Focus on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and sarcopenia at largest congress in the field
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) will welcome more than 4000 delegates to the WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2018, opening today in Kraków, Poland. The CME-accredited Congress is the world's largest gathering of clinicians and researchers working in the field of musculoskeletal disorders.
"We look forward to an outstanding Congress which will give delegates information about advances in patient care, insights into the latest clinical research, and excellent opportunities for international networking," said Professor Jean-Yves Reginster, Congress co-chair and President of ESCEO.
He added, "The year-to-year increase in delegate numbers and submitted abstracts reflects the growing interest in musculoskeletal disorders, the second greatest cause of disability worldwide. Disorders such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and sarcopenia represent an enormous and rapidly growing human and socioeconomic burden. Given the urgent need for action to stem the tide of disability and early death due to these serious disorders, it is crucial that we, as practitioners and researchers, stay continually abreast of the latest advances in the field."
The Congress will feature 10 plenary lectures by leading experts in the bone field, including P. Conaghan, C. Cooper, P. Ebeling, S. Ferrari, P. Hadji, F. Landi, E. McCloskey, M. McClung, R. Rizzoli, and T. Thomas. Furthermore, four Special Lectures, 13 Meet-the-Expert Sessions, seven ESCEO Symposia, 29 Non-Sponsored Symposia, and six Industry-Sponsored Symposia, will focus on the latest advances within a wide range of important topics. These include global dietary intake of calcium, bone fragility in diabetes and breast cancer, sarcopenia and frailty, FRAX, bone microstructure, treatments, osteoarthritis management, inflammation and musculoskeletal ageing, microbiota and bone disease, obesity and fracture risk, among many other topics.
Oral and poster presentations from more than 1500 submitted abstracts will showcase the latest research in the field. The abstracts have been published in the scientific journal 'Osteoporosis International', Volume 29, Supplement 1, 2018.
IOF Honorary President and Congress Co-Chair Prof. John A. Kanis, stated: "This Congress will move the field one step forward on all fronts by highlighting the latest developments in a broad range of areas - from bone metabolism and pathology, to new strategies and options in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders such as sarcopenia and frailty."
With the closing of the Congress in Krakow on Sunday March 22, planning will begin for next year's World Congress, which will take place in Paris, France from April 4-7, 2019.
More information:
www.wco-iof-esceo.org/
Provided by International Osteoporosis Foundation
