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Thursday April 17th - CEST Timezone

16:30 - 18:05
Auditorium A
WCO-IOF-ESCEO - OPENING CEREMONY
Chairpersons: René Rizzoli, Nicholas C. Harvey
16:30
Auditorium A
Best clinical papers published in 2025
René Rizzoli
17:10
Auditorium A
Opening of the Congress
Nicholas C. Harvey
17:15
Auditorium A
Current global challenges in academic publishing
Sarah Onuora
17:45
Auditorium A
Presentation of the ESCEO-IOF Pierre Delmas Medal
17:50
Auditorium A
Presentation of the IOF President's Award
17:55
Auditorium A
Presentation of the 2026 ESCEO Medal of Excellence
18:00
Auditorium A
WHO-ESCEO Innovation Award
Doctor Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan (WHO-Geneva)
18:05 - 19:05
Welcome Cocktail

Friday April 18th - CEST Timezone

08:00 - 09:00
Auditorium A
Available Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
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08:00 - 09:00
Auditorium B
Available Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
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08:00 - 09:00
Non-Sponsored Symposium
09:00 - 10:30
Auditorium A
Scientific Session I
09:00
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Management of very high fracture risk in the context of a lifelong osteoporosis treatment plan
Michael McClung
10:30 - 12:00
Auditorium A
Scientific Session II
10:30
Auditorium A
Presentation of the 2026 IOF CSA Medal of Achievement
10:40
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Barriers and facilitators for orthogeriatric success
Celia Gregson
12:15 - 13:45
Auditorium A
Available Sponsored Lunch Symposium
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12:15 - 13:45
Auditorium B
Available Sponsored Lunch Symposium
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14:00 - 15:00
Meet-The-Expert Session
14:00
PTH, vitamin D and bone turnover markers from the laboratory perspective: more than you can eat!
Etienne Cavalier
14:00
Skeletal microarchitecture and fracture risk
Roland Chapurlat
14:00
FLS: current global challenges
Manju Chandran
14:00
Managing bone health after bariatric surgery
Bernard Cortet
14:00 - 15:00
Podium
Oral presentations of selected posters
Chairperson: Elaine Dennison
15:00 - 17:00
Auditorium A
Scientific Session III
15:00
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Hyperglycaemia and bone health: disease and therapy
Elizabeth Curtis
16:30
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Is there a role for sex hormones in the management of musculoskeletal disorders?
Tommaso Simonicini
15:50
Presentation of the IOF Committee of National Societies Medal
17:00 - 18:30
Auditorium A
Available Sponsored Satellite Symposium
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17:00 - 18:30
Auditorium B
Available Sponsored Satellite Symposium
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18:30 - 19:30
Non-Sponsored Symposium

Saturday April 19th - CEST Timezone

08:00 - 09:00
Auditorium A
Available Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
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08:00 - 09:00
Auditorium B
Available Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
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08:00 - 09:00
Non-Sponsored Symposium
09:00 - 10:30
Auditorium A
Scientific Session IV
09:00
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
En route to a global sarcopenia consensus
Adolfo Cruz-Jentoft
10:20
Auditorium A
Presentation of the ESCEO-IOF Pierre Meunier Young Scientist Award
10:30 - 12:00
Auditorium A
Scientific Session V
10:30
Auditorium A
Presentation of the IOF Olof Johnell Science Award
10:35
Auditorium A
Presentation of the ESCEO-IOF Young Investigator Awards
10:40
Auditorium A
Presentation of the 2025 ESCEO-Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Award
10:45
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Nutritional strategies for optimal muscle health
Bess Dawson-Hughes
12:15 - 13:45
Auditorium A
Available Sponsored Lunch Symposium
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12:15 - 13:45
Auditorium B
Available Sponsored Lunch Symposium
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14:00 - 15:00
Meet-The-Expert Session
14:00
Screening for high fracture risk
Eugene McCloskey
14:00
Rare bone diseases for the osteoporosis physician
Maria Luisa Brandi
14:00
Meta-analysis: makings sense of umbrella and network approaches
Charlotte Beaudart
14:00
Exercise: what to recommend in osteoporosis
Olivier Bruyère
14:00 - 15:00
Podium
Oral presentations of selected posters
Chairperson: Elaine Dennison
15:00 - 17:00
Auditorium A
Scientific Session VI
15:00
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
State of the art: advances in osteoarthritis imaging
Felix Eckstein
16:30
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Novel emerging therapies for osteoarthritis
Ida Haugen
17:00 - 18:30
WHO-ESCEO Special Session on Innovation in Osteoporosis Management
18:30 - 19:30
Non-Sponsored Symposium

Sunday April 20th - CEST Timezone

08:00 - 09:00
Auditorium A
Available Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
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08:00 - 09:00
Auditorium B
Available Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
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08:00 - 09:00
Non-Sponsored Symposium
09:00 - 10:00
Meet-The-Expert Session
09:00
Management of fracture risk post denosumab
Willem Lems
09:00
Meeting global challenges for osteoporosis patient societies
Famida Jiwa, Tereza Hough, Craig Jones
10:00 - 12:00
Auditorium A
Scientific Session VII
10:00
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Key challenges for global fracture prevention initiatives
Nicholas Harvey
11:30
Auditorium A
Plenary Lecture
Imaging-based opportunistic detection for fracture prevention
Bo Abrahamsen
12:00 - 13:00
Non-Sponsored Symposium