United States Bone and Joint Initiative - USBJI

02/23/2023

Join us today at 3:30 PM EST as Nicole Wright, PhD, MPH presents a webinar “Does Race and Ethnicity Play a Role in Osteoporosis and its Management?” In this webinar, Dr. Wright will review the current literature on racial and ethnic differences in bone mineral density and osteoporosis management.

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Nicole Wright, PhD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, will review the current literature on racial and ethnic differences in bone mineral density and osteoporosis management. Webinar Hosted by the ASBMR DEI Committee in honor of Black History Month.

02/22/2023

The YII Grant Mentoring Program application has been extended to WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 2023. Share to spread the word and get those applications submitted for this valuable career development workshop!

Apply Here: www.usbji.org/programs/yii/application-information

02/17/2023

Check out this article highlighting USBJI's very own Executive Director, David Lee!

In his 18 months at Affinity Strategies, David Lee has served as the Executive Director of the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) as well as Senior Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Fundraising, leading a team supporting fundraising and partnership development approaches for Affini...

01/24/2023

Apply for the YII Grant Mentoring Workshop on April 14 - 16 in Rosemont IL, at www.usbji.org/programs/yii

The deadline to apply is February 24, 2023.

01/17/2023

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The Spring 2023 Young Investigators Initiative Grant Mentoring Workshop will take place April 14 - 16, 2023 in Rosemont, Illinois. YII is a grant mentoring program that allows early-career investigators to work with experienced mentors to construct a well-founded research proposal and secure funding for basic, translational, or clinical research.

Learn more and apply online here: www.usbji.org/programs/yii

If you know anyone who may be interested in the program, please share it with your network or message us with any questions!

01/06/2023

Happy New Year from your friends at USBJI! Check out USBJI's End of the Year report, where we are pleased to share a summary of the key initiatives and successes with our members, partners, and advocates in 2022. Read more at the link below!

We are pleased to share with our members, partners, and advocates a summary of the key activities and successes of the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) this year.   The impact of bone and joint disorders in the United States is vast, given they account for an estimated $950 billion i...

11/19/2022

Meet some of our leadership team! Below are Vice President Dr. Joel Block, President Dr. Leigh Callahan, and Executive Director David Lee at from last weekend.

11/03/2022

Congratulations to Vice President Joel Block, who is giving the Oscar S. Gluck Memorial Lecture at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting on November 13, 2022.

The topic is: "These Bones are Made for Walking: Insights about OA Etiology from Gait and Sensation"

The Online Program is your access point to the educational content and relevant program information that will be available during ACR Convergence 2022. This online resource allows you to search and view the content as it becomes available. Use the navigation links on the left to browse sessions by d...

11/03/2022

The American College of Rheumatology annual meeting is next week, November 10 - 14th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This year's theme is ACR Converge, where Rheumatology meets, and they are offering virtual options to view content. Check out the ACR website to learn how and when virtual sessions will be provided.

www.eventscribe.net/2022/ACRConvergence/index.asp?presTarget=2102021

The Online Program is your access point to the educational content and relevant program information that will be available during ACR Convergence 2022. This online resource allows you to search and view the content as it becomes available. Use the navigation links on the left to browse sessions by d...

10/24/2022

Young Investigators listen to their grants being reviewed by the faculty review committee at the mock study session.

10/22/2022

USBJI's Grant Mentoring Workshop, the Young Investigators Initiative, is underway! Twenty young investigators from around the US and Canada are gathered in Chicago this weekend for the first in-person workshop since 2019. Participants will hear our faculty members' presentations and receive individual and group grant mentoring sessions.

Pictured below are the returning and new participant groups in their morning sessions.

10/20/2022

World Osteoporosis Day is finally here! As we conclude Bone and Joint Action Week, you can further your education and advocacy by exploring the resources below.

o Osteoporosis Webinar Registration: http://ow.ly/Izz950LgF66
o USBJI Public Education Program, Fit to a T: http://ow.ly/asje50LgF67
o World Osteoporosis Day resources: http://ow.ly/fW3b50LgF68

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