Insights from OARSI 2025: Driving Translational OA Research

Attending the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) 2025 Annual Congress reinforced our commitment at RRIS for early detection and personalised intervention in Osteoarthritis care.

Key sessions highlighted the growing interest in prediction models, but also a clear gap in implementation, directly aligning with our SuPeR Knee project’s focus on clinically translatable decision support tools. Similarly, discussions on subclinical biomarkers and redefining early OA echoed VIGILANT’s aim to detect biomechanical changes before symptoms arise.

Oliver Roberts presented his scoping review on clinical decision support tools for knee OA, sparking valuable dialogue around methodological rigour, model interpretability, and digital adoption in practice.

RRIS’ contributions with OARSI extend before the conference too, with Oliver involved in an international qualitative study on biomechanics, and Dr Bryan Tan continuing his work on driving the importance of psychosocial factors in OARSI Joint Effort Initiative (JEI).

Grateful to the organisers and global research community for the exchange of ideas and future collaborations.