2024 Clinical Update Symposium
Long-term pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis: how and when to switch?
20th January 2024, Area 42 Brussels
Preliminary Program
Organized by the BBC board
Moderators: Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven) & Olivier Bruyère (ULiège)
08:45 Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:15 Belgian Bone Club General Assembly
09:15 – 09:20 Introduction to the Clinical Update Symposium – Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven)
09:20 – 09:45 Literature overview of 2023 – Michaël Laurent (AZ Imelda)
09:45 – 10:00 FRAX 2.0 – Nick Harvey (Southampton)
10:00 – 10:15 Presentations of the BBC Awards – Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven)
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:30 How can we use bone-forming agents to close the gap in osteoporosis:
Stand alone, sequential or combined ? – Jean-Yves Reginster (ULiège)
11:30 – 12:00 Long-term treatment with bisphosphonates, are there concerns?
Nick Harvey (Southampton)
12:00 – 12:30 Osteoporosis management in chronic kidney insufficiency – Pieter Evenepoel (UZ Leuven)
12:30 – 13:00 Sponsored Symposium available
13:00 Lunch
Please note that the 2024 Symposium will be organized fully physically.
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