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International Osteoporosis Foundation
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IOF is an umbrella organization dedicated to the global fight against osteoporosis. Following does not imply endorsement. https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/
⏳ Only 3 weeks to go! Join the 9th Asia-Pacific Bone Health Conf (Dec 11–13) 🌏💪 Attend in Tokyo or online! Discover the latest in #osteoporosis, AI in bone health, #nutrition, #exercise & more.
Register ▶️ bit.ly/3XEh69P
#BoneHealth #Osteoporosis
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📢 The 9th issue of FractureFocus e-magazine is now live!
📖 Read the full issue here: bit.ly/3HCwpI0
Share the journal with your colleagues, decision-makers, and anyone interested in FLS development.

#CaptureTheFracture #osteoporosis #fragilityfractures #FLS
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
⏳ Only 10 days until the Non-Sponsored Symposia application deadline!
Seize this unique opportunity to showcase your expertise & be a part of WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2026 in Prague (Apr. 16-19/26).
▶️ Submission by: November 28, 2025

Learn more and apply now 👉🏼 wco-iof-esceo.org/nss
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
⏳ Last Call! Take advantage of our World Osteoporosis Day 30% discount
Boost your expertise in #osteoporosis management with the IOF Advanced Course on Osteoporosis.
✔️ Earn 18 EACCME credits (convertible to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™)
Offer til Nov. 15/2025
Learn at your own pace!
bit.ly/3WieVIu
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Celebrate scientific excellence at WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2026 in Prague! 🏆 Apply for:

▶️ ESCEO-IOF Young Investigator Awards (€1000) – deadline Jan 28, 2026

▶️ ESCEO-WHO Innovation Prize: Osteoporosis & Fragility Fractures (PRECCO members only ) – deadline Jan 15, 2026
Apply 👉 bit.ly/2S3TqZ3
#OsteoCongress
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
👏 IOF congratulates #Osteoporosis #NewZealand
on launching Stronger Together: A Collaborative Strategy for Bone Health in New Zealand! 🇳🇿
An inspiring, evidence-based roadmap for bone health across all ages.
🔗 bit.ly/4nJTXh1

#BoneHealth #StrongerTogether #Osteoporosis
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📣 IOF Webinar 🗓 13 Nov 2025 | 17:00 CET
🦴 AIBL management in women with breast cancer
Learn about fracture risk assessment, bone health monitoring + latest evidence on bone-protective therapies.
👉 Register: bit.ly/47u0Xs4
#BoneHealth #ClinicalOncology #AIBL #osteoporosis
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🦴 New Documentary Premiere: “Osteoporosis: A Silent Disease” 🦴
Follow patients in Switzerland as they share the emotional & physical struggles of fragile bones. Discover why early diagnosis & treatment matter.
🎬 Watch & share to raise awareness!
bit.ly/3L9gQgh
Subtitled in EN, FR & DE
#osteoporosis
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
One week left! ⏰ Register for the 9th IOF Asia-Pacific Bone Health Conference now and grab early bird savings before October 30th!
🔗 bit.ly/3It3yu4
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#WorldOsteoporosisDay Special! Get 30% off the CME-accredited IOF Advanced Course on Osteoporosis
🕒 18 hrs / 18 EACCME credits (convertible to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™)
📅 Offer valid Oct 20–Nov 3, 2025
💻 Enrol now - learn at your own pace
👉 bit.ly/48F1Ctc
#education #osteoporosis
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today is #WorldOsteoporosisDay! Over 500M people affected, 37 million+ fragility fractures happen yearly in people aged 55+, yet up to 80% of fracture patients remain undiagnosed & untreated. This is unacceptable!

