Taumata Osteoarthritis Aotearoa
New Zealand OA Summit

Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum,
419 Great King St, Dunedin
Thursday 2 - Saturday 4 November 2023

This event combines the Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand Research Network | Te Anga Kaikōiwi o Aotearoa annual conference (Day 1) and the Taumata Osteoarthritis Aotearoa |New Zealand Osteoarthritis Summit 2023 (Day 2).

A Workshop is scheduled for the morning of Saturday 4 November (Day 3), in which participants will co-design “An Ideal Model of Care for the Management of Osteoarthritis in the Aotearoa New Zealand Healthcare System”. This important multi-disciplinary work is a key initiative of Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand (OA_AoNZ).

Participants may register for either one or all three days. Registration is now open.

The Taumata Osteoarthritis Aotearoa | New Zealand OA Summit aims to facilitate strategic planning for a national response to the growing burden of OA and its consequences, and to galvanise action on addressing this. 

The Osteoarthritis Aotearoa New Zealand Research Network | Te Anga Kaikōiwi o Aotearoa annual conference brings together the osteoarthritis research community of Aotearoa, to hear about exciting current research, facilitate new collaborations, and build capability and capacity in the osteoarthritis research sector. We invite submissions to present your recent, current or ongoing, or proposed research – early career researchers are encouraged to participate (travel scholarships are available to ECRs submitting abstracts for consideration). 

If you have any queries regarding the kaupapa and programme, please contact haxby.abbott@otago.ac.nz or a.castricum@axissportsmedicine.co.nz