ECCEO 9-IOF | ATHENS | GREECE | March 18 - 21, 2009 | Megaron Athens International Conference Centre

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DEAR GUEST

As Chairmen of the Scientifi c Advisory Committee of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO), we have the great pleasure to welcome you to this 9th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ECCEO9). [read more]

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING

The morning session of Friday March 20 started with the Lecture of Professor Roux who reminded us that because osteopenia is more common than osteoporosis, the majority of fractures occur in patients with osteopenia. However physicians are facing two problems. First, a low BMD in the range of osteopenia is not enough to discriminate patients who will fracture and those who will not. Second, the level of evidence for efficacy of anti-osteoporotic treatments in this population is low. Professor Roux stressed that fact that FRAX is a convenient tool to assess the individual fracture risk and that patients with osteopenia must have a careful assessment of all concomitant risk factors. Those with a high calculated risk must receive the highest priority. He concluded that, in the majority of cases, patients with osteopenia should be encouraged for lifestyle modifications with reassessment in 3-4 years. [read more]

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