International Osteoporosis Foundation

Publications

IOF publishes the following journals:

• The public health journal Osteoporosis International{{cite web | access-date=2011-04-08
• Archives of Osteoporosis{{cite web | access-date=2011-04-08
• Calcified Tissue International{{cite web | access-date=2011-04-08
• Progress in Osteoporosis{{cite web |access-date = 2011-04-21 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110704110710/http://www.iofbonehealth.org/publications/progress-in-osteoporosis.html |archive-date = 2011-07-04

World Osteoporosis Day

The International Osteoporosis Foundation organises the annual World Osteoporosis Day, observed internationally on October 20. The day is dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related diseases of bones, muscles and joints.

Capture the Fracture

The Capture the Fracture (CTF) program was created by IOF in 2012 to promote secondary fracture prevention through best practice framework guidance and recognition of Fracture Liaison Services around the World. 856 Fracture Liaisons Services (FLS) have been established in 54 countries as part of the CTF program. The Map of Best Practice, established as part of the CTF program, gives recognition to FLS by grading their level of service. The excellence obtained by the FLS is designated as gold, silver or bronze.

Scientific Working Groups

Members of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors address key subjects in 13 Scientific Working Groups, and publish consensus statements, position papers, reviews and guidelines. Topics currently being studied include adherence, bone and cancer, bone and diabetes, epidemiology/quality of life, fracture care and secondary fracture prevention, therapeutic targets, HR-pQCT High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computer Tomography, bone marker standards, chronic inflammation and bone structure, Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT), sarcopenia and impaired mobility, and skeletal rare diseases.

Calcium Calculator

Calcium is essential for building and maintaining healthy bones at all ages. The IOF Calcium Calculator is a simple calculator to enable individuals to assess whether they are consuming enough calcium as part of a regular diet.

IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check

The IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check enables people to understand the status of bone health through a series of simple questions on family history and personal clinical risk factors.

IOF Global Patient Charter

Launched in March 2017 with a call for ‘No more broken bones’, the IOF Global Patient Charter was developed in cooperation with osteoporosis patient societies worldwide. It seeks to drive global action for improved osteoporosis prevention and fracture patient care. The Charter calls on healthcare authorities to address the needs of millions of osteoporosis patients worldwide, who should have the right to diagnosis, care, involvement, and support.

History

The International Osteoporosis Foundation was established in 1998 with the merger of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (EFFO) and the International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases (IFSSD).{{cite web | access-date=2020-11-03

Since 2010, IOF and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) jointly organize the annual World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO). The first WCO was held in 2000 in Chicago, Illinois and was formerly run by the IOF secretariat. Since 2010, there have been 13 WCO congresses organized in collaboration with ESCEO.

In addition to the annual WCO congress, IOF also hosts regional meetings and has organized 9 regional meetings since 2010 across Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific.

References

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