4th Middle East Training Course of Osteoporosis (METCOP4)

The 4th Middle East Training Course of Osteoporosis - METCOP4 will be held on November 12-13, 2009 at the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea, Jordan. This regional IOF training course is being held in partnership with the Pan-Arab Osteoporosis Society (PAOS). We are delighted to announce that the METCOP4 will continue the Jordanian National Osteoporosis Conference organized jointly by the two Jordanian osteoporosis societies: the Jordanian Osteoporosis Prevention Society (JOPS) and the Jordanian Physicians Osteoporosis Society (JPOS) on Wednesday November 11, 2009 at InterContinental-Jordan Hotel, Amman, Jordan. This course is open to all physicians and pharmacists, paramedical professionals (such as nurses, physiotherapists, etc.) and our colleagues from the pharmaceutical industry and bone densitometer manufacturers. METCOP4-PROGRAM

Thursday November 12, 2009

0830-0930 Registration
1 0930-1000 From Bone Molecular Physiology to New Osteoporosis Therapies J-Philippe Bonjour
2 1000-1030 Pathophysiology of Bone Fragility J-Philippe Bonjour
1030-1100 Coffee Break
3 1100-1130 Familial and Hereditary Osteoporosis Serge Ferrari
4 1130-1215 Epidemiology of Osteoporotic Fractures in Middle-East and North Africa Mohammad El-Shaker
1215-1415 Lunch
5 1415-1500 Clinical Assessment of Bone Mineral Density and Structure: Present and Future Marius Kraenzlin
6 1500-1530 Use of Biochemistry in Osteoporosis Management Marius Kraenzlin
7 1530-1600 Menopause in Arabian Countries: Secular Trend in Osteoporosis Risk Awareness Ahmad Rashed
1600-1630 Coffee Break
8 1630-1715 Update on the Use of Estrogen and SERMS Marius Kraenzlin
9 1715-1800 Osteoporosis Treatment with Bisphosphonates in 2009 Serge Ferrari

Friday November 13, 2009

10 0930-1015 Vitamin D Insufficiency in the Middle-East: Etiology, Prevalence and Prevention Basel Masri
11 1015-1100 Role of Nutrition in the Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis J-Philippe Bonjour
1100-1130 Coffee Break
12 1130-1200 Parathyroid Hormone: Clinical Application Serge Ferrari
13 1200-1230 Strontium Ranelate: From Molecular Mechanisms to Recent Clinical Findings J-Philippe Bonjour
1230-1430 Lunch
14 1430-1500 Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Humeira Badsha
15 1500-1530 Clinical Pathway Following Fragility Fractures J-Philippe Bonjour
16 1530-1615 WHO FRAX: A Quantitative Tool for Risk Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention J-Ph. Bonjour &
M. Kraenzlin.
1615-1645 Coffee Break
17 1645-1730 Whom, How, When and How Long To Treat Marius Kraenzlin

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