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Bone meeting opens in Australia with record numbers and broad regional representation

Close to 800 health professionals and scientists from 40 countries attend Joint IOF/ANZBMS and JSBMR meeting to hear about latest clinical advances, news in bone research

Meeting Announcement

International Osteoporosis Foundation

It is anticipated that by 2050 more than 50% of all osteoporotic fractures will occur in Asia. As a result, an increasing number of health professionals and bone researchers from the region are seeking to learn about the latest clinical advances in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, fractures, and bone disease.

At its opening on September 4th, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Regionals - 2nd Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis and Bone Meeting and Australian and New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society Annual Scientific Meeting, with the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research, welcomed close to 800 health professionals and researchers from some 40 countries to the four day meeting.

Professor Cyrus Cooper, co-chair of the Meeting Scientific Programme Committee and chair of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee of Scientific Advisors emphasized the significance of regional meetings. "Our collaboration with ANZBMS has given this meeting a broad clinical scope and unique scientific depth. It offers health professionals in the Asia-Pacific the opportunity to attend an international meeting of high scientific standing, 'close to home'. As well, we are pleased to offer a venue in which young researchers from the region can showcase their work before an audience of leading international bone experts."

The meeting, which continues at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Australia until September 8th, includes plenary sessions, abstract presentations, poster presentations and viewing, Meet-the-Expert sessions, satellite symposia, award presentations, workshops and many social events.

"We're delighted to co-host this international event and to welcome so many health professionals and scientists from across the Asia-Pacific," says Associate Professor Emma Duncan, co-chair of the Meeting Scientific Programme Committee and member of the Australian and New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society (ANZBMS) Research Committee . "This joint Congress provides a unique opportunity to learn about practical clinical advances, while hearing about the latest cutting edge bone and mineral research. I am sure that all participants will leave with a wealth of valuable new knowledge."

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About IOF

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is a non-profit, 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. IOF now represents 199 societies in 93locations. http://www.iofbonehealth.org

About ANZBMS

The Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society is a professional medical / scientific society established in 1989 to bring together clinical and experimental scientists and physicians actively involved in the study of bone and mineral metabolism in Australia and New Zealand. ANZBMS is the premier Australasian society in the field of bone and mineral metabolism which promotes excellence in bone and mineral research, fosters the integration of clinical and basic science, and facilitates the translation of our science to health care and clinical practice. http://www.anzbms.org.au


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