USBJI
Young Investigator Initiative (YII) Grant Mentoring and Career Development Program
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ROUND OF APPLICATIONS: JULY 15, 2020Fall Workshop – October 23-25, 2020
Sixty-one percent (61%) of participants of the Young Investigator Initiative (YII) have been awarded more than $500 million in grants since entering this program. The YII is now open for the next round of applications from young investigators who seek
funding to undertake research studies on musculoskeletal health questions and pursue a career in research. The YII provides early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to assist them in securing funding
and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career.
Participants consider this program instrumental to their success. They rate highly the one-on-one mentoring with experienced researchers, the opportunity for inter-disciplinary and peer-to-peer exchange, and collaborations established during workshops.
YII is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs seeking to pursue a career in clinical or basic research. It is also open to senior fellows or residents that are doing
research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed. Basic and clinical investigators, without or with training awards, are invited to apply. Investigators selected to take part in the program attend two workshops, 12-18 months apart, and
work with faculty between workshops to develop their grant applications. The unique aspect of this program is the opportunity for attendees to maintain a relationship with mentors until their application is funded.
Apply:
https://www.usbji.org/programs/yii/application-information
The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada, which jointly offer the program, are dedicated to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases. To keep pace with the high and increasing burden of these diseases, a higher
level of research in the musculoskeletal diseases is required. Thus the number of young investigators skilled in the development of highly competitive grant proposals must be increased. This is particularly important given the current environment
for research funding, and academic careers.
Management of Arthritis, and Fracture Prevention Education – New and Updated
The U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative is pleased to announce new versions of its patient/public education programs Experts in Arthritis and Fit to a T. Both are available, at no charge, to OREF Members.
Experts in Arthritis
Experts in Arthritis, which provides guidance to people with arthritis and those who care about them, has a new look and feel, with enhanced content on managing pain and fatigue. Redesigned to encourage discussion between expert presenters
and participants, there is greater focus on addressing the major concerns of participants and maximizing retention of the educational messages. Experts in Arthritis has always primarily been designed for presentation at live community gatherings,
but because of COVID-19 the USBJI is offering to set up webinar presentations, led by a local expert on arthritis, so community centers, senior centers and other organizations can continue to offer this important education activity to their members
while at home during this time. Some of the messages are particularly relevant at this time, as people are confined and unable to exercise and move around as freely as they would be normally. A recorded version will shortly be available as well.
The program and accompanying materials are provided at no cost, and comes with a ready-made slide set, handouts, and logistical support.
The presentation is structured around four main modules:
- Module 1: What is Arthritis? Types and Symptoms
- Module 2: Taking Control—The Concept of Self-Management
- Module 3: Different Aspects of Taking Control
- What Does Self-Management Look Like?
- Finding Ways to Control Symptoms: Pain, Fatigue, Sleep, Emotion
- Physical Activity and Exercise
- Good Nutrition
- Being Judicious with Supplements and Alternative Medicines
- Educating Those Around You
- Module 4: You and Your Healthcare Provider, Treatment and Shared Decision-Making, and Take-Home Messages
To find out more, and to register interest in receiving the program, visit,
www.ControlArthritis.org, email
usbji@usbji.org, or just complete and return the
Registration Form.
Fit to a TFracture Prevention and Osteoporosis
Fit to a T, a public/patient education program, presents the necessary steps to understanding why bones break suddenly and apparently without warning, and
how to prevent such events which can cause people, particularly older people, to lose their independence. The incidence of these fractures in the US was declining, but in recent years this improvement has reversed. Covering bone health throughout the
lifespan, the new version of Fit to a T focuses especially on those at highest risk of a fracture, and how to prevent these from occurring. The program covers the basics of bone health and how bone quality can deteriorate as people age or due to other
health factors, race and ethnicity. It covers the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis, and fall prevention, a leading cause of osteoporotic fractures.
The new structure and content have been developed to align with the bone health community Fracture Prevention Initiative Coalition’s roadmap to alter the increase in fractures in the US.
Redesigned to encourage greater discussion between healthcare professional presenters and participants, there is greater focus on addressing the major concerns of participants and maximizing retention of the educational messages. Fit to a T , which has
been presented to more than 900 community groups over the last 15 years, has always primarily been designed for presentation at live community gatherings, but because of COVID-19 the USBJI is offering to set up webinar presentations, led by a local
expert on bone health, so community centers, senior centers and other organizations can continue to offer this important education activity to their members while at home during this time. Some of the messages are particularly relevant at this time,
as people are confined and unable to exercise and move around as freely as they would be normally. A recorded version will shortly be available as well.
The program and accompanying materials are provided at no cost, and comes with a ready-made
slide set, handouts, and logistical support.
The updated program is structured around six modules:
1. Module 1: Introduction and Background on Bone Health and Osteoporosis
2. Module 2: People at High Risk of Fracture or Who Have Already Suffered a Fracture
3. Module 3: Fall Prevention
4. Module 4: Screening, Prevention, Treatment
5. Module 5: Red Flags, Ethnicity and Osteoporosis
6. Module 6: Take-Home Messages
To find out more, and to register interest in receiving the program, visit,
www.fit2t.org,
email
usbji@usbji.org, or just complete and return the
Registration Form.