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IOF WCO-ECCEO10 in Florence, Italy to include twelve non-concurrent satellite symposia, led by renowned bone experts. Visit the congress website to learn more about the exciting scientific programme and for online registration.

Record number of abstracts received; participants are eligible for 18 CME credits.

IOF and ESCEO are pleased to offer a record number of awards and fellowships at the IOF WCO-ECCEO10 in Florence from May 5-8, including three awards specifically for young investigators or trainees.

Singapore meeting to feature top speakers, Meet-the-Expert Sessions, orthopaedic and diagnostic roundtables

Doctor honoris causa  is awarded by Sahlgrenska Academy  in recognition of leading scientific achievement

Apply now for valuable awards to be presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 – IOF WCO–ECCEO10 !

Mark December 10-13, 2010 on your calendar and don't miss this important scientific event, organised by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).

Early bird registration deadline only 1 month away! Grant application deadlines approaching!

IOF and ESCEO are pleased to announce that seven special sessions and mini-symposia will enhance the extensive scientific programme that includes 12 Plenary and 20 Meet-the-Expert sessions. Online abstract submission opens.

'Improvement through Movement’ programme encourages patients to dance their way to stronger bones. Physicians only may request the video to provide to their patients.

In World Osteoporosis Day video message, EU Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou says “osteoporosis must remain a major health priority for all of us. “

Today on World Osteoporosis Day, IOF and national osteoporosis societies across the globe call for action. In one strong voice, they urge individuals, health professionals and governments everywhere to fight the silent epidemic of osteoporosis.

New 16-page World Osteoporosis Day report furthers understanding of FRAX®, the WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool.

New Timeless Moments survey reveals only 7% of mothers and daughters discuss osteoporosis, a disease affecting 200 million people worldwide. Findings support the goals of Timeless Women campaign, launched in 2008 to raise awareness of osteoporosis and its consequences -Timeless Moments online initiative uses social media to help engage younger women in the fight against osteoporosis

IOF Board members Professor John Bilezikian and Professor Juliet Compston were recognized for their achievements in two separate awards presented during the 2009 meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).

Osteoporosis patient societies from Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Singapore recognized for their innovative projects

The 2009 ‘IOF Linda Edwards Memorial Award’ has been awarded to the Arthritis Foundation of India Trust (AFI). The award was presented today at the IOF Worldwide Osteoporosis Patient Society Conference, being held from September 22-25, 2009 in Beijing, China.

Representatives meet to exchange ideas, develop new skills in the global fight against osteoporosis

A new audit report issued by the IOF at a press conference today shows that osteoporosis is a serious and growing problem throughout Asia. Gathering data from 14 Asian countries, regions or territories, ‘The Asian Audit’ is a landmark report examining epidemiology, costs and burden in individual countries as well as collectively across the region.

International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) launches OsteoLink to address unmet needs in osteoporosis management through digital and in-person patient and physician communication networks across Europe and Australia

IOF welcomes applications for the prestigious IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant - deadline now extended to February 1, 2010.

Luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet and Banque Piguet & Cie SA have dedicated proceeds from their 2009 golf event 'Audemars Piguet & Banque Piguet Golf Trophy' to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).

Applications now accepted for valuable awards and fellowships to be presented at IOF-ESCEO global congress in Florence, Italy

A new report issued by IOF and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D, with highest rates in South Asia and the Middle East.

IOF is pleased to announce that Dr. Famida Jiwa, elected Chair of the Patient Societies Subcommittee in 2008, has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Committee of National Societies (CNS).

Progress in Osteoporosis is a free online review journal that appears quarterly.

Register now at http://www.iofbonehealth.org/pio/ for a concise overview of newsworthy research published in the preceding 3-4 months!

Reserve your latest research findings for submission to the IOF WCO-ECCEO10! All relevant abstracts, including those dealing with preclinical, clinical and economic science are welcome. Online abstract submission opens November 16, 2009, closes February 4, 2010

The National Osteoporosis Society (UK) launches a new manifesto that outlines steps to eradicate unnecessary broken bones and save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds currently spent on fracture care.

German President Horst Köhler was the most prominent celebrity to join the 10th Berliner Bundestagslauf  'Run Against Osteoporosis'  organized by the German National Initiative Against Osteoporosis (NIO) with IOF support.

A concise yet comprehensive new teaching aid, the IOF FRAX® Slide-kit, has been launched by IOF in cooperation with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, UK. The educational slides can be downloaded free of charge from the IOF website at http://www.iofbonehealth.org/health-professionals/frax.html

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant. The grant supports young scientists who are carrying out outstanding original research of international relevance in the field of osteoporosis.

