Osteoporosis Society (Singapore) Special Interest Group Meeting
Objectives:
- To promote the interest of osteoporosis and its related topics amongst health care professionals in Singapore.
- To provide a platform for the sharing of osteoporosis related knowledge and research interest or findings.
- To improve networking and collaborative efforts between different specialties and interest groups.
- To enhance the overall management of osteoporosis and its related problems in Singapore.
Who should attend:
Health Care Professionals who have a special interest in osteoporosis and its related issues.
Letters of invitation will be send to Head of Departments of endocrinology, O&G, rheumatology, geriatric, orthopaedic, physiotherapy and occupational therapy of the all the restructured hospitals.
Invitations will also be made to clinicians and other health care professionals who may have a special interest in osteoporosis.
Frequency of meeting
4 to 6 times a year
Time
One of the weekdays evening from 7.30 to 9.30 pm
Tentative program
6.30 pm to 7.30 pm : Tea reception
7.30 pm to 8.15 pm : Case discussions/ sharing of research
8.15 pm to 9.00 pm : Topical review
9.00 pm to 9.30 pm : General discussion
Tentative venue
Hotel Asia - Scott's Cafe
Upcoming Schedule for Meeting
| Date |
Review |
| 7 October 2006 |
Bone Marker Workshop
Dr Marius E Kraenzlin, Consultant of Calcium and Bone
Metabolism (University Hospital Basel, Switzerland)
Time: 12 to 4.40pm
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Previous Schedule for Meeting
| Date |
Review |
| 27 March 2006 |
Male Osteoporosis - What are we missing?
Dr Leonard Koh
Time: 6pm - 8pm |
| 22 August 2005 |
The cost effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment: where is the evidence?
A/Prof Li Shu Chuen |
| 25 April 2005 |
Update on surgical interventions for treatment of fractures
Dr Tan Seang Beng |
18 October 2004
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The prevention of falls amongst the elderly Singaporean: have we done enough?
Dr Noor Hafizah (Consultant Geritrician)
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| 28th June 2004 |
After the WHI, where do we go from here?
Dr Tay Boon Lin |
| 29th March 2004 |
Vitamin D deficiency in Singapore: Myth or Reality?
Or
The era of bone formation drugs: have we finally arrived?
Dr Leonard Koh
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