Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to join the face-to-face
Bone Curriculum Symposium and the Pre-Symposium on Rare Bone Diseases organised
by the KBVR / SRBR Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Group at NH Gent
Belfort in Ghent on 21 & 22 October 2021.
The Bone Curriculum
Symposium is a continuous structured educational lecture cycle on bone. It
includes bone biology, physiology, pathophysiology, calcium and phosphate
metabolism and covers bone, calcium and phosphate disorders, osteoporosis,
diagnosis, management and treatment.
Furthermore, interactions of the skeleton
with other organ systems are addressed. A full Bone Curriculum lecture cycle is
covered by three consecutive yearly symposia. Participants of three symposia
are accredited the Bone Curriculum Course Certificate. The intention of the
Bone Curriculum is to provide high quality continuous education for clinicians
interested in, seeing or treating patients with osteoporosis or bone diseases
and is a structured educational programme for rheumatology and other
bone-interested medical trainees.
In this context, the lectures mainly cover
up-to-date basic knowledge, overviews and reviews. The Pre-symposium course on
Rare Bone Diseases intends to spread general information on rare bone, calcium
and phosphate disorders to second-line clinicians and to be an educational
platform for trainees and future bone specialists. One of its final goals is to
increase knowledge and awareness about these disorders and consequently to
shorten and improve the diagnostic journey of patients with rare diseases and
their access to specialised care.
We look forward to meeting you face-to-face
at the 2021 symposium and remain,
With our very best regards,
On behalf of the
KBVR / SRBR Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Group
Dr. Hans-Georg Zmierczak
MD PhD Chair and Scientific Organiser of the Symposium