Professor Juliet Compston, Board member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS), has been awarded the prestigious IBMS John G. Haddad, Jr. Award.

The 2009 ESCEO-IOF Alliance for Better Bone Health Young Investigator Award is presented to Dr. Nick Harvey of the MRC Epidemiology Resource Center at the University of Southhampton.

Dr. Christian Günther performs inspiring song at opening of ECCEO9-IOF Meeting in Athens

Dr. Roger Zebazé of the University of Melbourne named winner of valuable grant for his investigations on the structural causes of childhood fractures

Researcher honoured for his long-time service to the International Osteoporosis Foundation

Leading scientist honoured for his contributions to osteoporosis research

Professor Cyrus Cooper, IOF Board Member and Chair of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors, was awarded the inaugural Duchess of Cornwall Award for his outstanding contribution to the field of osteoporosis.

National Bone Coalition in the USA publishes report to provide specific steps for improving the nation's bone health and preventing osteoporosis

Important new online tool to assess osteoporotic fracture risk now extended to include Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

New method will help physicians better identify patients at high risk of fracture.

IOF announces Patrice McKenney as Chief Executive Officer; Judy Stenmark as Chief Operating Officer.

Today, IOF regretfully announced the cancellation of the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis, due to the unstable political situation in Thailand and the closure of Bangkok international airports.

A new report released today by Osteoporosis Canada indicates that Canada’s publicly-funded health care system is failing large numbers of citizens who suffer painful fractures as a result of osteoporosis.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has backed the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS, UK) in their criticism of NICE guidance on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

On World Osteoporosis Day 2008, the International Osteoporosis Foundation launched a two-year worldwide campaign in Beijing on October 20, 2008. Hosted by the China Health Promotion Foundation (CHPF), the event was held under the banner of  "Stand Tall - Speak out for your bones" .

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and its 188 member societies call for action to fight the growing human and socio-economic burden of osteoporosis.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) held its 3rd Women Leaders Roundtable on October 14 in Brussels as part of the European launch of World Osteoporosis Day.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) kicked off World Osteoporosis Day events today in Brussels. This year’s theme of 'Stand Tall, Speak Out For Your Bones' is a global call to take charge and improve osteoporosis healthcare policies around the world

New survey challenges society’s outdated view of women with osteoporosis as frail and vulnerable. More than 90% of women say disease won’t stop them living life to the full¹ .
Launching campaign, Ursula Andress tells women: “Check your bones year after year. Osteoporosis has not stopped me, and shouldn’t stop you either.”

On Tuesday October 14th, 2008, in conjunction with World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), IOF and the Belgian Bone Club (BBC) will host a press conference and Women Leader’s Roundtable, in the presence of members of the European Parliament and other invited guests.

It is with regret that the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) announces that Mr. Daniel Navid has today resigned from his position as IOF CEO, in order to pursue additional interests. He remains available to assist IOF in a representational capacity.

It is with great sadness that the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) announces the untimely passing of Professor Pierre D. Delmas in Lyon, France on July 23, 2008 at the age of 58. Pierre Delmas was the Founding President of IOF whose guiding vision helped to shape the organization and the global osteoporosis movement. The osteoporosis community has lost a brilliant researcher, clinician, educator and advocate who was unquestionably one of the most influential and respected thought leaders in the field.

Survey finds that height loss is feared by almost two thirds of respondents. In addition to concerns about the physical impact of a fracture, women worry about how they are perceived as a result of changes to their appearance caused by fracture.

IOF Latin America held the first IOF Pediatric Bone Health Training Course on June 6, 2008. Some 80 physicians from across the region travelled to Buenos Aires to learn about osteoporosis and bone health in children.

IOF Latin America held the first IOF Pediatric Bone Health Training Course on June 6, 2008. Some 80 physicians from across the region travelled to Buenos Aires to learn about osteoporosis and bone health in children.

Comprehensive snapshot of the state of osteoporosis management in Europe set for October release

Foundation pays tribute to long-term President and General Secretary

Alpro Soya becomes a member of the IOF Committee of Corporate Advisors

The International Osteoporosis Foundation signs cooperation agreement with the China Health Promotion Foundation to promote osteoporosis prevention, treatment and research as well as  public awareness in China.

A comprehensive guide to applying new FRAX^TM tool and WHO technical report in European daily practice

IOF announces that Progress in Osteoporosis is now available as a free online review journal

IOF honors corporations for their programs to raise bone health awareness among employees

Diagnosis of fracture risk becomes much easier, bringing benefits to those at risk and cost savings

IOF is pleased to welcome seven new members to the European Parliament (EP) Osteoporosis Interest Group. The Interest Group now includes representation from all 27 member states of the European Union.

