European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis to start in April

International Osteoporosis FoundationMar 20 2013

Earn up to 19 CME credits; Register before April 7 for lower registration rates

Attend the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ESCEO13-IOF) Rome, Italy from April 17-20, 2013 and earn up to 19 European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) credits. Physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits-.

Selected highlights from our broad, high-quality programme:

• Opening lecture: Picturing Bone Deformities in Antiquity (V. Dasen)
• 8 Plenary lectures by leading experts (E. Seeman, E. Orwoll, S. Gay, R. Coleman, M. Bouxsein, E. McCloskey, C. Farquharson, C. Cooper)
• Educational Lecture: How to write a grant request
• 11 Special Symposia on the following topics:

   

  1. Osteoporosis & osteoathritis: similarities and differences
  2. Quality of Life in Frailty and Sarcopenia
  3. Biological Markers of Osteoarthritis
  4. Treatment of Osteoarthritis
  5. Health Economics in Osteoarthritis
  6. European Guidance for the Diagnosis, Assessment & Treatment of Osteoporosis
  7. Space Skeletal Disease
  8. Treatment of Osteoarthritis
  9. Vitamin D in Clinical Practice
  10. MRI in Osteoarthritis
  11. Orphan Drugs and Rare Bone Diseases

   

• More than 850 abstracts - large poster exhibition, oral presentations & first 'Posters Guided Tour'
• 3rd IOF-ESCEO Pre-Clinical Symposium (free for ESCEO13-IOF delegates or 150 EUR)
• Meet-the-Expert sessions on 12 topics
• Award presentations
• 7 Satellite Symposia
• Extensive industry exhibition presenting the latest products and services

Join us at the magnificent Rome Cavalieri in central Rome! Reserve your flights and accommodation early.

Register online before April 7 for lower pre-registration rates at http://www.ecceo13-iof.org