New Investigator Workshop on Advancing Arthritis Research

关节炎和相关的风湿病，通常是慢性和进行性的， 经常会导致疼痛、行走困难或开门困难，最终会限制 工作、个人和社会角色活动。目前还没有治愈关节炎的方法，虽然 药物方面的进步减少了活跃的疾病过程和组织破坏， 许多人仍然经历慢性疼痛，体力活动非常有限，而且受到限制。 在他们的日常角色活动中。研究支持非侵入性干预，如运动和 工作住宿；然而，在社区一级使用这些方案仍然非常 有限的。关节炎仍然是影响50多人生活的最致残的疾病之一 百万美国人。在关节炎和衰老领域需要有能力的研究人员 促进科学发展，评估和转化有效的方法，以减少 使残疾和增强对日常生活活动的充分参与。然而，目前存在严重的短缺。 风湿学和老年学的研究人员，特别是进入该领域的新研究人员，以及 对于新的调查人员来说，获取最新信息的机会很少 关节炎预后的研究方法。我们提出的“新调查员工作坊”的目标 2014年4月6日在五角大楼丽思卡尔顿酒店举行的《推进关节炎研究》，是为了 提高新研究人员运用创新研究方法的能力 这可以用来解决关键的临床研究问题。研讨会的参加者将 获得旅行津贴(包括一晚酒店房间，不收取车间注册费， 并降低了关节炎状态科学会议的注册费 在五角大楼的同一家酒店举行的新调查员讲习班之后的第二天)。工作坊 将在三个主要领域为与会者提供教学培训。首先，演讲者将回顾 关于膝骨性关节炎和可能的临床的大量公开的流行病学数据 可以使用大型流行病学数据库解决的研究问题。第二, 演讲者将回顾对患者报告的结果进行的最先进的结果评估， 基于绩效的评估和基于可穿戴传感器的仪表化结果。第三, 演讲者将讨论可用于将干预措施与平时进行比较的具体方法 临床护理方法。研讨会将有一个互动教育会议，随后 由一个新的调查员海报会议。

Arthritis and related rheumatological conditions, often chronic and progressive in nature, frequently result in pain, difficulty walking or opening doors, and ultimately limitations in working, personal and social role activities. There is no cure for arthritis conditions, and while pharmacological advances have decreased active disease processes and tissue destruction, many people still experience chronic pain, have very limited physical activity, and are restricted in their daily role activities. Research supports non-invasive interventions such as exercise and job accommodations; however, use of these programs at the community level remains very limited. Arthritis remains one of the most disabling conditions impacting the lives of over 50 million Americans. Researchers are needed in the fields of arthritis and aging that are capable of advancing science to develop, evaluate and translate effective approaches to minimize disablement and enhance full participation in daily life activities. Yet, there is a severe shortage of researchers in rheumatology and aging, particularly new investigators entering the field, and few opportunities exist for new investigators to acquire state-of-the art information on research methods in arthritis outcomes. The goal of our proposed "New Investigator Workshop on Advancing Arthritis Research" on April 6th, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, is to enhance the capability of new investigators to employ innovative and novel research methods that can be used to address critical clinical research questions. Attendees of the workshop will be awarded a travel stipend (including 1 night hotel room, no registration fee for the workshop, and reduced registration fee for the Arthritis State of the Science meeting that will occur the day after the New Investigator Workshop at the same hotel in Pentagon City). The workshop will provide attendees with didactic training in three main areas. First, speakers will review large publically available epidemiological datasets on knee osteoarthritis and possible clinical research questions that can be addressed using large epidemiological databases. Second, speakers will review state-of-the-art outcome assessment in patient-reported outcomes, performance-based assessments, and wearable sensor-based instrumented outcomes. Third, speakers will discuss specific methods that can be used to compare interventions to usual clinical care approaches. The workshop will have an interactive educational session, followed by a new investigator poster session.