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ANZBMS Kaye Ibbertson Award for Bone and Mineral Medicine
** Deadlne Extended **

This Award is named in honour of the outstanding career and major investigations into skeletal disorders made by Professor Kaye Ibbertson, and his contributions to the ANZBMS.

Eligibility criteria:

- The applicant must have been a financial member of ANZBMS for at least 2 years at the time of the application.
- Applicants with a PhD or MD degree (or equivalent) should have completed this degree within the past 10 years.
Award amount: $1000.00
Closing date has been extended to 12th August 2010
For further information and to apply see Kaye Ibbertson Award

Posted: 28 July 2010

Christine & T. Jack Martin Research Travel Grant 2011
** Deadline Extended **

The aim of the Grant is to facilitate travel to undertake bone and mineral research in any aspect of basic or clinical science. It is expected that travel would be initiated in 2011.

The award is open to financial members of the Society, and preference will be given to applications from members who are in the training phase of their careers.

Applications up to $15,000 (AUD) will be considered, based on merit, and funded with consideration of the proposed budget.
Closing date has been extended to 12th August 2010
For further information and to apply see Christine & T. Jack Martin Research Travel Grant

Posted: 28 July 2010

Australian Health & Medical Research (AHMR) Congress, Melbourne - 14-18 Nov 2010

ANZBMS is a participating society at the AHMRC meeting this year, organised jointly by ASMR and a number of key medical research societies.
On Tuesday, 16 November 2010 we will have sessions on Vitamin D biology (including a plenary talk from Prof Daniel Bikle, UCSF) in conjunction with MEPSA, poster and oral presentations, and a joint session with the Matrix Biology society (speakers still to be confirmed). In the days either side of our sessions there will be presentations from some other excellent International speakers including Rik Derynck (TGFb signalling), Brigid Hogan (stem cell biology and development), Vivek Mittal (angiogenesis and metastasis), David Sinclair (sirtuins and resveratrol), Mark Johnson (Wnt signalling in bone and cartilage), Reinhard Fassler (integrins and cell adhesion), Lorenz Meinel (tissue engineering) and many others. Keep the dates free, and keep an eye out for more news as speakers are confirmed.
PDF file Bone Theme Program (11KB)
Important Dates:
Abstract submission for Oral presentation deadline: 6 August 2010
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 6 August 2010
Abstract submission for poster presentation only (good for Honours students): 10 September 2010
New Program Announcement:
A welcome function, included in your registration, has been planned for Sunday 14th November to begin at 5:30pm. All delegates are encouraged to attend, tickets for partners are also available for purchase. A number of sessions will also be taking place on the day. Please visit the meeting website for all of the latest program information.
See AHMRC website for details: www.ahmrcongress.org.au

Please plan to support and attend this exciting cross-disciplinary meeting.

Updated: 28 July 2010

RACP Supervisor Workshop - 8 Sep 2010

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians would like to hold a workshop for supervisors at the ANZBMS ASM in Adelaide on September 8, 2010. This workshop will be facilitated by A/Prof. Mark Kotowicz and Ms. Ella Moerman from the Education Deanery, RACP.

The workshop should be about 3.5 hours in length and would cover medical education aspects such as:

The College's new training program.

*New curriculum.

*Providing effective feedback to trainees.

*Advanced Training Assessment Tools

We expect that this would be an interactive workshop that would benefit supervisors.

Please RSVP to this workshop by the 25 August to Supervisor@racp.edu.au or (02) 8247-6277. If attending, please include any dietary requirements in the RSVP.

Posted: 28 July 2010

Australian FRAX - Fracture Risk Assessment Tool

ANZBMS is pleased to announce the release of an Australian version of FRAX.
To access the web version:
- go to: www.sheffield.ac.uk/FRAX/tool.jsp (this link will open in a new window) then
- roll over 'Calculation Tool' in the menu bar (near top of screen), then
- select Oceana > Australia.
We encourage members to assess the FRAX tool and compare it with the Garvan Fracture Risk Tool. The ANZBMS Therapeutics Committee would be pleased to receive any feedback about the Australian FRAX which we will feedback to the FRAX developers
FRAX is also available as an iPhone application. Go to iTunes to download.

