EICA is pleased to present a series of three double interview video pills entitled “Osteoarthritis: conversation on pharmacological and non-pharmacological management in older adults”.
The project is a joint effort of the association in collaboration with the global pharmaceutical company Viatris, sponsor of the initiative.
To be interviewed will be two eminent Italian geriatricians and EICA’s members: Prof. Stefania Maggi, Research Director at the CNR Aging Branch-Institute of Neuroscience in Padua, and Prof. Nicola Veronese, Senior Researcher in Geriatrics at the University of Palermo.
During the interviews they will debate different aspects concerning knee osteoarthritis and its management, focusing in particular on risks and benefits of some of the most widely used medical treatments and the efficacy of medications, physical exercise and healthy diets.
The videos will be released on a monthly basis, according to the following programme:
- April 29, 2022: “Safety issues in older people with knee osteoarthritis: the geriatricians’ perspective”;
- May 27, 2022: “Medication’s efficacy for treating knee osteoarthritis in older people”;
- June 24, 2022: “Diet and physical exercise for knee osteoarthritis in geriatric medicine”.
After the release they will be available on EICA’s YouTube channel and website (see “Multimedia” section).
The first interview focuses on a comparison among different kinds of medicines used for treating knee osteoarthritis symptoms: paracetamol, oral NSAIDs, glucosamine sulphate, intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid or corticosteroids, and weak opioids.
Watch the video below to understand how they could affect older people’s life and safety.