Day One Monday December 18

Registration in reception and coffee and tea in the exhibition room from 08:15

Plenary Session One

Chair: Dr Ciaran Dunne, University Hospitals Dorset, Christchurch

09:30Keynote address
Capture the fracture – effective, sustainable strategies for secondary fracture prevention – reducing fractures and mortality 
Professor Kassim Javaid, Associate Professor, University Lecturer in Metabolic Bone Disease, University of Oxford
10:00Questions to Kassim
10:10Bone: A multisystem approach to osteoporosis: cardiovascular and neurological connections
Professor Nick Harvey, Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
10:40Questions to Nick
10:50An update on Frax and potential clinical adjustments
Professor Eugene McCloskey, Professor in Adult Bone Disease and Honorary Consultant, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Metabolic Bone Centre, University of Sheffield
11:20Questions to Eugene
11:30Coffee and tea break and homemade cakes in exhibition room

Plenary Session Two

Chair: Dr Adam Wheldon, University Hospitals Dorset, Poole

12:00Management of symptomatic vertebral fractures
Dr Madhavi Vindlacheruvu, Consultant Orthogeriatrician, Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge
12:30Questions to Madhavi
12:40Categorisation of fracture risk and its implications for treatment
Professor Nick Harvey, Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
13:10Questions to Nick
13:30Hot lunch in exhibition room

Plenary Session Three

Chair: Dr Fouz Rahmeh, University Hospitals Dorset, Poole

14:20Duration of treatment with osteoporosis: advice and guidance
Professor Peter Selby, Consultant Physician and Honorary Professor of Metabolic Bone Disease, Associate Medical Director, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester
14:50Questions to Peter
15:00Healthy gut, healthy bones: targeting the gut microbiome to promote bone health
Professor Kate Ward, Professor of Global Musculoskeletal Health, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
15:30Questions to Kate
15:40Grab a coffee/tea in the exhibition room
16:00The role of exercise in prevention of osteoporotic fracture
Dr Katherine Brooke-Wavell, Senior Lecturer in Human Biology, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire
16:30Questions to Katherine
16:40Trauma in elderly
Dr Adam Wheldon, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Trustee of Osteoporosis Dorset and Lead for the Falls Prevention Team University Hospitals Dorset, Poole
17:10Questions to Adam
17:20End of first day

Day Two Tuesday December 19

Registration in reception and coffee and tea in the exhibition room from 08:15

Plenary Session One

Chair: Dr Marco Massarotti, University Hospitals Dorset, Christchurch

09:30Implementing Romosozumab in clinical practice 
Dr Sarah Hardcastle, Consultant Rheumatologist, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath
10:00Questions to Sarah
10:10Multiple co-morbidity
Professor Richard Keen, Consultant in Metabolic Bone Diseases, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore
10:40Questions to Richard
10:50Treatment of Osteoporosis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Professor Mike Stone, Consultant Physician & Director of Bone Research, Bone Research Unit, Cardiff University Academic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penarth  
11:20Questions to Mike
11:20Coffee and tea break and homemade cakes in exhibition room

Plenary Session Two

Chair: Dr Madhavi Vindlacheruvu, Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge

12:00Better nutrition for bone and muscle health
Dr Alexandra Mavroeidi, Head of Department, Department of Occupational Therapy, and Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow          
12:30Questions to Alexandra
12:40Improving outcomes by fixing the organisation of hip fracture care
Professor Antony Johansen, Consultant Orthogeriatrician, University Hospital of Wales, and NHFD clinical lead, RCP London  
13:10Questions to Antony
13:20Hot lunch in exhibition room

Plenary Session Three

Chair: Dr Elizabeth Knight, University Hospitals Dorset, Poole

14:20Osteoporosis Management in reproductive women
Mr Tim Hillard, Consultant Gynaecologist, University Hospitals Dorset, Poole
14:50Questions to Tim
15:00Bone health in the frail older adult
Dr Rachel Bradley, Consultant Geriatrician, University of Bristol Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol
15:30Questions to Rachel
15:40Grab a coffee/tea in the exhibition room
16:00Management of younger individuals
Professor Elaine Dennison, Professor of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
16:30Questions to Elaine
16:40Computer Vision/Artificial Intelligence
Dr Nicholas Fuggle, Associate Professor in Rheumatology, University of Southampton, Southampton
17:10Questions to Nicholas
17:20End of conference

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Programme

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An innovative and dynamic programme held over two days.

Conference Videos

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Featuring the latest information on managing osteoporosis.

Exhibitors & Sponsors

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Some of the views expressed from delegates attending our 2019 annual medical conference

All excellent knowledgeable speakers who make the talks interesting and engaging.

This is always a brilliant forum for expanding and advancing my practice with gained knowledge.

Every year Osteoporosis Dorset provides us with excellent topics by excellent presenters and experts in this area.

An event well worth attending - so grateful that I could come for free!

My role is a rehab assistant in the falls team. Although some aspects were very in depth, I got a lot out of the day. It worked well for different levels of understanding and background knowledge.

The wide subject matter makes it overall a very worthwhile and interesting day.