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Invitation to attend the World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 (IOF WCO-ECCEO10)

Meet-the-expert sessions on 20 different clinical topics

Springtime in Tuscany! Come to Florence to hear the world's key opinion leaders in osteoporosis talk about the field's 'hot topics' and join in clinically-oriented 'Meet-the-Expert' sessions, limited in size for maximum interaction between experts and participants.

IOF WCO – ECCEO10 is a joint congress of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) which will be held in Florence, Italy from May 5-8, 2010. Visit http://www.iofwco-ecceo10.org

Each day specialists will lead exchanges on 20 key topics. Small groups, on a first come first served basis, will be encouraged to not only ask questions but to also provide feedback about their own experiences. The following topics and respective speakers are planned:

• Assessing Bone Strength Beyond DXA - C. Glueer (Germany)
• Optimal Dose of Vitamin D - B. Dawson-Hughes (USA)
• Muscle and Bone Interaction - D. Felsenberg (Germany)
• Practical Approach of Glucocorticoid-treated Patients - J. Adachi (Canada)
• Health Economics and Treatment Selection - J.Y. Reginster and Oliver Bruyère (Belgium)
• BMU Balance: Effects of antiosteoporotic agents - J. Compston (UK)
• Premenopausal Osteoporosis - U. Liberman (Israel)
• Fracture Healing: Can we influence it? - J. Goldhahn (Switzerland)
• Bone Disease in Primary Hyperparathyroidism - J.P. Bilezikian (USA)
• Bisphosphonates in Chronic Renal Failure - S. E. Papapoulos (NL)
• Pharmaco-genomics - M.L. Brandi (Italy)
• Vertebro/kyphoplasty - S. Boonen (Belgium)
• Issues in Designing and Conducting Clinical Trials - S. R. Cummings (USA)
• Osteoporosis in Men - E. Seeman (Australia)
• Post-fracture Management - K. Akesson (Sweden)
• Bone Mass/structure Measurements During Growth - R. Rizzoli (Switzerland)
• Genetics and Osteoporosis: How to assess it? - S. Ferrari (Switzerland)
• Side Effects of Anti Fracture Drugs - S. Adami (Italy)
• Epidemiological Aspects of Osteoporosis - C. Cooper (UK)
• Gait and Falls - T. Masud (UK)

Applications are now being accepted for several key grants and fellowships that will be presented at the 2010 World Congress on Osteoporosis. Click here for information and application forms for the following grants:

• Pierre Delmas Prize: An ESCEO- IOF/Servier Achievement Award (Deadline for applications: February 1, 2010)
• IOF-Servier Young Investigator Award NEW: Deadline extended to February 1, 2010
• ESCEO – Amgen Osteoporosis Fellowship Program 2010

For further information please contact YP Communication at yolande@piettecommunication.com / +32 (0) 4 254 12 25

Deadline for applications: March 8, 2010

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is a nongovernmental umbrella organization dedicated to the worldwide fight against osteoporosis, the disease known as "the silent epidemic". IOF's members – committees of scientific researchers, patient, medical and research societies and industry representatives from around the world – share a common vision of a world without osteoporotic fractures. Launched in 1998 with the merger of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (EFFO, founded in 1987) and the International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases, IOF now represents 193 societies in 92 locations. www.iofbonehealth.org

The European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) is a non-profit organization, dedicated to a close interaction between clinical scientists dealing with rheumatic disorders, pharmaceutical industry developing new compounds in this field, regulators responsible for the registration of such drugs and health policy makers, to integrate the management of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis within the comprehensive perspective of health resources utilization. The objective of ESCEO is to provide practitioners with the latest clinical and economic information, allowing them to organize their daily practice, in an evidence-based medicine perspective, with a cost-conscious perception.

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