Living Healthy With Arthritis ~ Tucson Lecture Series

      

The Living Healthy With Arthritis community outreach and public education program focuses on healthy lifestyle education and patient empowerment while living with arthritis. The lecture series features a wide range of topics utilizing both community speakers and medical and health professionals from the University of Arizona.

Registration opens two weeks prior to each event and is available by visiting this page. For further information, please email livinghealthy@arthritis.arizona.edu. Programs are supported by the Susan and Saul Tobin Endowment for Research and Education in Rheumatology.

 

Upcoming Lecture

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

6:00 - 7:00 p.m., MST; 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. PST; 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST

In-person by invitation, virtual open to the public


Nutrition and Our Immunity
Lisa Powell, MS, RDN

 

Registration opens January 15, 2025

 

Please see below for recordings of previous lectures.


Recordings of previous annual conference/symposium presentations may be viewed on the 'Annual Conference' page.
Recordings of previous active series sessions may be viewed on the 'Tucson Active Series' page.

 

Previous Lecture Videos:

The Intersection of Aging and Pain: Improving Outcomes for Older Adults
Apr 4, 2024
Una Makris, MD, MSc
Causes and Cures: The Most Common and Commonly Unknown Orthopaedic Conditions
Feb 7, 2024
John C. Elfar, MD, and Charles J. Eaton, MD
Navigating the Path to Pain Relief: The Latest Breakthroughs in Pain Management
Sep 22, 2023
Mohab M. Ibrahim, MD, PhD and Todd W. Vanderah, PhD
The Healing Power of Sleep: Chief Nourisher of the Mind, Heart and Body
Apr 5, 2023
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Remedies for the Extremities: Solving Problems of the Foot, Ankle, Hand and Wrist
Feb 1, 2023
L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD; David Margolis, MD, PhD
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Founders Day Lecture
Nov 17, 2022
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Past, Present, Future: Advances in Cartilage and Bone Regeneration, Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Care
Sep 30, 2022
David Margolis, MD; John Ruth, MD; John Szivek, PhD
Exercise Prescription for Arthritis and Healthy Aging
May 21, 2022
Mike Siemens, MS
Inflammation and the Integrative Medicine Approach
Apr 6, 2022
Randy J. Horwitz, MD, PhD
Solving Problems of the Knee and Hip
Mar 9, 2022
Gens Goodman, DO
High Tech Health: Revolutionizing How We Track, Treat and Prevent Disease
Feb 2, 2022
Marvin J. Slepian, MD
Conquering Arthritis: Meet the University of Arizona Arthritis Center Researchers
Nov 3, 2021
Led by C. Kent Kwoh, MD
Panel on Pain
Sep 8, 2021
Christine Childers, MS, PhD; Amy Drescher, RD, PhD; Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Facts versus Fiction: The Expert Look at COVID-19 Vaccines
Apr 7, 2021
Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD
The Path to Optimal Health ~ Living the Life You Desire
Mar 3, 2021
Param Dedhia, MD
University of Arizona Arthritis Center 'Meet the Researchers'
Nov 11, 2020
C. Kent Kwoh, MD, and Members of University of Arizona Health Sciences
Pain and Your Brain: How do Mind-Body Techniques Affect the Central Mechanisms of Pain?
Oct 14, 2020
Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, MPH
Bear Down for Health: Sport and Science in the Era of COVID-19
Sep 16, 2020
Daniel Derksen, MD; Dave Heeke; Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD
Stem Cell Therapy and Platelet-Rich Plasma for Osteoarthritis: Hope or Hype?
Sep 2, 2020
C. Kent Kwoh, MD
The Path to Resiliency ~ ​Thriving in a Changing World
May 7, 2020
Charles A. Katzenberg, MD
Battles of the Bad Back ~ An Orthopaedic Surgeon's Look at Non-Operative and Operative Treatments for Back Pain
Mar 4, 2020
Venkat Ganapathy, MD
UAAC's 'Meet the Researchers' Panel Discussion
Nov 6, 2019
Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD; C. Kent Kwoh, MD; Esther M. Sternberg, MD
High Tech Health: Revolutionizing How we Track, Treat and Prevent Disease
Oct 2, 2019
Marvin J. Slepian, MD
