The third and last video pill on the topic “Osteoarthritis: conversation on pharmacological and non-pharmacological management in older adults” has been released.
The project, including a series of three double interviews, is a joint effort of the European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing in collaboration with the global pharmaceutical company Viatris, sponsor of the initiative.
To be interviewed have been 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 have been 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).
In this third episode Prof. Maggi and Professor Veronese debate about the importance of promoting weight loss through physical exercise and healthy diets in patients affected by knee osteoarthritis.