9th International Osteoporosis Symposium

Yerevan, Armenia

Director:     John P. Bilezikian, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Vice-Chief, International Education and Research
Director, Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit
Columbia University 
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY USA

Co-Sponsors:  JHM Charitable Foundation, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, The Hovnanian Foundation; International Osteoporosis Foundation, American University of Armenia, Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) 

Participating Faculty:  

Program:

9:30-9:45 Welcomes:
Armen Muradyan, Minister of Health
Narine Mamikonyan, President No Osteoporosis Foundation Armen Der Kiureghian, President of American University of Armenia
Varduhi Petrosyan, Dean of School of Public Health, American University of Armenia
Edward Toromanyan, Chief Endocrinology, Republic of Armenia

9:45-10:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Program: John Bilezikian

10:00-10:15 The Armenia Osteoporosis Association
Main goals and activities
Varta Babalyan

10:15-10:45 How Public Health Efforts in Armenia Can Combat Smoking, a Major Risk Factor for Osteoporosis
Varduhi Petrosyan

10:45-11:00 Epidemiological study of osteoporotic fractures in Armenia
Nicholas Hutchings

11:00-11:30 Update: New issues in osteoporosis
John Bilezikian

11:30-12:00 Nutrition in Armenia and Skeletal health
Kim Hekimian

12:00-12:45 Thyroid Metabolism and Skeletal Health with a report from the Eastern European Conference held in September, 2015, on Iodine Deficiency
Edward Toromanyan and Nicholas Hutchings

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:15 PM: Breakout Sessions

Workshops #1-5: Clinical Case Approach to Management of Osteoporosis by Different Specialties. Participants will select one of these workshop sessions according to their preference.

Workshop #1. Prevention of Osteoporosis: Nutrition and physical activity from early age to schoolchildren to adolescents.
Moderators: Kim Hekimian and Nicholas Hutchings

Workshop #2. Controversial Topics in Osteoporosis- Testing, treatment, monitoring, and Side Effects
Moderators: John Bilezikian and Varta Babalyan

Workshop #3. Diabetes and Obesity in Armenia: why is it a problem for healthy bones? Moderators: Mariam Manoukian and Yelena Aghajanova

Workshop #4. Osteoporosis as seen by a Rheumatologist- What is the best way to use glucocorticoids and how to deal with the skeletal consequences?
Moderators: Armine Haroyan and Noune Pashinian

Workshop #5. The Perimenopausal Woman and her skeletal health- when do we test women? what do we do with the results of the test? What do we think of estrogens in postmenopausal women?
Moderators: Karine Arustamyan and Elena Sagayan

15:15-16:00 Coffee and Tea Break

16:00-17:00 Full Meeting with summary reports from each of the workshop groups.

17:00-17:15: Wrap up and summary of the conference.