Committee of National Societies

The IOF welcomes applications from osteoporosis-related patient, medical and scientific societies, as well as organizations and universities showing interest in advocating on bone health, promoting patient empowerment, and supporting research and education of health professionals, to join the Committee of National Societies (CNS).

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NATIONAL SOCIETIES

CNS chairs

FAMIDAJIWA

FAMIDA JIWA, CNS CHAIR

Dr Jiwa is President and CEO of Osteoporosis Canada. She holds a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation from the University of Toronto, a Doctorate of Chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Science, Genetics and Psychology from the University of Toronto. Dr Jiwa is the former Provincial Osteoporosis Co-ordinator charged with rolling out all aspects of the annual Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy and a former Program Consultant for the Acute Services Division of the Ministry of Health. She is currently a Board member of the IOF and the CNS Chair. 

 

Sanzin Tuzun

SANSIN TÜZÜN, CNS VICE-CHAIR

Şansın Tüzün is Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Istanbul University- Cerrahpaşa. She is the founder member and president of the Turkish Osteoporosis Society, and Secretary General of the Osteoporosis Patient Society of Turkey. Professor Tüzün is a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) mentor and National FLS Coordinator in Turkey. She is also a member of the Board of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and ESCEO.  Professor Tüzün has been recognized for her achievements through the IOF President’s Award, and the ESCEO Medal of Excellence.

 

Tereza Hough

 TERÉZA HOUGH, CHAIR OF THE PATIENT SOCIETIES SUB-COMMITTEE

Teréza Hough became the CEO of NOFSA in 2003 and joined the Committee of National Societies that same year. She has 14 years of experience as a Technologist in charge of the DXA lab at Tygerberg Hospital. Teréza also spent 14 years serving as an Educational Officer and Editor of the NOFSA Newsletter. Furthermore, she has 15 years of experience as a Study-coordinator and DXA operator in various drug trials. Teréza Hough's qualifications include Diplomas in General Nursing and Midwifery from Tygerberg Hospital, as well as a BA (Communication and Industrial Psychology) from UNISA.
She has also taken on several responsibilities within the IOF, including in the Capture the Fracture® Governance, the Regional Advisory Council for Africa, and the BOHEG Working group of the WHO-ESCEO-IOF Initiative. More recently, she was elected as a member of the IOF Board of Trustees representing Africa.

Why join

By joining you will actively take part in the global voice dedicated to osteoporosis, fragility fractures and musculoskeletal disorders around the world.

Members in the IOF network represent a broad range of related interests, including bone health, healthy ageing, women’s health, skeletal rare diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, nutrition, noncommunicable diseases, patient care, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, sports activity, healthy living, wellbeing, fall prevention, mobility and healthy mobility.

Membership categories and fees:

Full member: fully established organization working within the framework of the IOF with its main interest in musculoskeletal disorders and registered as a not-for-profit organization. 

  • Annual fee: 600 CHF for high income countries / 300 CHF for low income countries (based on World Bank Classification)

Associate member: existing or newly established organization, registered as a not-for-profit organization with a main interest in bone or musculoskeletal health or in other health issues.  

  • Free membership

Allied member: organization with an interest in bone health and related diseases, women’s health or related issues and not registered as a not-for-profit organization (i.e. hospital dept, volunteers’ club, community groups, university dept etc.).

  • Free membership

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

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Voting rights at the CNS Committee elections

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Eligibility for CNS chairmanship or other CNS elections

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Free registrations for your members to the annual WCO-IOF-ESCEO congress (*up to 20 for Full members and up to 10 for Associate & Allied members)

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Free booth at the CNS Village at the annual WCO-IOF-ESCEO congress and opportunity to win the IOF Best CNS Village Booth Award

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2 nights’ accommodation coverage for one Society representative for participation at the CNS Village and the CNS Day / 1-night coverage for one Society representative for participation at the CNS Day to support participation to the WCO-IOF-ESCEO annual congress

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Up to 2 free registrations for your members to the IOF Regional Osteoporosis Conferences

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Eligible to apply for IOF Grants and Awards linked to the IOF operations

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Eligible for IOF financial support for local Meetings

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Opportunity to receive the IOF CNS medal Award

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Promotion of your national activities through the IOF network, the IOF calendar of events and IOF communication channels

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Access to an exclusive resources hub including education, advocacy and policy resources (Risk Check available in 36 languages, World Osteoporosis Day, OE course, SRD course, Audits, Capture the Fracture initiative etc.)

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Opportunity to organize the IOF flagship training courses in your country: Osteoporosis Essentials of Densitometry, Diagnosis and Management course (international IOF-ISCD course) and SRD course

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Promotion and networking opportunities on the IOF Connect Facebook group

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IOF endorsement for local Meetings

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Free access to scientific journals including Osteoporosis International, Calcified Tissue International and Archives of Osteoporosis

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For further information about the membership, download the membership brochure.

HOW TO APPLY ?

To apply for membership, complete the membership application form and send it by email to info@osteoporososis.foundation.