IOF is pleased to announce an ISCD-IOF Joint Meeting to be held from March 11-14, 2009 in
Orlando, Florida, USA.

The IOF applauds the appeal success of the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS), in the matter of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s (NICE) Guidance for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture.

Osteoporosis patient societies from Brazil, China, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Russia, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam were awarded valuable grants to carry out national campaigns in the fight against osteoporosis

The International Osteoporosis Foundation announced today that the Hellenic Society of Osteoporosis Patient Support has been named the winner of the 2007 IOF-Linda Edwards Memorial Award.

As of 2008 participants of annual Lyon course will be entitled to Continuing Education Credits

Participants underlined the importance of the upcoming audit report. Due for completion in 2008 and being prepared by members of the EU Osteoporosis Consultation Panel with IOF support, the report will provide a comparative overview of the state of osteoporosis and its management among EU member states.

Free download from the IOF website; CDs available in bulk upon request.

A generous donation by the Foundation will be used to support the first Asian “bone" of the IOF 206 Bone Fund and to fund various activities within the IOF Asian program.

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein and Ali Bin Chakar, Under Secretary of the Minister of Health lend VIP support global launch event

World Osteoporosis Day celebrated in some 80 countries

More than 20 print, internet and TV journalists attended the World Osteoporosis Day 2007 (WOD 2007) press event held on October 16, 2007 for EU-based, Belgian and Francophone media.

IOF to launch largest World Osteoporosis Day campaign to date; October 2007 “Osteoporosis Risk Factors” events to involve national osteoporosis societies in more than 80 countries.

An event organized in New Delhi by the Arthritis Foundation of India (AFI) in association with IOF and Tetra Pak brought women achievers together to speak out against osteoporosis.

September 26, 2007 is World School Milk Day. Milk and other dairy products are the most readily available sources of calcium, a nutrient which is essential for bone health at all ages. Bone-healthy nutrition is particularly vital in childhood as it is the first step towards prevention of osteoporosis in later life.

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has launched two new resources to help tackle the significant worldwide issue of osteoporosis patients not staying on treatment, known as ‘non-adherence’.

IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, December 3-7, 2008

Prestigious grant for young researchers to be awarded at the next IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis

The BJD has announced that it will continue to function as a platform for progress in the field of musculoskeletal diseases beyond the end of the decade. Osteoporosis is one of many musculoskeletal diseases which has a devastating impact on the lives of millions of people around the world

IOF to launch Risk Factor campaign as part of World Osteoporosis Day 2007 - Journalists invited to attend media seminar events to be held in Brussels and Dubai

IOF's new website, launched in October 2006, has been awarded a 'merit' in the category of medical communications by the organization 'World Wide Web Health Awards'

The National Osteoporosis Society (UK) is calling upon its 25,000 members to join in a campaign to appeal the NICE final appraisal determination (FAD) on treatment.

Dr. Ethel S. Siris, an IOF Board member, has been named the winner of the 2007 Marianne J. Legato Gender-Specific Medicine Award - an annual award issued by the Ladies' Home Journal.

Leading osteoporosis experts in the region have worked in cooperation to compile the first Middle East and North African Osteoporosis Consensus, endorsed by societies in fourteen countries.

Find out with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) online Calcium Calculator, now available in Spanish

The International Osteoporosis Foundation’s Bone Appétit campaign, which highlights the importance of nutrition in building strong bones, has won the 2007 Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Award for International Public Relations.

IOF is deeply saddened by the loss of Professor Herbert Fleisch, who passed away on May 15, 2007 at the age of 74. Prof. Fleisch was a renowned researcher whose groundbreaking work contributed to the discovery of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis.

Launch of a major new tool to help orthopaedic surgeons better diagnose and treat osteoporosis. CD contents are also available online as downloadable files.

Successful media launch and fundraising dinner to inaugurate new office and the start of the IOF Latin American Program

Cost of osteoporosis across Europe to be measured; concern about limited progress since 1998

Launched in 2006, the IOF Osteoporosis Course with Densitometry Certification has been enormously successful around the world.

Six companies lauded in new IOF Corporate Responsibility Program for Bone Health

For the first time, the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) will be held in Asia -  in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 3-7, 2008. The 2nd Announcement for the IOF WCO is now available online.

One woman in three worldwide will be affected by "brittle bone" disease.

Promising new national coalition of osteoporosis patient and medical societies is launched in Turkey.

Anorexia, which in recent months has caused a stir among fashion circles, can seriously damage a woman’s bones and be a risk factor later in life for osteoporosis.

