IOF Alliances

IOF’s organizational alliances and collaborations within the musculoskeletal field and across the spectrum of related diseases help to strengthen the osteoporosis movement. By combining our respective expertise and strengths we amplify our call for change on behalf of osteoporosis patients worldwide.

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IOF-ISCD-AFOS Regional Alliance

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies (AFOS) and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) have established a regional alliance in which the three organizations pledge to collaborate on a common platform to achieve their respective missions.

This new platform for collaborative efforts in Asia sets the groundwork for effective collaboration and mutual promotion of activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

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IOF-NCD Alliance

IOF is an active member of the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Alliance Supporters Group. The NCD Alliance is a civil society network uniting 2,000 federation associations, civil society organizations, professional associations, and academic institutions to improve NCD prevention and control worldwide. The NCD Alliance works to drive the NCD agenda forward, as a thought leader on policy and practice, a convener of civil society movement, a partner to governments and an advocate for people at risk of or living with NCDs.

Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance

The Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance, launched in November 2018, aims to act as a catalyst for systematic change, by driving healthcare policy, increasing awareness, and influencing political and professional frameworks across the region.

The Alliance’s four regional (AFOS, AOSPRM, APGMN, APOA) and three global (IOF, FFN, ISCD) representatives are drawn from the osteoporosis, geriatrics, orthopaedics and rehabilitation sectors. The Alliance will focus on three pillars – improving acute care for those who sustain bone fragility fractures, patient rehabilitation, and secondary fracture prevention.

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The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO)

The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) was launched in May 2019. Comprising clinical experts from across the region, APCO aims to help healthcare professionals deliver best practice for people who are living with osteoporosis.

The diversity of the APCO membership creates a strong forum for the exchange of ideas between experts working in very different healthcare systems and clinical settings. An initial aim will be to develop comprehensive Pan Asia Pacific guidance and to promote basic standards of care for risk assessment, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis and fragility fractures.

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ESCEO-IOF Scientific Collaboration

Since 2010, the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) and IOF have co-organized the world’s largest annual congress in the bone, muscle and joint arena. As well, experts from the two organizations work together on scientific sessions and management guidelines, notably the influential ‘European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women’, published in its more recent edition in October 2018.

Fragility Fracture Alliance (FFN)

As globally active organizations in the field, IOF and FFN share complementary visions and missions dedicated to reducing the fragility fracture burden for the benefit of patients and healthcare systems worldwide. IOF-FFN collaboration, which began in 2018 with the ‘Global Call to Action’, sets the framework for joint opportunities and optimization of resources. Together, we champion a systematic approach to fragility fracture care with the goal of restoring function and preventing subsequent fractures.

Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association

IOF and APOA share complementary visions and missions, with each organisation having a strong record of operations and expertise in the fight against fragility fractures. With the IOF-APOA collaborative agreement, the IOF and APOA pledge to work in cooperation for the benefit of prioritisation, funding, implementation and global sustainability in post-fracture care in the Asia Pacific region. Together, the organisations are working to urge the medical community, and the orthopaedic community specifically, to take rapid action to prevent fragility fractures.

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American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Organizational Alliance

IOF is one of the 26 members of the AOA Organizational Alliance. The Alliance collaborates in the shared mission of increasing awareness and improving the bone health care of patients with management of fragility fractures.

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IOF-ESCEO-SICOT

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) have announced a collaborative agreement to mutually develop and expand education and research opportunities, including a pledge to hold annual joint educational events at the respective annual congresses and to support mutual advocacy themes. IOF and ESCEO will also collaborate in the development of webinars and educational content for SICOT Pioneer, a program of innovative orthopaedic networking, e-learning, education, and research.

IAGG-IOF-ESCEO

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) have established a global alliance pledging collaboration on research, education, training, and raising public and political awareness in the field of musculoskeletal aging and its functional consequences. The alliance allows for the development of clear-cut strategies with the main objective of organising joint symposiums and other joint initiatives to raise awareness about musculoskeletal ageing for both the public and policymakers.

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