Research Evaluation and Support Coreunit

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Research Evaluation and Support CoreUnit

Tuesdays from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AMin X231

Month

Day

Participant(s)

Topic

January

3 Julie Keysor

BU ARC Project and BU mHealth ARC

Shanshan Sheehy

K Grant: Specific Aims

10

/ Cara Lewis /

Specific aims for grant application

Group / Publication policy and procedures
Group /

OARSI/ACR abstract planning

/ Vijay Kolachalama PhD
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute / Presentation: Machine learning approaches for images

/ Ludovic Trinquart
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, BU SPH /

Presentation: Network metaanalysis

Julie Keysor/Kristin Baker

Manuscript: BOOST paper

Group

OARSI/ACR abstract planning

February

Kathy Bacon

Analysis results: The nonlinear relationship of quadriceps strength to functional limitations in persons with knee OA

Erin Macri

Manuscript: Patellofemoral trochlear morphology and alignment: Reference intervals and thresholds for identifying patellofemoral osteoarthritis in the Framingham Community Cohort

/ David Felson / Grant: Specific Aims
Reza Jafarzadeh / Manuscript: Corrected estimates of the prevalence of self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis among US adults

Darren Toh, ScD

Associate Professor
Harvard School of Public Health / Presentation: Multivariable-adjusted analysis in multi-database studies without sharing patient-level data

/ Maureen Dubreuil /

SPARTAN Abstract: Focus Groups. Patient preferences in medication for treatment of spondyloarthritis: A qualitative study

Hiroshi Koga /

Presentation: Exploration of studies from Japan: The Matsudai Knee Osteoarthritis Survey

March i

Michelle Yau

Grant: Specific Aims

RESCU CANCELLED – Presenters rescheduled

Devyani Misra

OARSI Poster: Obesity-related systemic inflammation and knee synovitis

Reza Jafarzadeh

OARSI Poster: Assessing mediating effect of bone marrow lesions and synovitis following extreme weight loss on knee pain reduction

Tuhina Neogi

OARSI Talk & Poster:Relation of pain sensitization to the evolution from intermittent to chronic, persistent pain in knee OA: The MOST Study

Erin Macri

OARSI Poster: Defining abnormal cut-points for patellofemoral alignment and trochlear morphology and their relation to patellofemoral OA: The Framingham OA Study

Kathy Bacon

OARSI Poster: The non-linear relationship of quadriceps strength to functional limitations in people with knee OA: The MOST Study

Tuhina Neogi

OARSI Poster: Current perspectives on pain in OA

Lisa Carlesso

OARSI Poster: Pain susceptibility phenotypes in people with or at risk of knee OA with inconsistent pain: The MOST Study

April

/ Joy Dai /

Manuscript: Association between dietary fiber intake and bone loss in the Framingham Offspring Study

Deepak Kumar /

Grant: Specific Aims / Development of iFITT: A theory-based technology-enabled intervention to increase and sustain physical activity in people with knee OA with comorbidities

/ Josh Stefanik /

R21 Grant: Specific Aims

/ Deepak Kumar /

OARSI Poster:Degeneration of patellofemoral and tibiofemoral compartments following ACL reconstruction and association gait mechanics: A longitudinal 2-year study

OARSI Poster: Vastus medialis intramuscular fat is associated with increase in MRI degeneration of the knee over 3 years

/ David Felson /

OARSI Talk: Metabolic OA

Reza Jafarzadeh /

Manuscript: Prevalence of arthritis among US adults: Development of arthritis surveillance criteria based on chronic joint symptoms in addition to doctor-diagnosed arthritis in the absence of a gold standard

May

/ OptumLabs
William Crown, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
Jessica Chang, Analyst / Presentation: OptumLabs Data and Opportunities for Epidemiologic Research

/ OARSI REVIEW

/ Deepak Kumar
Tuhina Neogi / Ana Vargas
Tuhina Neogi / Laura Kuusalo
Devyani Misra / ACR Abstract: Intramuscular fat / OA progression
ACR Abstract: Protective effect of allopurinol use on kidney function among patients with gout and chronic kidney disease
ACR Abstract: Association of comorbidities with knee OA incidence and worsening: The MOST Study
American Geriatric Society Abstract: Ezetimibe use and osteoporotic fractures

/ Jing-Sheng Li
Devyani Misra / ACR Abstract: Obesity / gait longitudinal
Abstract: Systemic inflammation and muscle impairment

/ Doug Gross
Josh Stefanik
Tuhina Neogi
Mike LaValley
Alexandra Wink / ACR Abstract: Foot / knee
ACR Abstract: Pain sensitization and gait speed
ACR Abstract: BML/bisphosphonate THIN
ACR Abstract: Withdrawal OAI
ACR Abstract

June

/ Joy Dai
Kathy Bacon
Josh Stefanik
David Felson / Yuqing Zhang
Carla Maldini
Ana Vargas / ACR Abstract: Sleep quality and knee pain
ACR Abstract: Impacts of lifestyle factors on knee OA
ACR Abstract: Strength and functional longitudinal
ACR Abstract: PF MRI measures and function
ACR Abstract: Effect of initiating metformin
ACR Abstract: Trials in biologics
ACR Abstract: Renal mortality in gout