The last guidelines for approval of drugs to be used in post-menopausal osteoporosis endorsed by the European Agency for Evaluation of Medicines (EMEA) were dated January 2001. Since that time, several new chemical entities with original mechanisms of action have been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis.This environment of innovation in drug development for osteoporosis, combined with emerging new proposals to identify individual patients at high risk of fractures (World Health Organisation [WHO] initiative), has prompted the EMEA to release new guidelines which will come into effect on May 31, 2007.

The 2nd METCOP, held in Lebanon in November 2006, attracted more participants than ever before. The problem of vitamin D deficiency and the need for fracture databases in the region were two of the issues highlighted.

IOF survey shows good general knowledge of nutrition and bone health but confusion about vitamin D; half unaware that osteoporosis is more common amongst women than breast cancer.

New IOF report highlights vital link between nutrition and strong bones; 12 global celebrities urge bone-healthy eating habits; new IOF website launched; World Osteoporosis Day celebrated in more than 80 countries.

The IOF global launch of World Osteoporosis Day 2006, on Friday, 20 October was marked by a successful media conference in keeping with the theme "Bone Appétit: the role of food and nutrition in building and maintaining strong bones".

The IOF has endorsed a 'reference' model developed by Stockholm Health Economics. The model serves as a tool for assessing the cost-effectiveness of the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. In particular the model is intended to be used for the evaluation of health care technologies affecting the risk of fracture.

Following an earlier decision to reimburse DXA in patients with increased risk of fragility fractures, the French government has now announced that it will reimburse anti-osteoporotic treatments, not only for patients with a previous fracture, but also for patients who are at increased risk of fracture.

The report of the 4th meeting of the EU Osteoporosis Consultation Panel - including special overview 'Improving the assessment of fracture risk - the WHO approach' is now available. [link 622]Click...

Friday the 13th of October turned out to be an auspicious date for IOF’s World Osteoporosis Day 2006 international francophone launch. Journalists were turned into chefs to highlight nutrition’s essential role in building strong bones.

IOF recommends several steps that companies should take to become good corporate citizens in the field of bone health.

Osteoporosis was chosen as a priority issue for the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health and Women during the Austrian presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2006. In support of the ongoing...

The largest world medical congress devoted specifically to osteoporosis ended in Toronto on June 6, 2006, following five days in which nearly 4,000 participants from 98 countries learned of the latest...

This new award honors journalists whose work has helped to educate the public and health care professionals about osteoporosis. Journalist Lim Ai Swan of Malysia was awarded the prize for her article ‘Osteoporosis – Move it or Lose it’ which appeared in the China Press Berhad in October 2005.

Dr. Ghassan Maalouf, an orthopaedic surgeon at Saint George Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, received the prestigious first IOF President’s Award – which recognises an outstanding individual who has made a significant and unstinting contribution to the advancement of the work of the IOF.

Professor Pierre Delmas, from Lyon, France, today received the prestigious International Osteoporosis Foundation Medal of Achievement, presented during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) in Toronto, Canada.

Seven young investigators today received IOF_Novartis Young Scholars’ Awards, which were presented during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) in Toronto, Canada.

Dr Elise Feng-i Morgan, of Boston University received the 2005 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Award during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis in Toronto, Canada. The award was presented by Mrs. Laurence Alliot, Servier’s Director of the Div

The IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO), the world’s largest scientific congress devoted specifically to the bone disease osteoporosis, opens on Friday June 2, 2006 in Toronto, Canada.

International Osteoporosis Foundation and film star Britt Ekland call for urgent action with Staying Power campaign launch. IOF introduces new [link http://stayingpower.osteofound.org/]‘Staying...

This newly developed slide kit on osteoporosis, prepared by an internationally renowned IOF faculty, offers a valuable resource for medical and healthcare professionals, and is designed for teaching purposes.

The IOF Osteoporosis Diagnosis Course, with Densitometry Certification is a one-and-a-half day course which is offered in partnership with national or regional osteoporosis societies. The course covers...

The Italian Society of Osteoporosis (SIOMMMS) is engaged in a large program of communication for the role of nutrition of bone health in the schools.

The title of the Campaign is "A Scuola di Calcio".

This new report explains how exercise plays...

In conjunction with World Osteoporosis Day, IOF has launched ‘Un Cuerpo Sano / A Healthy Body’, a new Latin-beat, up-tempo osteoporosis song written and recorded by leading Latino pop singer,...

Role of exercise and proper nutrition in building strong bones stressed by seven title-holders in Bangkok event, experts warn of impending osteoporosis crisis in Asia

Around the world, IOF and its member societies carried out a wide variety of exercise related events.