Posted: 28 July 2010

Tribute to the late Dr. Charles H. Turner

Notice from ASBMR:
It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Dr. Charles H. Turner who died peacefully at home on July 16, 2010, surrounded by his family.

Dr. Turner was a Chancellor’s Professor and Associate Director within the Department of Biomedical Engineering (Purdue) on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, and held a joint appointment within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery where he was Director of Orthopaedic Research ...read full notice on the ASBMR website

Posted: 28 July 2010

IOF Regionals - 1st Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, Singapore - 10-13 Dec 2010

IOF invites you to attend the IOF Regionals - 1st Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, to be held in Singapore from 10-13 December 2010. The Meeting will be chaired by Professor Cyrus Cooper (UK, Chair of IOF’s Committee of Scientific Advisors) and Dr. Ambrish Mithal (India).

Organised in conjunction with the opening of IOF’s new Asia Pacific Office in Singapore, the meeting promises a stimulating scientific programme featuring plenary lectures by key international experts and thought leaders from the Asia Pacific region. Abstracts will be published in the field's leading journal,
Osteoporosis International.
PDF file Flyer (1.35MB)
Website: www.iofbonehealth.org/singapore-2010

Posted: 28 June 2010

ANZBMS Densitometry Course - Adelaide, 3-4 September 2010

*** Registration Now Open ***
The next course will be held on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th September 2010 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, before the ANZBMS Annual Scientific Meeting.
Information and registration will be posted when available at: ANZBMS Clinical Densitometry Training Course
Registration Deadline: 6 August 2010 (late fee applies to registrations after this date, no further registrations will be accepted after 20 Aug 2010).

Posted: 9 June 2010

2010 ANZBMS Annual Scientific Meeting - 5-8 September 2010

*** Online Registration NOW OPEN ***
Registration information and the Online Registration Form is now available. Payments can be made by credit card (Mastercard or Visa), or by sending a cheque or international bank draft.
Early bird discounted registration fees are available until 2 August 2010.
The draft Scientific Program is also available to download.

The 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the ANZBMS will be held in Adelaide from Sunday 5th to Wednesday 8th September. The venue will be the Adelaide Hilton. Lara Birchby (the [meeting] people pty ltd) has been appointed the Professional Conference Organiser for the meeting, and the Local Organising Committee will shortly begin working with Lara on detailed planning for the meeting. The LOC Chairperson is David Findlay, who is very happy to receive ideas for the meeting from ANZBMS members. I encourage all members to prioritise attendance at and involvement in the 2010 ASM in Adelaide
David Findlay (Chair, 2010 ASM LOC)

See: www.anzbms.org.au/asm2010

Updated: 2 June 2010

ANZBMS Membership Subscription Renewals Due

Members: if you have not yet renewed your membership please do so by 30 June 2010.
Membership to the ANZBMS permits access to all meetings, obtaining membership registration, opportunity to apply for the various ANZBMS Awards/Travel Grants and the ANZBMS newsletter. If you have a Mastercard or Visa card, you may find it more convenient to use the Secure Online Subscription Renewal Form.

Posted: 13 May 2010

10th Intl. Conference on Cancer-Induced Bone Disease, UK, 22-25 Sep 2010

Call for Abstracts for the Cancer and Bone Society's 10th International Conference on Cancer-Induced Bone Disease to be held 22-25 September 2010, in Sheffield, UK.
Abstract Deadline: 18 June 2010
PDF file Call for Abstracts and Meeting Flyer (638KB)
Website: www.cancerandbonesociety.org

