Programme announced for IOF Regionals Brazil '12
Less than one month to early bird registration!
Take advantage of low early bird rates until March 15, 2012
Special rates for World Bank non-high income nations, allied health professionals and students/fellows > register here.
Take home new knowledge and up-to-date strategies for your clinical practice! The Meeting has been approved to receive Brazilian CME accreditation, further information to be available in March 2012.
The Meet-the-Expert sessions and the majority of lectures will be held in either Portuguese or Spanish (English lectures with simultaneous interpretation).
Meet-the-Expert Sessions will be held twice, on consecutive days:
DXA LSC in Clinical Setting - Fidencio Cons Molina (MEX)
Indications for the Use of Anabolic Agents - Hector Gajardo (CHL)
Biochemical Markers: Are they ready and which to use? - Marise Lazaretti Castro (BRA)
VFA: Indications and interpretation - Casimiro Velazco (DOM)
Strategies to Prevent Falls and Fractures - Jaime Hernandez (URY)
Twenty-six plenary lectures and two Round Tables by leading regional and international speakers, covering these important topics:
cost & burden of fractures in Latin America
bone biology and function
osteoporosis epidemiology
osteoporosis diagnosis
paediatric bone health for clinicians
vitamin D deficiency
new osteoporosis therapies
adherence
secondary osteoporosis
glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
DXA
fracture healing
calcium supplementation
osteoporosis and men
secular trends
vertebral fractures
FRAX
frailty & sarcopenia
We hope to welcome you to the exciting city of São Paulo, Brazil.
©2012 International Osteoporosis Foundation
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