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… fractures occur annually in individuals aged over 55, the equivalent of 70 fractures per minute.[#ref=1#] … TO OTHER DISEASES Osteoporosis takes a huge personal and economic toll. In Europe, the disability due to osteoporosis … Variation with age, sex, geography, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Bone, 2016. 87: p. 19-26. … Kanis, …
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Articles and position papers (Health professionals)
… K., Bhattoa, H., Vasikaran, S., Pikner, R., Cavalier, E. & the Joint IOF Working Group and IFCC Committee on Bone … in the European Union: Medical Management, Epidemiology and Economic Burden Arch Osteoporos, 2013. 8 :136 … Johnell O, Borgstrom F, Jonsson B, Kanis J. Latitude, socioeconomic prosperity, mobile phones and hip fracture …
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Fragility fractures (Health professionals)
… … Hip fractures are considered the most serious of fractures and are usually caused by a … Variation with age, sex, geography, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Bone, 2016. 87 : p. 19-26. … World Health …
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Epidemiology (Health professionals)
… … Due to the increasing osteoporosis prevalence with age, the … Variation with age, sex, geography, ethnicity and socioeconomic status . Bone, 2016. 87 : p. 19-26. … Johnell, O. …
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Burden of Osteoporosis (Policy makers)
… due to osteoporosis represent a significant and growing economic burden on healthcare systems and societies worldwide. As the economic stranglehold of fragility fractures tightens on … burden of osteoporosis is enormous at both the human and socioeconomic level: Hip fractures cause the most morbidity …
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… Image Top 10 solutions to reduce the global burden of fragility fractures On the occasion of … osteoporosis treatment gap that leads to immense human and socioeconomic costs. Furthermore, although the implementation of …
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… Image New report outlines strategies to tackle the rising number of osteoporotic fractures in Türkiye Thu, … year of the fracture. Looking at the issue from a broader socio-economic perspective, fragility fractures represent an …
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… women, 50% have osteopenia, 25% have osteoporosis and only the remaining 25% have a normal bone mineral density. It is … only 1 in 5 receive any kind of treatment [#ref=8#]. The economic burden of osteoporosis hip fractures to private … greater than 80 years old [#ref=4#]. … Johnell, O., The socioeconomic burden of fractures: today and in the 21st …
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… Image Post-fracture care high on the agenda at largest global congress in the bone field … stakeholder groups as a means to decrease the health and socioeconomic burden of poor bone health. Among the topics …
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… Image Platform for the Prevention of Fractures Due to Osteoporosis Presents to … Hospital, emphasized the lack of awareness and projected economic impact of osteoporosis in a business-as-usual … Political support is needed to combat the economic and socio-health burden of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. …
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… of first pan-Asia Pacific minimum clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosis Wed, … of guidelines in other regions that have similar socio-economic diversity and heterogeneity of health care …
/news/new-benchmark-set-deliver-optimal-osteoporosis-care-throughout-asia-pacific-20210127-1427156.926
… Image New guidance for the assessment of Fracture Liaison Services at a patient … associated with morbidity, excess mortality, and enormous socioeconomic costs. Yet despite a wide range of effective …
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… and secondary fracture prevention will take center stage at the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) virtual 8th … authorities alike to address the costly human and socio-economic burden of disease. At the conference, we look …
/news/iof-asia-pacific-osteoporosis-conference-highlight-fragility-fracture-prevention-20211123-1528149.969
… Diseases to take place from March 24th to 26th, 2022 with the program available on-demand to registrants until June … Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and … and represent a costly and rapidly growing human and socioeconomic burden. Given the urgent need to address the …
/news/global-congress-highlights-new-research-and-medical-advances-musculoskeletal-diseases-20220324148.474
… policies. Asian countries are seeing an immense increase in their aged populations and consequent rise in fractures. The … of hip fracture on China, with high mortality rate and socioeconomic costs. The third stop was South Korea, where Dr …
/news/iof-champions-effective-fracture-prevention-strategies-asia-20180913-1156144.943
… Of all osteoporosis-related fractures, hip fractures cause the most morbidity with reported mortality rates up to … morbidity, and mortality, and resulting in immense socio-economic costs for resource-strapped healthcare services …
/news/iof-urges-action-prevention-study-predicts-global-hip-fractures-almost-double-2050-20230614132.465
… will present new research and clinical advances in the prevention and management of osteoporosis, … Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and … represent an enormous and rapidly growing human and socioeconomic burden. There is a pressing need for action to …
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… … The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF ) and the … need for action to reduce the projected human impact and socio-economic costs of fractures. The work for Asia-Pacific …
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… a World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) campaign that brings together bone health advocates around the world to generate … osteoporosis treatment gap that leads to immense human and socioeconomic costs... we absolutely must do better...” Secondary …
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… platform for collaborative efforts in Asia Initiative sets the groundwork for effective collaboration and mutual … secondary fracture prevention and alleviating the human and socio-economic burden posed by fragility fractures in the region. …
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Policy makers (Policy makers)
… disease which causes fractures that have costly human and socio-economic consequences. As populations around the world age, the scale of the burden is set to increase …
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Policy and Advocacy (What we do)
… category: - Any - Awards Burden of Osteoporosis Capture the Fracture CTF Latin America Exercise FRAX IOF IOF … millions of people worldwide at an immense human and socioeconomic cost - yet the disease remains vastly …
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… and fragility fractures represent a costly human and socioeconomic burden in all regions of the world. Find out more by reading these referenced facts …
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