Posted: 13 May 2010

Tribute to the late Dr Greg Mundy

It is with much sadness that we record that Greg Mundy passed away peacefully at home with his family in San Antonio on February 25.
The ANZBMS was one of the many Societies and other organizations that Greg contributed to outstandingly in a career of consistent, remarkable achievement over four decades in bone cell biology and its control by hormones and cytokines, the implications of this for osteoporosis, and most notably, for the skeletal complications of cancer. On the several occasions on which he took part in ANZBMS meetings he provided great inspiration as a role model for our young scientsists.
Read full obituary by Prof TJ Martin

Posted: 4 March 2010

DXA Statistical Quality Control (DXASQC) Spreadsheet

The DXASQC spreadsheet has been updated and another version has been added which automatically loads data from GE/Lunar machines (those with Encore software). Improvements to the DXASQC spreadsheet include:
- known bugs have been fixed;

- assistance has been built in for setting parameters, and
- there is now room for 2000 entries in the database.

The automatic version (for GE/Lunar + Encore) links up with the Lunar database and can be run from any machine across a network. Multiple instances of the program can be set up to monitor different machines on the network from any PC. The automatic version is much easier to use than the manual data entry version, but may need somebody who is "IT savvy" to help set it up .
Many thanks to John Cormack for his time and generosity in providing this excellent software.
See Resources > DXA > DXASQC Spreadsheet

Posted: 30 June 2009

Osteoporosis & Nutrition - Proposed Symposium - Call for Comment

There is accumulating evidence at the clinical and experimental level that osteoporosis is largely a preventable condition which is responsive to nutritional and lifestyle measures. Many Clinicians and Medical Scientists working in calcium-related areas have reached the conclusion that there is a need for an Australian symposium or workshop on nutritional aspects of osteoporosis, notably the roles of calcium, protein, sodium, vitamin D and possibly vitamin K in the regulation of bone homeostasis. This view is shared by the Adelaide group who are considering a 2 day meeting in Adelaide in March 2010.
Your comments and expression of interest are sought for this proposed symposium.
Please read the letter: PDF file Osteoporosis and Nutrition - A projected Symposium in Adelaide (25KB)

Posted: 17 June 2009

ANZBMS Strategic Plan 2009-2011

The ANZBMS Strategic Plan for 2009-2011 is now available to download as a PDF from the About Us page.

Posted: 17 June 2009

Changes to Eligibility Criteria for ANZBMS Travel Grant

Please note the new changes (in bold italics) to the ANZBMS Travel Grant (effective as of 2010 grant):

  • The applicant must be a financial member of ANZBMS for the past 12 months (or provide documentary evidence of the commencement date of employment or candidature if this has occurred within the past 12 months).
  • The applicant must have made a substantial contribution to the work and be first and presenting author of the paper to be delivered at the ANZBMS Annual Scientific Meeting.
  • The applicant must be employed at a level no higher than lecturer or Institutional Research Fellow.
  • The supervisor must be a financial member of ANZBMS.

See ANZBMS Travel Grant 2009 for more about this grant. Applications for the 2010 grant are not yet open.

Posted: 17 June 2009

ANZBMS Newsletter - May 2009

The latest issue of the ANZBMS newsletter is now available: PDF file ANZBMS Newsletter - MAY 2009 (484KB)

See the Newsletters and News Archives page for earlier issues.

Posted: 28 May 2009

BoneJoint Inferface conference presentations

Twelve presentations from the BoneJoint Interface conference (Sydney, June 08) are now available to view and listen to.
See Resources > BoneJoint Interfaces presentations.
Sponsored by Servier.

Posted: 19 August 2008

Bisphosphonates - audio interview for the 'Dental Files' program

The following interview was conducted between Dr Patrick Meaney and ANZBMS President, Prof Philip Sambrook, on behalf of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) for their audio program, Dental Files, and discusses the use of bisphosphonates.


MP3 File Audio interview for ADA Dental Files on bisphosphonates* (mp3 file: 15min, 8.37MB)
*This interview is provided courtesy of the Australian Dental Association and was orginally produced for the ADA Dental Files audio magazine, August 2008 edition.

NOTE: If you have a slow internet connection
, it may be more convenient if you patiently download and save the MP3 file onto your computer first before trying to listen to it. To do so, "right-click" on the link below, select "Save Target As..." from the popup menu and choose a place on your computer to save it.

Posted: 16 August 2008

Tribute to the late Prof Pierre Delmas

It is with regret that we advise you that Professor Pierre Delmas recently passed away after a prolonged illness.

Pierre was known and loved by many-clinicians, academicians, administrators, and patients alike. The contributions that Pierre made to the field are legion.
In addition to his seminal collection of work, Pierre will be remembered by many of his colleagues around the world for his intelligence, lucidity of thought, insightfulness, enthusiasm, and perhaps most of all for his biting wit. Pierre gave of his time generously, and was also a strong supporter of ANZBMS.
Read full article and download the eulogy given by Prof Ego Seeman.

Posted: 12 August 2008

'Calcium & Bone Health' position paper

The final version of the Calcium and Bone Health position paper, endorsed by ANZBMS, OA and ESA has been posted in the Resources > Policies & Position Statements section of this website.
See Calcium & Bone Health Position Paper

Posted: 22 July 2008

Bone Fracture Risk Calculator

The Garvan Institute website has an online calculator for estimating bone fracture risk. The Fracture Risk Calculator performs estimation of 5-year and 10-year fracture risks for any individual aged 60+ years by taking into account actual BMD T-score (or body weight, if BMD is not available), age, prior fracture, and fall history. This work has been developed from the data collected between 1989 and 2006 from >2000 men and women in the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study.
Website: www.garvan.org.au/promotions/bone-fracture-risk

Posted: 9 April 2008

IOF announces 'Progress in Osteoporosis' available free online

A free online review journal to keep you abreast of the latest research in osteoporosis, Progress in Osteoporosis is a leading quarterly review journal that provides a timely update of the most recent articles on scientific advances in the field of osteoporosis. Regular editorial overviews contain accurate summaries and incisive commentaries on the most relevant papers. Most original research and reviews are cited. Summaries and figures are provided for readers who may not have easy access to all the specialist literature.
See the Progress in Osteoporosis website

Posted: 18 March 2008

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and bisphosphonates
UPDATE: ABC admits breaches of impartiality and accuracy in ONJ story

ABC has responded after the Audience and Consumer Affairs investigation relating to the misleading and inaccurate story on ONJ and bisphosphonates.
PDF file ABC response after complaint investigation (497KB)

 

The ABC's current affairs program, 7:30 Report, ran a story on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) and bisphosphonates on 11 Dec 2007. The story contained numerous errors and misleading information prompting ANZBMS President, Prof Philip Sambrook, to respond in a letter to the Executive Producer requesting urgent correction.
PDF file ANZBMS Statement about the 7:30 Report (42KB)
The transcript and video of that story is on the 7:30 Report website.

A follow-up interview was televised on 21 Dec 2007 with Prof Sambrook and Prof Nordin.

The transcript and video of the interview is on the 7:30 Report website.
Osteoporosis Australia and ANZMBS have jointly released a PDF file Consumer Fact Sheet on Bisphosphonates and ONJ (38KB)

Updated: 14 February 2008

Bone Densitometry Committee Report 2005/2006

The 2005/2006 report from the ANZBMS Bone Densitometry Committee is now available to download from the Resources: Bone Densitometry section.

Posted: 16 November 2006

ANZBMS Strategic Plan

The 2007-2009 ANZBMS Strategic Directions outlined in the plan were developed as a consequence of an on-going review of the strategic directions by ANZBMS during 2006. Specific objectives for each strategic direction are detailed. They will be evaluated for feasibility and further developed or changed to best meet the broad strategic directions.
PDF file Download the Strategic Plan (335KB)

Posted: 16 November 2006

Report on the economic cost of not adhering to bisphosphonate treatment

"Breaking Point - The economic cost of not adhering to bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis" is a report by Access Economics identifying major costs and related health care issues that require careful evaluation and that must be fully addressed in concerted attempts to improve health care and community outcomes in osteoporosis.

PDF file Download the report (417KB)

Posted: 16 November 2006

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