Time to make #BoneHealth a global priority! 🦴
Read press release 👉🏼 bit.ly/476pLYt
Osteoporosis: a global health crisis we can no longer ignore | International Osteoporosis Foundation
Today on World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is calling for urgent action to address the widespread neglect of osteoporosis prevention and care worldwide. Under the...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
3 symptoms – height loss, back pain & severe pain that interferes with daily life – are highly predictive of Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis (PAO). A simple height check during pregnancy could help doctors spot PAO much earlier.
Read Study: bit.ly/3W5QldM
Help spread the message!
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
New and Open Access in #Osteoporosis Int: APCO #AsiaPacific #RareBone Disorders Engagement (ASPIRE) Survey:
✅ first multi-country snapshot of challenges, gaps, & opportunities in RBD care
✅ highlights key barriers
✅ offers a strategic roadmap for strengthening clinical pathways
🔗 bit.ly/3J0ESJE
Bridging the knowledge gap in rare bone disorders: insights from the APCO Asia-Pacific Rare Bone Disorders Engagement (ASPIRE) survey - Osteoporosis International
Summary This first-of-its-kind survey reveals deep gaps in awareness, diagnostic confidence, and access to resources for rare bone disorders across the Asia-Pacific. It calls for urgent action to impr...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🦴💙 This #WorldOsteoporosisDay (Oct 20), join @iofbonehealth’s new initiative: #GiveForYourBones
Move for a cause — host a walk, wellness day, or team challenge — and donate proceeds to support bone health research, education & advocacy.
👉 Read more: www.giveforyourbones.org
#BoneHealth #osteoporosis
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
💡 #DidYouKnow?
More than 10 million hip fractures in people aged 55+ occur each year around the world (2019 data). And that number is set to double by 2050!
It’s time to prioritize bone health. Inaction is unacceptable!
#WorldOsteoporosisDay
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢 Free Online World Osteoporosis Day Event:
The Skeleton as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer, Renal Failure & Osteoporosis
🗓️ Oct. 18, 2025
⏰ 6 PM (Armenia) | 10 AM (New York)
🌐 Zoom | In Eng. | Q&A
Hear from international experts, incl. J. Bilezikian & welcome by N. Harvey
🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/3IqKJaY
October 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🌍 IOF Webinar – Oct 16, 18:00 CEST
Join global experts:
📷 N. Harvey, IOF President (Speaker) & E. McCloskey (CSA Chair)
Topics:
📷 Evolution of osteoporosis diagnosis & management
📷 Gaps & barriers in fracture risk management worldwide
Register now (it’s free!) : bit.ly/475ja07
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🚨 Abstract submission NOW OPEN for WCO-IOF-ESCEO Prague 2026 – the world’s largest Congress on #osteoporosis, #osteoarthritis & musculoskeletal disorders!
✅ Publication in top journal
✅ Poster & networking opportunities
✅ Chance for oral presentation

🗓 Deadline: Jan 26, 2026
👉 bit.ly/2Lsrv2I
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reposted by International Osteoporosis Foundation
Osteoporosis affects around 500 million men and women worldwide 🌍

What more can be done?

@unisouthampton.bsky.social's Prof Nicholas Harvey has led a landmark @iofbonehealth.bsky.social paper that identifies barriers and solutions to global care.

Read more 🔗 research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/southam...
September 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📰 WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2025 (Rome) abstracts /abstract book are now available in a supplement of Aging Clinical & Experimental Research. Take a peek!
🔗 bit.ly/4pF46xt
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Thanks to the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute (NHIRI) for sharing their Healthy Recipe Cookbook. It includes tasty recipes with calcium and other nutrients to support healthy bones (+benefit muscle and heart health too!).
Download here 🔗 bit.ly/4nhEmWp
#nutrition #calcium #recipes
September 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📢 New special issue of Calcified Tissue Int.: reviews on #osteomalacia, #XLH, #hypophosphatasia, #Gaucher, #Rett, Aromatase deficiency and more - plus the role of ERN BOND & EuRR-Bone in rare #bone disease care & research.

Read here ▶️ bit.ly/4ma8ge0
Special issue on Skeletal Congenital Bone Disorders | International Osteoporosis Foundation
Skeletal congenital bone disorders encompass a diverse group of rare conditions that present significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This special issue of Calcified Tissue International bri...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Join our free webinar on Sept. 24, 2025, 17:00 18:00 (CEST) with Prof. M. Hiligsmann & moderator Prof. B. Beck. Learn how to make the case for investment in fracture prevention; understand cost drivers, use of health economics data, and FLS impact.
Register 👉 bit.ly/45SpQyk
#CaptureTheFracture
September 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📢 Important new IOF position paper reviews the barriers that prevent equitable access to bone health management and recommends potential solutions. Endorsed by more than 85 national and global organizations.
👉 Read here: bit.ly/47J0F2z
Barriers and solutions for global access to osteoporosis management: a Position Paper from the International Osteoporosis Foundation - Osteoporosis International
Our ability to optimally manage bone health across the lifecourse, and so minimise the risk of fractures, has advanced substantially in recent decades. Whilst fractures and osteoporosis in older age w...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#WorldOsteoporosisDay …the countdown to October 20th is on! What are you doing to make noise for the silent disease? If you're holding any WOD-related campaign, large or small, submit it to the WOD global map of events! bit.ly/45KCIGD
OR send it directly to kristina.bulasheva@osteoporosis.foundation
September 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM