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ECTS Announcements and Events
ECTS 2020 goes virtual
Enjoy 3-days of cutting-edge and lively exchanges at the
Digital ECTS 2020 from 22-24 October 2020, and immerse yourself in additional educational content delivered directly to you during
ECTS@Home
weekly classes, starting in September
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All at your fingertips and this year at a very special registration rate, so as we transition #ECTS2020 into a digital experience, make sure the dates are saved in your calendar. More info to be provided soon.
- ECTS Webinar: Insights into the osteocyte transcriptome: from biology to bone disorders, Today 09 July 2020 13:00 CET by Scott Youlten. Organised by ECTS and ECTS Academy in collaboration with ANZBMS Early Career Investigator Committee (ECIC) of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS) - Register here
- ECTS Webinar: Genetics of Rare Bone Diseases, 17 September 2020 16:00 CET by Uwe Kornak - Register here
- ECTS Webinars : 2020 calendar now available - Check it out
- Musculoskeletal Knowledge Portal, an open-access resource for omics results relevant to musculoskeletal traits and diseases. A collaborative initiative from the IFMRS and additional partners including ECTS - Access here
- Become an active ECTS member, part of a dynamic community - Join or renew your membership now
Other Announcements and Events
- ICCBH Bone School rescheduled. It will now be held in Dublin 30 June - 2 July 2021, prior the 10th International Conference on Children's Bone Health (ICCBH) 2021-More information
- 14th International Conference on Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI2020) postponed to 1-4 September 2021, Sheffield, UK - More information
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A strong and open ECTS - statement from the incoming ECTS President -
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Bo Abrahamsen
First of all, thank you for being a part of the ECTS family. This is hugely appreciated and a great way to help advance science in the bone and calcified tissue area and the Board of the ECTS would like to reciprocate by providing you with new opportunities to build your research network and career. One visible change to the organisation is that the Board will propose an update to the ECTS Statutes so that the President will be elected directly by the members in the future. We will work hard to keep the ECTS delivering all the things the ECTS always has done and we will do everything to remove barriers and keep the ECTS inclusive, diverse, welcoming and professional.
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Information sharing is scientific-and-social caring in the ECTS: "We need you!" -
by Andre van Wijnen & Bram van der Eerden
Solutions to exciting scientific problems, as well as the development of new therapies and biomedical products requires good communication to share ideas, perspectives and experiences. Hence, one of the key priorities of the ECTS is to promote good communication between its members, the scientific enterprise and society at large. Within the social network we collectively embody, we wish to achieve this goal by maximizing opportunities for you to receive and disseminate information relevant to our society and profession.
The ECTS at its core is a highly inclusive volunteer organization and the ECTS would like to see you actively participate in our society, which is very transparent and democratic. The ECTS has set up a Communication Committee that creatively manages the principal electronic communication tools among our members, including the ECTS website and ECTS apps, the ECTS e-learning platform which contains webinars, the ECTS newsletter and ECTS social media. In the new normal of the COVID-19 era with social distancing, video group meetings and virtual scientific conferences, these tools have become even more relevant to all of us. Importantly, these tools are designed for you and by you. You are strongly encouraged to contribute and let your ideas be heard.
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Osteoporosis and COVID-19- by Nicola Peel
Measures introduced back in March to create the emergency capacity needed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic have had a devastating impact on the delivery of routine healthcare including the management of those with osteoporosis. Widespread closure of elective services was implemented at short notice with little opportunity to put contingency plans in place and leaving patients unsupported and fearful. In the UK, the nurse-led helpline operated by the Royal Osteoporosis Society reflected this with its busiest period ever, receiving calls voicing concerns about susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, postponement of appointments and access to treatment. Most concerning were calls from patients with recent fragility fractures waiting for assessment or treatment and from others unable to access timely treatment with denosumab.
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COVID-19 and Osteoporosis management
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by Antonio Maurizi
In these last months "social distancing" has become the watchword. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us to review our lifestyles and our social and working habits. While social distancing has become necessary to reduce the spread of the virus, it had a strong impact on the clinical routine care of patients suffering from chronic diseases requiring frequent medications.
Considering that osteoporosis is a chronic disease and patients need to be monitored and treated continuously, a question rises from experts in the field: How can we manage the osteoporosis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic?
To address this issue, the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) has established a special Steering Committee formed by specialists in the field of bone. Clinical guidelines and recommendations were provided in a recent article published by Yu et al., in the
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
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As always happens in human history we can learn from this unexpected health emergency. Indeed, some of the recommendations suggested to deal with this situation could prove to be so effective that they can be included in the clinical practice for the "regular" osteoporosis management, especially in those countries in which the access to the healthcare services is difficult.
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ECTS Announcements and Events
ECTS 2020 goes virtual
Enjoy 3-days of cutting-edge and lively exchanges at the
Digital ECTS 2020 from 22-24 October 2020, and immerse yourself in additional educational content delivered directly to you during
ECTS@Home
weekly classes, starting in September
.
All at your fingertips and this year at a very special registration rate, so as we transition #ECTS2020 into a digital experience, make sure the dates are saved in your calendar. More info to be provided soon.
- ECTS Webinar: Insights into the osteocyte transcriptome: from biology to bone disorders, Today 09 July 2020 13:00 CET by Scott Youlten. Organised by ECTS and ECTS Academy in collaboration with ANZBMS Early Career Investigator Committee (ECIC) of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS) - Register here
- ECTS Webinar: Genetics of Rare Bone Diseases, 17 September 2020 16:00 CET by Uwe Kornak - Register here
- ECTS Webinars : 2020 calendar now available - Check it out
- Musculoskeletal Knowledge Portal, an open-access resource for omics results relevant to musculoskeletal traits and diseases. A collaborative initiative from the IFMRS and additional partners including ECTS - Access here
- Become an active ECTS member, part of a dynamic community - Join or renew your membership now
Other Announcements and Events
- ICCBH Bone School rescheduled. It will now be held in Dublin 30 June - 2 July 2021, prior the 10th International Conference on Children's Bone Health (ICCBH) 2021-More information
- 14th International Conference on Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI2020) postponed to 1-4 September 2021, Sheffield, UK - More information
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ECTS is thankful to its Corporate Members and other companies that have supported ECTS activities through unrestricted educational grants. These sponsors have in no way contributed to or influenced the content.
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Editor in chief: Teun De Vries (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Co-editors: Petar Milovanovic (Belgrade, Serbia), Cristiana Cipriani (Rome, Italy)
Antonio Maurizi (L'Aquila, Italy)
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