European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis to be held March 21-24

Registration open for European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis in Bordeaux, France

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) have worked in partnership to develop a unique springtime meeting programme for healthcare professionals, researchers and young scientists. With over 5,500 participants, this has become the largest educational event and most vibrant clinical research forum for osteoporosis and osteoarthritis in Europe.

The European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (IOF-ECCEO12), from March 21-24, 2012 will feature a broad range of scientific lectures in 8 plenary sessions as well as 11 Meet-the-Expert Sessions, 10 ESCEO special sessions (including GREES and SFR-GRIO sessions), numerous orals, and 6 satellite symposia. Complete programme information, online registration and abstract submission is available at http://www.iof-ecceo12.org/

Plenary lectures include:

• The conundrum of biological ageing - L. Partridge (Servier Honorary lecture)
• Changes in epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures - C. Cooper
• Gender specificity, the male paradigm - E. Orwoll
• How bone is built - E. Seeman (Educational lecture)
• Is Rheumatoid Arthritis a bone disease? - W.F. Lems
• Current controversies in primary and secondary fracture prevention - E. McCloskey
• How long should we treat - C. Roux
• Risk-benefits of osteoporosis treatment: lessons from cohort or randomized controlled studies - B. Abrahamsen
• FRAX: where are we now? - J. Kanis
• Building new bone: is that possible? - S. Papapoulos

Register before December 9 to receive low early bird registration rates. Online registration and abstract submission is open at www.iof-ecceo12.org. Abstract deadline is January 12, 2012.

In conjunction with the clinical meeting, IOF and ESCEO are also hosting the 2nd IOF-ESCEO Pre-Clinical Symposium. This 2 day forum dedicated to basic and translational bone research is free to registrants of IOF-ECCEO12.