercelli, MD; Regents Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Director, Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases; Associate Director, Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center - The University of Arizona
The Power Of Precision Medicine
Feb 16, 2019
Kenneth A. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB; Professor of Translational Medical Sciences, Chair of Medical Genetics, Associate Vice President - Texas A & M
Aging and Our Immunity
Jan 27, 2018
Janko Z. Nikolich, MD, PhD; Department Head and Professor, Immunobiology; Director, Aegis Consortium for Pandemic-Free Future; Co-Director, Arizona Center on Aging - The University of Arizona
Healing Spaces ~ The Science of Place and Wellbeing
Jan 28, 2017
Esther M. Sternberg, MD; Professor, Medicine, Psychology and Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture; Director of Research, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine - The University of Arizona
Pain and Your Brain
Jan 23, 2016
David M. Labiner, MD; Professor, Neurology; Past Chair, Neurology - The University of Arizona
The Healing Power of Sleep ... Chief Nourisher of the Mind, Heart and Body
Jan 24, 2015
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD; Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Director, Center for Sleep, Circadian and Neuroscience Research; Medical Director, Center for Sleep Disorders - The University of Arizona
Obesity: From Arthritis to Zoonoses, the Most Potent Accelerator of Chronic Disease
Jan 25, 2014
Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States; Laureate Professor, Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences & Community, Environment and Policy - The University of Arizona
The Mind-Body Interaction: How Understanding the Brain-Immune Connection Can Help Maintain Wellness
Jan 26, 2013
Esther M. Sternberg, MD; Professor, Medicine, Psychology and Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture; Director of Research, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine - The University of Arizona