Empowered Aging: Experts Tackle Bone and Joint Health
Sep 4, 2019
Mindy Fain, MD; John Ruth, MD; Marcia Woodburn, NP
The Pursuit of Happiness
May 1, 2019
Robert Logan, MS
Escape from Inflammation Nation
Apr 8, 2019
Floyd 'Ski' Chilton, PhD
Building Better Bones: The Future of Bone and Cartilage Regeneration
Mar 14, 2019
John A. Szivek, PhD and David S. Margolis, MD, PhD
The Power Of Precision Medicine
Feb 16, 2019
Kenneth A. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
The Future of Your Healthcare: Will the Midterm Elections Transform Our Health System?
Oct 3, 2018
Daniel Derksen, MD
From 'Sickcare' to Healthcare: The Prevention of Chronic Disease
Sep 5, 2018
Charles A. Katzenberg, MD
Battling the Opioid Epidemic: UA Researchers See the Light Through Groundbreaking Research
May 2, 2018
Todd W. Vanderah, PhD and Mohab M. Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Facts, Fads and Fiction About Joint Replacement Surgery
Apr 4, 2018
Michael P. Dohm, MD
Integrative Approaches to Inflammation
Mar 7, 2018
Randy J. Horwitz, MD, PhD
Aging and Our Immunity
Jan 27, 2018
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD
Solving Problems of the Foot and Ankle
Oct 5, 2017
L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD
Fighting Fire With Food ... An Expert's Inside Look at Nutrition and Inflammation
Sep 6, 2017
Ann Skulas-Ray, PhD; Epilogue on The Mediterranean Diet by Donato Romagnolo, MS, PhD
The Healing Power of Sleep
May 3, 2017
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Listen to Your Heart ... A Cardiologist's Inside Look at Cardiovascular Health, Inflammation and Arthritis
Apr 5, 2017
Charles Katzenberg, MD
Tame Your Pain - Conventional and Alternative Therapies for Pain Management
Mar 1, 2017
Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Healing Spaces ~ The Science of Place and Wellbeing
Jan 28, 2017
Esther M. Sternberg, MD
Back In Control ... A Spine Surgeon's Inside Look at Healing Back Pain
Nov 2, 2016
Kenneth Hood, DO
Decoding Osteoarthritis ~ New Approaches to Prevention and Treatment Using Your Brain and Body
May 4, 2016
Charles Ratzlaff, PhD, PT, FCAMT
Building Better Joints ... Recent Advances in Cartilage Regeneration
Apr 6, 2016
John Szivek, PhD
The Path to Optimal Health ... How to Eat and How to Move
Mar 2, 2016
Param Dedhia, MD
Pain and Your Brain
Jan 23, 2016
David M. Labiner, MD
Back Talk: Treating and Preventing Complex and Common Forms of Back Pain
Nov 4, 2015
Patrick Bouley, PT, MS, DPT
No Bones About It: Promote and Protect Your Bone and Muscle Health
Sep 2, 2015
Jeffrey R. Lisse, MD
Introductions and Roundtable Discussion ~ The Connection: Mind Your Body
May 6, 2015
Drs. Esther Sternberg and Kent Kwoh
Re-thinking Your Health: An Integrative Approach
Apr 1, 2015
Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD
Osteoarthritis Under the Microscope
Mar 4, 2015
C. Kent Kwoh, MD
The Healing Power of Sleep ... Chief Nourisher of the Mind, Heart and Body
Jan 24, 2015
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
The Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle: Foods that Heal Inflammation
Nov 5, 2014
Kelly Grant, RD, NC
Outcomes and Evidence on Joint Replacement Surgery
Sep 3, 2014
Michael Dohm, MD
'Oh My Aching Joints' - Exploring the Latest Treatments for Joint Pain
May 7, 2014
Jeffrey R. Lisse, MD
Battles of the Bad Back
Apr 2, 2014
Randy Raugh, MPT
Exercise and the Osteoporosis-Sarcopenia Duo: Promoting a Lifetime of Bone and Muscle Health
Mar 5, 2014
Timothy Lohman, PhD
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
Preventative Measures for Osteoarthritis
Nov 6, 2013
C. Kent Kwoh, MD
Solving Problems of the Foot and Ankle
Sep 4, 2013
L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD
Matters of the Heart: Cardiovascular Issues and Arthritis
Aug 7, 2013
Lori Mackstaller, MD
Ten Surprising Tips for Managing Stress
Jul 3, 2013
Ann Pardo, MA, LPC, ACS, NCGS
Building Better Joints: The Future of Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Jun 5, 2013
John Szivek, PhD
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Advancements
Feb 6, 2013
Sujata Sarkar, MD
The Mind-Body Interaction: How Understanding the Brain-Immune Connection Can Help Maintain Wellness
Jan 26, 2013
Esther Sternberg, MD