COURSE ORGANISERS

Klaus Klaushofer (Vienna, Austria)
Richard Eastell (Sheffield, UK)
Bente Langdahl (Aarhus, Denmark)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Histomorphometry has long been a very powerful tool in the resources of clinicians and basic researchers alike. It provides a wealth of information on tissue health and dynamics but has a drawback in that the information it provides is a ‘snapshot’ of the condition of the tissue at the time of biopsy.

This disadvantage is overcome when histomorphometry is combined with other techniques such as immunohistochemistry, µCT, FTIRI and computer modeling, providing a more complete picture of the tissue’s condition over time.

The purpose of this training course is to provide a state of the art overview of all these techniques, their outcomes, and what can be deduced from this information from bench to bedside. The course is designed to be of interest to rheumatologists, endocrinologists, orthopaedic surgeons, veterinarians, and basic researchers.

The ECTS Training Course has been accredited by the European Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide 6 hours of European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net. EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA category credit, contact the AMA.

SPEAKERS

Peter Fratzl (Potsdam, Germany)
Introduction

Ellen Hauge (Aarhus, Denmark)
Histomorphometry – View Slides

Reinhold Erben (Vienna, Austria)
Species differences in histomorphometry – View Slides

Marc McKee (Montreal, Canada)
Immunolocalization of extracellular matrix proteins in mineralized tissues by light and electron microscopy

Philippe Zysset (Vienna, Austria)
Bone mechanical properties assessed from microCT and nanoindentation

Himadri Gupta (Potsdam, Germany)
Synchrotrone-based investigations of bone material

Richard Weinkamer (Potsdam, Germany)
Bone mineralization density distribution (BMDD) – Computer modeling of mineralization kinetics – View Slides

Eleftherios Paschalis (Vienna, Austria)
Vibrational spectroscopic methods – FTIRI and Raman – View Slides

An additional registration fee of €95 for Members and €145 for Non-Members is payable for the training course.

Please tick the box on the registration form to book a place.