Scientific Programme Committee Chair
Bo Abrahamsen
Bo Abrahamsen is an endocrinologist at Holbæk Hospital in Denmark and primarily treats patients with osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases and parathyroid disorders. He is also a professor of clinical database studies at the University of Southern Denmark. He attended Medical School in Odense, Denmark, the B.Sc. Hons Course in Experimental Pathology at St. Andrews, UK, and part of his PhD lab work at UMASS Medical Center, Worcester, MA. Main research interests include absolute fracture risk, secondary osteoporosis, fracture epidemiology and safety of anti-osteoporotic drugs and supplements. He served on both ASBMR Task Forces on Atypical Femur Fractures. Dr Abrahamsen is the clinical co-chair for the ECTS 2019 annual meeting SPC and Deputy Editor of JBMR plus. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and Associate Editor of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Co-Chairs
- Bo Abrahamsen (Holbæk, Denmark) – Clinical Co-Chair
- Anna Teti (L’Aquila, Italy) – Basic Co-Chair
Members:
- Claire Edwards (UK)
- Bram Van der Eerden (The Netherlands)
- Björn Busse (Germany)
- Radmila Matijevic (Serbia)
- Polyzois Makras (Greece)
- Laurence Vico (France)
- Bernie Walsh (Ireland)
International Associate Member:
- Teresita Bellido (Italy)
- Weibo Xia (China)
Local Organising Committee:
- Outïe Makitie (Finland) – LOC Chair