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May 20, 2020
IOF member societies around the world inform on COVID-19 and osteoporosis
During these challenging times it is very important for people with osteoporosis to prevent falls and fractures, and to have guidance and support in managing their condition during the COVID-19 crisis.
Below are links to Covid-19 related information for patients and doctors (web pages, webinars, videos) provided by IOF and many IOF member societies around the world in the local language.
In an effort to provide targeted information in the future to support the bone health community during the pandemic, IOF has also issued a survey to receive feedback from healthcare professionals about how they are operating during this crisis as well as challenges they are facing.
International or Regional Organizations:
- International Osteoporosis Foundation - for patients (English, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Malay, Spanish)
- IOF Capture the Fracture®: Information for FLS centers
- IOF / IOF endorsed webinars: Latin America, Asia-Pacific
- European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS)
- International Society for Clinical Densitometry
- SICOT - Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique
- World Confederation for Physical Therapy
- Joint Position Statement by AMMOM, CONAMEGER, FELAEN, FEMECOG, FEMECOT, and ICAAFYD
National IOF Member Organizations (in order of country)
- Argentine Osteoporosis Society
- Metabolic Research Foundation (FIM)
- Osteoporosis Australia
- Arthritis Foundation of Australia
- Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (OEGKM)
- The Royal Belgian Society of Rheumatology
- Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO)
- Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism- ABRASSO
- Brazilian Society of Rheumatology (SBR)
- Osteoporosis Canada
- Chilean Endocrine and Diabetes Society
- Research and Information Group on Osteoporosis (GRIO) France
- Société Francaise de Rhumatologie (SFR)
- German Society for Endocrinology
- Hellenic Endocrine Society-Panhellenic Association of Endocrinologists
- Indian Rheumatology Association
- Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) Iran & EMRI on Vitamin D
- Irish Osteoporosis Society
- Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR)
- Italian COPD Patient Association
- ORTOMED
- Japan Osteoporosis Foundation (JPOF)
- Japan Osteoporosis Society (JOS)
- Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research (JSBMR)
- Mexican Association of Bone and Mineral Metabolism (AMMOM)
- National Association ReumaZorg Nederland
- Sociedad Peruana de Reumatologia
- Romanian Society of Rheumatology
- Russian Association on Osteoporosis
- Saudi Osteoporosis Society
- Slovene Osteoporosis Patient Society
- Sociedad Espanola de Investigaciones osea y Metabolismo Mineral (SEIOMM)
- Spanish Society for Rheumatology
- Swedish Rheumatism Association / Reumatikerförbundet
- OsteoSwiss
- The Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey (SEMT)
- Royal Osteoporosis Society (UK)
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- National Osteoporosis Foundation (USA)
- The American Orthopaedic Association
- Sociedad Venezuelana de Menopausia y Osteoporosis (SOVEMO)