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ANZBMS Newsletter - December 2011
Our December 2011 newsletter is available to view, this issue is a
larger than usual with many photos, so it may take some time to fully
download on a slow connection.
 ANZBMS
Newsletter December 2011 (14.5MB)
For earlier issues, see Newsletter Archives
Posted: 8 December 2011
ANZBMS Densitometry Course - Sydney, 31 March & 1 April
2012
NEXT COURSE:
Sydney (St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst)
31 March & 1
April 2012.
Registration deadline: 2 March 2012. There is a $20 discount for registering
online by this date.
Late registrations will be accepted from 3 March 2012 up to 16 March
(a $150 late fee applies).
See Densitometry Course Information page
for details.
FUTURE COURSE:
Perth, 1-2 September 2012
This will be a satellite meeting of the 2012 ANZBMS Annual Scientific
Meeting, 2-5 Sep 2012, Perth.
The 1st Asia-Pacific Bone and Mineral Research Meeting will also be held
in conjunction with the ANZBMS ASM.
View
the ANZBMS/Asia-Pacific Meetings Flyer (805KB)
Posted: 27 October 2011
2012 ANZBMS ASM and 1st
Asia-Pacific Bone and Mineral Research Meeting - Perth, 2-5 Sep 2012
The '1st Asia-Pacific Bone and Mineral Research Meeting' will be held
in conjunction with the 22nd ANZBMS
Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth on 2-5 September 2012.
View
the ANZBMS/Asia-Pacific Meetings Flyer (805KB)
Posted: 27 October 2011
IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant 2012
The IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant aims specifically
at encouraging young scientists to carry out high quality research. The
grant is generously supported by the Servier Research group in partnership
with IOF, and awards Euro 40,000 towards original research of significant
value and international relevance in the field of osteoporosis.
Applications Close: 1 November 2011
See the IOF Website for details.
Posted: 3 June 2011
  New Logo for ANZBMS
ANZBMS has a new logo! Thanks to the efforts of President-Elect, Matthew
Gillespie and graphic designer Sue Panckridge, with input from Council
members, a new logo for ANZBMS has been designed, and was endorsed at
the 2010 Annual General Meeting.
The seven dots represent the states
and territories in Australia, depicted in the colours of aboriginal
art, and the spine has been drawn to represent the silver fern of
New Zealand.
Posted: 20 May 2011
Reminder to pay your subscription dues
ANZBMS membership subscriptions are now due. Please ensure that the
Secretariat has all the correct mailing and contact details, particularly
email addresses, as we rely on these to maintain contact with you and
keep you informed of ANZBMS activities.
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.
You may find it more
convenient to use the Online Annual
Subscription Renewal Form with
secure credit card payment gateway (Mastercard or Visa required).
Posted: 4 March 2011
Adelaide Bone Group Meeting - 17 Mar 2011
6-8PM, Thursday, 17 March 2011.
Orthopaedic Meeting Room, level 4 Bice Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital.
- “Biologics in orthopaedics! What’s going on?” (Ross
Garrett, Texas)
- “Fracture repair & vitamin D metabolism: a role for 24,25
di-hydroxyvitamin D” (Prof.
Rene St-Arnaud, Montreal)
RSVP to Mari Walker: adelbone@chariot.net.au by Friday,
11 March 2011
Information
flyer (74KB)
Posted: 4 March 2011
ANZBMS congratulates two of its members on their
awards at the recent ASBMR meeting
Professor Ian Reid, a Past-President of ANZBMS was honoured with the
Frederick C Bartter award in recognition of outstanding clinical investigation
in disorders of bone and mineral metabolism. The award includes a $2,000
honorarium and a plaque which is presented at a morning plenary session
at the Annual Meeting.
Dr Natalie Sims, current chair of our Research Committee, was given
The Fuller Albright Award. This is given in recognition of meritorious
scientific accomplishment in the bone and mineral field to an ASBMR member
who has not yet reached his or her 41st birthday before July 1 of the
year the award is presented. The award includes a $2,000 honorarium and
a plaque which is presented after a morning plenary session at the Annual
Meeting.
These are very prestigious awards. Well done!
Posted: 26 November 2010
Report for Senate inquiry into Consumer Access
to Pharmaceutical Benefits
The report for the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry
into Consumer access to pharmaceutical benefits was tabled in the
Senate on Wed, 24 Nov at 5.14 pm.
An electronic version of the report is available
on the Community
Affairs Committee website.
The report concerns recommendations about
Therapeutic Group premiums. ANZBMS made a submission to this committee
in relation to bisphosphonates.
Posted: 26 November 2010
ANZBMS Strategic Plan 2010-2013
The 2010-2013 ANZBMS Strategic Objectives outlined in the plan were
developed as a result of an on-going review of the strategic objectives
by ANZBMS during 2009-10. Specific strategies for each objective are
detailed, along with potential implementation mechanisms.
The plan can be download
as a PDF from the About Us page.
Posted: 18 October 2010
Calcium Supplements and Vascular Disease
The ANZBMS Therapeutics Committee has provided a comment
in response to recent articles concerning calcium supplements and
their effect
on vascular diease.
The Therapeutics Committee updated the comment on 10 September
2010.
See Resources > Patient Information > Calcium
supplements and vascular disease
Updated: 13 September 2010
Tribute to the late Lawrence G. Raisz,
M.D. (1925-2010)
From ASBMR:
Lawrence Gideon Raisz, MD, 84, a national and international leader in
the field of bone health, died of stomach cancer on August 25, 2010,
at his home in Farmington, CT. USA. Dr. Raisz was a preeminent leader,
researcher, mentor, teacher and clinician in the field of bone and
mineral metabolism for over 50 years.
...read
full notice on the ASBMR website.
From Rebecca S Mason, President, ANZBMS:
"Larry Raisz was a great friend and wonderful mentor to many, including
me. With that twinkle in his eye and a zest for ideas, he was particularly
welcome as an invited speaker at meetings. Larry had family in Australia
and so was happy to come along to scientific meetings of the Australian
and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society. He attended all the sessions
and most importantly stimulated lively discussions through insightful
questions and comments. He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed."
Updated: 4 September 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.
 Flyer (1.35MB)
Website: www.iofbonehealth.org/singapore-2010
Posted: 28 June 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
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.
 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Download
the report (417KB)
Posted: 16 November 2006
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