2025 Clinical Update Symposium

From Past Milestones to Future Innovations: 40 Years of the Belgian Bone Club in Osteoporosis

PHYSICAL SYMPOSIUM

Organized by the BBC board
Moderators: Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven) & Olivier Bruyère (ULiège)

The Belgian Bone Club is delighted to invite you to its 2025 BBC Clinical Update Symposium which will take place at the Square, in Brussels, on January 18, 2025.

Physical Event

Date: January 18, 2025
Venue: Square, Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels - Entrance 1, Coudenberg

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Programme
10.30 10.45 Welcome
10.45 11.30
Meet-the-Expert sessions
How to use bone turnover markers in the management of Osteoporosis
Etienne Cavalier
The good and the bad of meta-analysis in the field of Osteoporosis
Charlotte Beaudart
Added Value of TBS and VFA to the DXA
Pierre Bergmann & Stefan Goemaere
Sequential treatment for Osteoporosis
Michaël Laurent
11.30 12.15 Sponsored Symposium
12.15 13.30 Lunch
13.30 13.45 General Assembly
13.45 13.50 Introduction
Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven, Belgium)
13.50 14.20 Best Papers of the Year 2024
Michaël Laurent (AZ Imelda, Belgium)
14.20 14.35 Presentation of the BBC Awards
TBD
14.35 15.15 40 years of osteoporosis research: the pioneering role of the Belgian Bone Club
Jean-Yves Reginster (King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
15.15 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 16.25 Effects of intentional weight loss on bone health
Julien Paccou (ULille, France)
16.25 16.50 Traumatology 2.0
Role of the orthopedic surgeon in secondary fracture prevention
Guy Putzeys (AZ Groeninge, Belgium)
16.50 17.15 The house of the future: Redefining Modern Living
Catherine Elsen (ULiège, Belgium)
17.15 17.40 Artificial Intelligence for the future of osteoporosis management
Nicholas Fuggle (University of Southampton, UK)
17.40 17.45 Closing Remarks
Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven)
17.45 End of the event