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10th Osteoporosis Conference
October 6, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm +04
PROGRAM (download in PDF)
9:30-9:45 Welcomes: Levon Altunyan Minister of Health
Armen Der Kiureghian, PhD, President of American University of Armenia, Varduhi Petrosyan, Dean School of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Cyrus Cooper, President-elect International Osteoporosis Foundation; Olga Lesnyak, President Russian Osteoporosis Association
9:45-10:00 Welcome and Introduction to the Program: John Bilezikian
10:00-10:45 Key Note Lecture: Epidemiology of Osteoporosis throughout
the world. Progress in understanding and implementing the goals of the International Osteoporosis Foundation
Cyrus Cooper
10:45-11:00 The Armenia Osteoporosis Association
Main goals and activities
Varta Babalyan
11:00-12:00 Armenia, a developing center of research in osteoporosis, nutrition, and other endocrinological disorders:
11:00-11:15 Revisiting the question of iodine deficiency and thyroid disease in Armenia: Nicholas Hutchings and Edward Toromanyan
11:15-11:30 Vitamin D Deficiency in Armenia: Varta Babalyan
11:30-11:45: The Armenian Plate: Is it adequate in calcium and
other nutrients? Kim Hekimian
11:45-12:00: A FRAX for Armenia Olga Lesynak and Sargis Sahakyan
12:00-12:30 Update: New issues in osteoporosis
John Bilezikian
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:15 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, acute and chronic management of osteoporotic fractures; 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, Olga Lesynak, 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.
20:30 Gala Anniversary Dinner: Charles or Salon Restaurant
Language of the event: English