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📢 Abstract submission for WCO-IOF-ESCEO Vienna 2027 is now open!

Share your latest research at the world’s leading clinical conference on bone, joint, and muscle health, taking place in Vienna, Austria, April 8-11, 2027. Accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement of Osteoporosis International.

Submit your abstract here 👉https://t.co/8aECjufMnD

Deadline: January 25, 2027

Read the guidelines: https://t.co/OVOzF1OYtj

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Support your bone health through nutrition with IOF's Build Better Bones website
👉 https://t.co/hkjXAGUo1F

🔹 Interactive food guide
🔹 Calcium content of foods
🔹 Recipe ideas
🔹 Printable food lists in many languages

#WorldOsteoporosisDay #Osteoporosis #BuildProtectStrengthenYourBones #WOD2026

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There is still time to submit your application to organize a one-hour Non-Sponsored Symposium (NSS) during the WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2027 Congress in Vienna.

👉 Full details here: https://t.co/ABGCfgnC7L

Applications are open until 27 November 2026.

#WCO2027 #Osteoporosis #MusculoskeletalHealth #BoneHealth #MedicalResearch

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🦴 Every fragility fracture can serve to prevent the next one.

When fracture patients are not screened for osteoporosis or offered treatment, it leaves them at risk of subsequent fractures.

Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) provide a coordinated approach to secondary fracture prevention, helping ensure that patients who present with a fragility fracture receive appropriate fracture risk assessment, treatment and follow-up.

This World Osteoporosis Day, IOF and Capture The Fracture® call on hospitals and health systems to implement and strengthen FLS as part of comprehensive post-fracture care.

Is your healthcare facility ready to join the Capture the Fracture® network? Complete the Best Practice Framework Questionnaire to assess your post-fracture care programme:

👉 https://t.co/rSUCyHs91H

Let’s close the secondary fracture prevention gap and improve outcomes for people living with fragility fractures.

#WorldOsteoporosisDay #BuildProtectStrengthenYourBones #WOD2026

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🦴 One month to go until World Osteoporosis Day!

On October 20, the global bone health community will come together to raise awareness of osteoporosis and promote action across the continuum of bone health — from prevention and risk assessment to timely diagnosis, treatment and fracture prevention.

👉 Explore events and campaign resources:
https://t.co/1AwKJ3BeGY

📍 Discover World Osteoporosis Day events, scientific meetings and professional activities taking place around the world.

📚 Access campaign resources to support your educational activities and help raise awareness among your colleagues, patients and professional networks.

Join the global movement to build, protect and strengthen bones for life.

#WorldOsteoporosisDay #BuildProtectStrengthenYourBones #WOD2026

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Join the 2027 WCO-IOF-ESCEO Congress in Vienna at low rates!

Register before January 19, 2027 for early bird savings: https://t.co/u8UoaoBgKh

As the largest congress in the field, it will offer an unparalleled opportunity to showcase your latest research, learn from leading experts, and engage with the global musculoskeletal health community.

Apply to hold a Non-Sponsored Symposium before November 27, 2026: https://t.co/gIIdpNJ8Ig

Abstract submissions will open on October 1, 2026: https://t.co/NB74bNDZXX

Mark your calendars!

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📘 New resource for health advocates working to address barriers to care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

The new toolkit, "Advancing Access", is designed to help advocates better understand why access problems occur and identify the asks to put to relevant stakeholders. It also provides insights into the pharmaceutical value chain to inform advocacy strategies.

Launched by the NCD Alliance and the University of Geneva NCD Policy Lab as part of the Global Week for Action on NCDs 2026.

👉 Read more: https://t.co/1HNeZQpQhv

#ActOnNCDs

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Latest OPEN ACCESS papers in #Osteoporosis Int:

Recognition and reporting of vertebral fractures in thoracic and abdominal computed tomography images — have we learnt our lesson?
https://t.co/4wo4VoGFQi

Machine learning-based screening model for osteoporosis in Chinese postmenopausal women: a nationwide study with prospective fracture validation
https://t.co/vdwTU5c0g6

Peak bone mass development in U.S. females with varied physical activity patterns: a longitudinal view using three maturational clocks
https://t.co/7EkitFqpHP

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🦴 #DidYouKnow? #BoneHealth & #OsteoporosisPrevention start early.

Childhood and adolescence provide the critical window for reaching peak bone mass, laying the foundation for lifelong bone health.

