Nutritional Strategies and Weight Management: Current Evidence in Osteoarthritis and Joint Replacement

Date: Monday 18th May 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Venue: Online via Teams
Cost: Free
CME/CPD Points: Certificates of attendance can be provided upon request for continuing professional development purposes.

Please Note: A link to the webinar will be sent 1 week before the event. Please check your junk folder and email education@arthritiswa.org.au if you have not received the link by Wednesday 13/5/2026.

Meet the Presenter

Dr. Emily Calton

Dr Emily Calton is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Nutritionist and Accredited Sports Dietitian with a PhD in Public Health. Emily is a senior lecturer and researcher at Curtin University and coordinates nutrition-related research at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and Cockburn Health. She teaches the latest advances in nutrition including evaluation of emerging diet trends such as intermittent fasting.  Her research interests include investigating the impact of diet on inflammation, metabolism, body composition, and surgical outcomes. Through her telehealth practice The Nutrition Doctor, she supports clients around Australia to make changes to their diets to improve their diet and manage health conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, weight-loss, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and fatty liver.  Emily has been an invited presenter to deliver workshops and seminars to health professional bodies, not for profit organisations and WA Government Departments. Supporting the many health education activities of AOWA, she has written magazine articles on the role of diet, presented to young adults living with arthritis at The Arthritis Getaway, presented at the National Consumer Conference, and delivered education for GPs, exercise physiologists, physiotherapists and nurses on the role of diet for osteoarthritis.

Event Overview

This regional clinical update will provide evidence-based insights on nutritional strategies and weight management for patients with osteoarthritis and those undergoing joint replacement. Nutrition and maintaining a healthy body weight are increasingly recognised as key components of improving pain, function, and surgical outcomes.

Dr. Calton will address the relationship between diet, body weight, and joint health, highlighting both mechanical and metabolic pathways that influence disease progression and recovery. The session emphasises practical, actionable strategies that health professionals can integrate into clinical practice, with attention to patient-centered approaches that promote sustainable lifestyle changes and enhanced outcomes.

What You’ll Learn

Participants will be able to:

• • Apply current evidence on weight management to support care for patients with OA
  • Implement perioperative nutrition strategies for hip and knee arthroplasty patients
  • Explain the use, benefits, and risks of weight loss medications in clinical practice
  • Identify and assess sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity using appropriate diagnostic methods
  • Implement appropriate referral pathways to dietitians within multidisciplinary care

Who Should Attend?

This session is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with osteoarthritis and those undergoing joint replacement, including:

• Exercise Physiologists
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Practice Nurses
• General Practitioners
• Psychologists
• Other Allied Health Professionals

Session Schedule

• • • 6:00 PM | 60-minute presentation
    • 7:00 PM | 30-minute Q&A discussion
    • 7:30 PM | Session close

This event is free, but places are limited. Please register by 8 PM Thursday 14th May to secure your place.

For any questions, please email education@arthritiswa.org.au or call (08) 9388 2199.

You will be sent a link the week prior to this event.