/ Tuhina Neogi
Sahar/Anda
Chan Kim
Reza Jafarzadeh
Devyani Misra / ACR Abstract: TKR
ACR Abstract: Methotrexate meta
ACR Abstract: Joint pain scleroderma
ACR Abstract: Arthritis prevalence
ACR Abstract: Diabetes and fracture

/ Dr Christopher Powers
USC - Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy /

Presentation: GrantSpecific Aims

Eric Roseen

Ana Vargas

Thesis draft: The impact of persistent back pain on subsequent mortality in old community-dwelling women in The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF)

Manuscript

July

Reza Jafarzadeh

Josh Stefanik

Manuscript

Specific Aims

Deepak Kumar

Shanshan Sheehy

Joy Dai

Article discussion: Wang et al. Comparative effectiveness of Tai Chi vs. physical therapy for knee OA. Annals of Internal Medicine 165:77-86, 2016.

Article discussion: VanderWeele et al. Sensitivity analysis in observational research: Introducing the E-value. Annals of Internal Medicine 2017.

Article discussion: Freedman et al. Evaluation of the 24-hour recall as a reference instrument for calibrating other self-report instruments in nutritional cohort studies: Evidence from the validation studies pooling project. Am J Epidemiol 186:73-82, 2017.

Aileen Ledingham

Cara Lewis

Dissertation: Promoting exercise adherence among adults with knee osteoarthritis: A new look.

Manuscript: Lewis et al. Gait alterations in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome differ by sex

August

/ Marilyn Crespo-Bosque
MaryAnn Zhang / Manuscript: Aromatase-induced arthralgias
Manuscript: Omega-3 fatty acids and gout flares

Shanshan Sheehy

Devyani Misra

Manuscript: Metabolic OA: Does it really exist?

Manuscript: Association of systemic inflammation with quadriceps muscle strength and physical function in knee osteoarthritis

NO RESCU

Tuhina Neogi

R01 proposal Specific Aims

September

Reza Jafarzadeh

Specific Aims

Joy Dai

Specific Aims: Effect of prebiotic fiber, inulin on knee pain

Shanshan Sheehy

Kathryn Bacon

ACR Talk: Use of bisphosphonate and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in a population-based study

ACR Poster: Concurrent changes in quadriceps strength and physical function over 5 years in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

NO RESCU

October

Joy Dai

Devyani Misra

Yuqing Zhang
Maureen Dubreuil /

Specific Aims: Effect of prebiotic fiber, inulin on knee pain

ACR Poster: Systemic inflammation and muscle impairment

ACR Poster:Effect of initiating metformin vs. sulfonylureas on the risk of total knee arthroplasty
ACR Poster: Patient preferences in medication for treatment of spondyloarthritis: A qualitative study

/ Alexandra Wink
Josh Stefanik
Joy Dai
Ana Vargas / ACR Talk: Association of varus knee thrust during walking to worsening knee pain over two years
ACR Talk:Relation of pain sensitization to low physical function: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
ACR Poster: Combined impacts of lifestyle factors on knee osteoarthritis in the Osteoarthritis Initiative
ACR Talk:Cause-specific mortality in gout: Novel findings of elevated risk of renal-related and decreased risk of dementia-related death

/ Joy Dai
Ana Vargas
Laura Kuusalo
Ana Vargas
Lisa Carlesso / ACR Talk: Longitudinal association between sleep quality and knee pain in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis
ACR Poster: Protective effect of allopurinol use on kidney function among patients with gout and chronic kidney disease
ACR Poster: Metabolic osteoarthritis: Relation ofcardiovascular disease and diabetes to knee osteoarthritis
ACR Poster:Relation of serum urate and gout duration to tophi urate deposition and inflammation
ACR Talk: Identifying pain susceptibility phenotypes in those free of knee pain with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis and their relation to developing knee pain

/ Reza Jafarzadeh
Carla Maldini
Tuhina Neogi

Shanshan Sheehy

/ ACR Talk: Novel approach to arthritis surveillance suggests a much higher prevalence of arthritis among US adults than previous estimate
ACR Poster: Recruitment of RA trials in the modern era: Are United States-based trials still feasible?

ACR Poster: Relation of incident bisphosphonate use to bone marrow lesion volume in knee osteoarthritis

ACR Talk:Use of bisphosphonate and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in a population-based study

/ Michelle Yau
Andreea Bujor
Dan White / Dana Matthews
Chan Kim
Devyani Misra/Youmna Lahoud / OARSI
ACR Poster: RA methotrexate meta-analysis
ACR Talk: MOST cumulative load
ACR Poster:
ACR Poster: Diabetes and fracture

November

/ ACR MEETING – NO RESCU

/ ACR Abstract Review

/ Charles Jahnke
BU Information Services & Technology / Research Computing – Resources & Services
OARSI Abstracts

/ Maureen Dubreuil / Grant proposal

December

Devyani Misra

Manuscript: Aging-related biomarkers of OA

Devyani Misra

Presentation draft: Consequences of knee OA: Disability & mortality

David Felson

Reza Jafarzadeh

Grant proposal: Food supplements and OA supplement

Grant proposal: Physical activity and its effects on OA (planned R21)