📖 Learn more in this brochure:
https://t.co/Th5Ynp2Lc3

#WOD2026 #BuildProtectStrengthenYourBones

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@sskuri_ Thank you for joining us in encouraging people to move for their bones 🦴

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🦴 Keep your bones and muscles moving!

This World Osteoporosis Day, upload a photo/video of yourself getting active and tag IOF with #MoveForYourBones and #WorldOsteoporosisDay.

Together, we can help build, protect and strengthen bones for life.

#WOD2026 #BuildProtectStrengthenYourBones

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@drgonzalezreyes Thank you for sharing and encouraging people to move for their bones 🦴

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📢 New #IOF #IFCC study reveals global differences in bone status indices (BSIs) lab testing.

Variation in how labs work with BSIs limit data sharing, test standardization, and clinical impact.

Read more: https://t.co/46XXolvB8U

#Osteoporosis #BoneMetabolism #ClinicalChemistry #LaboratoryMedicine

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Latest OPEN ACCESS papers in #Osteoporosis Int:

Preventing fragility fractures: AI-based opportunistic osteoporosis detection in routine CT ​
https://t.co/kPvxrjEsM4

Factors associated with hip fracture following a fall-associated hospitalization in older adults: a retrospective cohort study
https://t.co/DVq9Skje5g

A systemwide approach to secondary fracture prevention—the New South Wales Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention Initiative was associated with reduced refractures and was economically sustainable
https://t.co/sKGdKzNl3n

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🦴#DidYouKnow?

Going through #menopause before age 45 can increase your risk of #osteoporosis.

Knowledge is the first step to protecting your #bonehealth. 💙

Learn more about women’s bone health:
https://t.co/9HqWznySQ3

#WorldOsteoporosisDay #BuildProtectStrengthenYourBones #WOD2026

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. René Rizzoli as Editor-in-Chief for the European Office of Osteoporosis International, effective 1 September 2026.

A leading expert in metabolic bone diseases and scientific publishing, Prof. Rizzoli brings extensive experience to this role.

We thank former Editor-in-Chief (Europe) Professor John A. Kanis for his outstanding leadership since 2008 and look forward to this next chapter for the journal and its sister publication ‘Archives of Osteoporosis’.

Read more: https://t.co/LC8YiGhmQA

Explore the journal here: https://t.co/qn6B69vAl8

#Osteoporosis #BoneHealth #ScientificPublishing #IOF

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IOF announces a new chapter for ‘Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research’ with the appointment of Professors Etienne Cavalier and Roland Chapurlat as Co-Editors-in-Chief, effective 1 September 2026.

They succeed Professor René Rizzoli, whose leadership has strengthened the journal’s commitment to scientific excellence.

We thank Prof. Rizzoli for his outstanding service and welcome the new editorial leadership team.

Read the full announcement: https://t.co/0H29hAx3U6
Explore the journal here: https://t.co/M1Ex5XmpHA

#MusculoskeletalResearch #BoneHealth #Osteoporosis #ScientificPublishing #IOF

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Capture The Fracture® is proud to welcome its first Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) from Venezuela. We extend a warm welcome to the Unidad de Traumatologia de Alta Complejidad of the Hospital de Clínicas Caracas. Our growing network now numbers 1355 FLS in 66 countries!

If your FLS is not yet a member and would like to join, find out how to get mapped here:
https://t.co/rSUCyHs91H

Take advantage of the opportunity to be a part of a respected global network, and to benefit from free assessment and recognition!

#CaptureTheFracture #osteoporosis #orthopaedics #Venezuela

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According to a U.S. study published in Osteoporosis International, bone density testing for osteoporosis screening by DXA declined by 35% among Medicare beneficiaries between 2005 and 2023.

The steepest declines were observed among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.

Preventive visits were the strongest predictor of whether a beneficiary underwent DXA, increasing the odds of testing nearly tenfold, according to the researchers.

This suggests that policy solutions should not only focus on ensuring adequate reimbursement for the scan, but also on improving access to primary and preventive care, especially in underserved communities.

READ more: https://t.co/6Tup2YCqaP

#osteoporosis #DXA #screening #diagnosis

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We’re excited to announce that registrations are now open for the 2027 edition of the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO)!

👉 Register now: https://t.co/u8UoaoBgKh

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with leading experts, discover the latest scientific advances, and be part of an exceptional global event held in Vienna, Austria, from April 8-11, 2027.

We look forward to welcoming you in Vienna!

#OsteoCongress #osteoporosis #osteoarthritis #musculoskeletal