Clinical Update Symposium 2020
Organized by the BBC board
Moderator: Evelien Gielen (UZLeuven)
| Programme | |||
| 08.30 | Welcome | ||
| 08.45 | Belgian Bone Club General Assembly | ||
| 09.00 | Best clinical papers of the year 2019 – Michael Laurent (UZ Leuven) | ||
| 09.20 | Presentations of the Best Project and Best Publication of the year | ||
| 09.30 | Belgian Bone Club 2020 guidelines: introduction, background and methodology – Dolores Sanchez-Rodriguez (ULiège) |
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| 09.40 | Which postmenopausal women should be assessed for osteoporosis; when and how? How
should postmenopausal women be screened for osteoporosis? – Pierre Bergmann (ULB) |
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| 09.55 | Which tools and which cut-off points should be used to diagnose and assess severity of
osteoporosis in postmenopausal women? – Evelien Gielen (UZ Leuven) |
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| 10.10 | Coffee break | ||
| 10.30 | Which non-pharmacological treatment should be recommended in postmenopausal women with
osteoporosis? – Olivier Bruyère (ULiège) |
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| 10.45 | Which pharmacological treatment should be recommended in postmenopausal women with
osteoporosis? – Stefan Goemaere (UZ Gent) |
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| 11.00 | When and how should monitoring of treatment of osteoporosis be performed in
postmenopausal women? – Etienne Cavalier (ULiège) |
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| 11.15 | What are the indications for modifying and stopping the treatment of osteoporosis in
postmenopausal women? – Bruno Lapauw (UZ Gent), Jean-Jacques Body (ULB) |
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| 11.35 | Round table discussion led by Jean-Marc Kaufman (UZ Gent) | ||
| 12.30 | Satellite symposium by Kyowa Kirin: Diagnosis and treatment of hypophosphatemic
rickets – Michael Laurent (UZ Leuven) |
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| 13.00 | Walking buffet | ||
Registration fees
BBC members: Free admittance
Non-members: 100,00€
- Payment must be completed before January 11, 2020.
- Kindly note that you will receive our bank contact details together with your registration confirmation.
a) Individual Name Changes (Substitution of Registration)
An administrative fee of 20 euros will be charged for a name change. Written permission from the original
participant will be required, along with full contact details of the substitution.
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Notification of cancellation and refund requests must be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Clinical
Symposium Organizer.
More than 6 weeks before the Clinical Symposium, 50% of the registration rate will be reimbursed.
For cancellations received less than 6 weeks before the Clinical Symposium, no refund will be given.
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Symposium without prior notice, however a notice of the occurrence shall be given by the Organizer as soon as
reasonably possible.
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gross negligence of the Organizer.
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expenditures or any other inconveniences or costs caused by such modification or cancellation of the Clinical
Symposium.
Furthermore, registration fees will not be reimbursed by the Organizer.
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