A free one-day course for clinicians - Learn from leading experts!
The IOF Skeletal Rare Disorders Course: From Diagnosis to Care is a free, one-day educational event for all clinicians who wish to deepen their understanding of rare skeletal disorders (SRDs) and their management. Designed to bridge the latest scientific advances with practical clinical guidance, the course offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from leading international experts in rare skeletal diseases.
Through a structured, disorder-specific programme, participants will gain insight into the lifelong impact of these conditions, as well as the complexities of diagnosis, management, and patient care. The programme covers the major rare skeletal and metabolic bone diseases, with dedicated sessions exploring disease burden, genotype–phenotype complexity, and key clinical manifestations and management strategies. The course will also review current guidelines for X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH), hypophosphatasia (HPP), and fibrous dysplasia/McCune–Albright syndrome.
Venue: O2 Universum Prague or Attend Virtually
Provisional Programme
Course Leaders: Maria Luisa Brandi, Lothar Seefried
| Time (TBC) | Topics | Speakers and Chairs |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome & Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction | Maria Luisa Brandi |
| Understanding lifetime impact of rare disorders in: | Chair: Bernard Cortet | |
| 09:10 | Skeletal dysplasias – a lifelong transition process | Lothar Seefried |
| 09:30 | Achondroplasia | Jörg Semler |
| 09:50 | Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva | Richard Keen |
| 10:10 | GACI / ARHR 2 | Frank Rutsch |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| Understanding genotype-phenotype complexity in: | Chair: Lothar Seefried | |
| 11:00 | Osteogenesis Imperfecta | Luca Sangiorgi |
| 11:20 | X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) | Peter Kamenicky |
| 11:40 | Hypophosphatasia (HPP) | Lothar Seefried |
| 12:00 | Osteopetrosis | Uwe Kornak |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch Break | |
| Understanding manifestations and management in: | Chair: Peter Ebeling | |
| 13:20 | Pregnancy + Lactation associated Osteoporosis | Valentina Degennaro |
| 13:40 | Hypoparathyroidism | Maria Luisa Brandi |
| 14:00 | Tumor-induced Osteomalacia | Suzanne Jan De Beur |
| 14:20 | Early-onset Osteoporosis vs. rare disorders | Ralf Oheim |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | Coffee Break | |
| Understanding guidelines for: | Chairs: Manju Chandran and Radmila Matijevic | |
| 15:10 | X-linked Hypophosphatemia | Aliya Khan |
| 15:30 | HPP Diagnostic Criteria | Aliya Khan |
| 15:50 | Fibrous Dysplasia / McCune Albright Syndrome | Roland Chapurlat |
| 16:10 | Conclusion & Wrap-Up | Maria Luisa Brandi |
This course has been supported by
