The International Osteoporosis Foundation looks forward to welcoming you to the IOF Regional 9th Asia-Pacific Bone Health Conference taking place both virtually and on-site in Tokyo from December 11 to December 13, 2025.
Programme
Thursday December 11th - JST Timezone
09:00 - 12:20
The Fundamentals of Osteoporosis: Enhancing Clinical Experience Course (Japanese Only)
12:20 - 13:20
Break
13:20 - 16:00
The Fundamentals of Osteoporosis: Enhancing Clinical Experience Course (Japanese Only)
09:00
IOF Capture The Fracture® Workshop
By invitation only - If you wish to receive further details regarding the workshop, please liaise with capturethefracture@osteoporosis.foundation
09:00 - 16:30
Workshop IOF Capture The Fracture®
16:30
Conference
17:30 - 19:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Atsushi Suzuki
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Atsushi Suzuki
17:30
Welcome
17:40
Screening for osteoporosis/high fracture risk
18:00
Best clinical papers in Asia Pacific in 2024-2025
18:20
Asia Pacific Epidemiological Audit
18:40
Conclusions
19:00 - 20:00
Networking Cocktail
Friday December 12th - JST Timezone
08:30 - 09:30
Plenary Session I: IOF-APCO Joint Session: Burden of Osteoporosis in the Asia Pacific
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Atsushi Suzuki
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Atsushi Suzuki
08:30
Burden of Osteoporosis in Asia: Top Line findings from the Asia Pacific Audit
08:50
Hip Fractures and Atypical fractures in Asia Pacific
09:10
Genetic Epidemiology of Osteoporosis in Asian Populations
09:30 - 10:00
Oral Communication Session 1
09:30
OC1:INCIDENCE OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURE IN A COHORT OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN: DATA FROM THE GEELONG OSTEOPOROSIS STUDY
09:40
OC2: LONG TERM TRENDS OF DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES IN ADULTS AGED ≥ 50 YEARS IN SOUTH KOREA USING NATIONWIDE CLAIMS DATABASE (2006-2022)
09:50
OC3: ETHNIC-SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS AND FRAGILITY FRACTURES IN ELDERLY HAKKA WOMEN
10:00 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 11:30
Plenary Session II: IOF-JSBMR Joint Session: Nutrition, Exercise, and Bone Health
Chairpersons: Daisuke Inoue, Fen Lee Hew
Chairpersons: Daisuke Inoue, Fen Lee Hew
10:30
Vitamin D, Bone and Muscle Health: Controversies and Consensus
10:50
Exercise and Bone Health in the Elderly
11:10
Diabetes and Osteoporosis - An Asian Epidemic
12:30 - 13:15
Break
13:15 - 14:00
Poster viewing session: Guided tour with guest speakers on specific topics
14:00 - 15:00
Plenary Session III: Fracture Risk Assessment
Chairpersons: Saeko Fujiwara, Yoon-Sok Chung
Chairpersons: Saeko Fujiwara, Yoon-Sok Chung
14:00
Diagnostic vs Intervention Thresholds in Osteoporosis Management
14:20
Personalised Fracture Risk Assessment: FRAX Plus and More
14:40
Data Driven Fracture Risk Prediction: A simple Yet Effective Tool
15:00 - 15:30
Oral Communication Session 2
15:00
OC4: PARSIMONIOUS DEEP LEARNING SURVIVAL MODELS FOR HIP FRACTURE RISK PREDICTION: A COMPARISON WITH FRAX AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY
15:10
OC5: WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN UROLITHIASIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND GENETIC EVIDENCE
15:20
OC6: HIP MUSCLE STRENGTH PREDICTS FALLS AND MEDIATES FEAR OF FALLING–FALL RELATIONSHIP: A COMPETING RISK AND MEDIATION ANALYSIS
15:30 - 16:00
Break
16:00 - 17:00
Plenary Session IV: Skeletal Fragility Due to Rare Bone Disorders and Secondary Osteoporosis
Chairpersons: Ambrish Mithal, Peter Ebeling
Chairpersons: Ambrish Mithal, Peter Ebeling
16:00
High BMD Disorders And How They Have Influenced Development of Antiosteoporosis Medicines
16:20
Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis
16:40
CKD-MBD and Osteoporosis
Saturday December 13th - JST Timezone
08:30 - 09:30
Plenary Session V: IOF-JOS-FFN-J Joint Session Falls and Fracture
Chairpersons: Manju Chandran, Hiroshi Hagino, Takeshi Sawaguchi
Chairpersons: Manju Chandran, Hiroshi Hagino, Takeshi Sawaguchi
08:30
Preventing Falls, Restoring Mobility: The Science of Rehabilitation in Osteoporosis
08:50
Progress on FLS in Asia Pacific and ensuring quality in FLS: Lessons learned from the APAC
09:10
No Patients Lost: Optimizing Patient Pathways in FLS: Capturing All Patients in FLS - Coordination Post Discharge
09:30 - 10:00
Oral Communication Session 3
09:30
OC7: KURE-DREAMS-3: CITY’S BOLD MOVE CUT VERTEBRAL AND HIP FRACTURES IN AN AGING SOCIETY
09:40
OC8: IMPACT OF OSTEOPOROSIS PHARMACOTHERAPY ON MOTALITY FOLLOWING VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IN JAPANESE ELDERLY PATIENTS AGED 75YEARS AND OLDER (J-BOLD STUDY): RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY USING LARGE-SCALE CLAIM DATABASE
09:50
OC9: EFFECTS OF A SMARTPHONE APP-DELIVERED EXERCISE INTERVENTION ON MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS WITH SARCOPENIC OBESITY UNDERTAKING CALORIC RESTRICTION: A 6- MONTH RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
10:00 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 11:30
Plenary Session VI: IOF-KSBMR-KSO Joint Session: Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Technologies in Bone Health Assessment
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Chan Soo Shin
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Chan Soo Shin
10:30
Deep Learning in Detection of Osteoporosis
10:50
AI in Fracture Risk Prediction
11:10
Innovative Tools That Go Beyond DXA: TBS, 3D Shaper, REMS
12:30 - 13:15
Break
13:15 - 14:00
Poster viewing session: Guided tour with guest speakers on specific topics
14:00 - 15:00
Plenary Session VII: IOF-ESCEO joint session
Chairperson: Olivier Bruyère
Chairperson: Olivier Bruyère
14:00
Bone Turnover Markers for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis
14:20
Meta-analysis, Network Meta-analysis and Umbrella Review: Methodological Differences and Interest for the Preparation of Guidelines
14:40
Use of Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Agonists in the Management of Osteoporosis: State of the Art
15:30 - 16:00
Break
16:00 - 17:00
Plenary Session VIII: IOF-JOF Joint Session: Gender and its influence on Osteoporosis Management
Chairpersons: Ding-Cheng Chan, Leilani Mercado-Asis
Chairpersons: Ding-Cheng Chan, Leilani Mercado-Asis
16:00
Osteosarcopenia in Post-Menopausal Women: Diagnosis and Management
16:20
Osteoporosis in Men
16:40
Menopausal Hormonal Therapy in 2025: Where Do We Stand?
17:00 - 17:15
Closing session
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Atsushi Suzuki
Chairpersons: Nicholas Harvey, Atsushi Suzuki
17:00
IOF Capture the Fracture Award for Excellence in FLS Mentorship and Best Oral Communication Award
17:10
Concluding remarks