International Osteoporosis Foundation

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International Osteoporosis Foundation

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|name = International Osteoporosis Foundation
|name = International Osteoporosis Foundation
|logo = [[File:Logo-IOF.jpg|frameless]]
|logo = [[File:Logo-IOF.jpg|frameless]]
|motto =
|formation = 1998
|formation = 1998
|type = [[Non-profit organization]]
|type = [[Non-profit organization]]
|status = Foundation
|status = Foundation
|headquarters = Nyon, Switzerland
|headquarters = Nyon, Switzerland
|coords = {{coord|46|23|02.30|N|6|14|14.27|E}}
|coordinates = {{coord|46|23|02.30|N|6|14|14.27|E}}
|region_served = Global
|region_served = Global
|leader_title = President
|leader_title = President
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}} - Focus on preclinical research in the bone and muscle field
}} - Focus on preclinical research in the bone and muscle field
* ''[[Progress in Osteoporosis]]''{{cite web
* ''[[Progress in Osteoporosis]]''{{cite web
|title = Progress in Osteoporosis
|title = Progress in Osteoporosis
|publisher = International Osteoporosis Foundation
|publisher = International Osteoporosis Foundation
|work = Orthopedics
|work = Orthopedics
|url = http://www.iofbonehealth.org/publications/progress-in-osteoporosis.html
|url = http://www.iofbonehealth.org/publications/progress-in-osteoporosis.html
|access-date = 2011-04-21
|access-date = 2011-04-21
|url-status = dead
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110704110710/http://www.iofbonehealth.org/publications/progress-in-osteoporosis.html
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110704110710/http://www.iofbonehealth.org/publications/progress-in-osteoporosis.html
|archive-date = 2011-07-04
|archive-date = 2011-07-04
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==Scientific Working Groups==
==Scientific Working Groups==


Members of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors address key subjects in 13 Scientific Working Groups,{{cite web |url=https://www.iofbonehealth.org/working-groups|title=IOF Scientific Working Groups |year=2017|access-date=2017-06-28}} and publish consensus statements, position papers,{{cite web |url=https://www.iofbonehealth.org/articles-and-position-papers|title=IOF ARTICLES AND POSITION PAPERS |year=2017|access-date=2017-06-28}} reviews and guidelines. Topics currently being studied include adherence, bone and cancer, bone and diabetes, epidemiology/quality of life, fracture care and secondary fracture prevention, therapeutic targets, HR-pQCT High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computer Tomography, bone marker standards, chronic inflammation and bone structure, Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT), [[sarcopenia]] and impaired mobility, and skeletal rare diseases.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
Members of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors address key subjects in 13 Scientific Working Groups,{{cite web |url=https://www.iofbonehealth.org/working-groups|title=IOF Scientific Working Groups |year=2017|access-date=2017-06-28}} and publish consensus statements, position papers,{{cite web |url=https://www.iofbonehealth.org/articles-and-position-papers|title=IOF ARTICLES AND POSITION PAPERS |year=2017|access-date=2017-06-28}} reviews and guidelines. Topics currently being studied include adherence, bone and cancer, bone and diabetes, epidemiology/quality of life, fracture care and secondary fracture prevention, therapeutic targets, HR-pQCT High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computer Tomography, bone marker standards, chronic inflammation and bone structure, Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT), [[sarcopenia]] and impaired mobility, and skeletal rare diseases.{{cn|date=September 2021}}


==Calcium Calculator==
==Calcium Calculator==


[[Calcium]] is essential for building and maintaining healthy bones at all ages. The IOF Calcium Calculator{{cite web |url=https://www.iofbonehealth.org/calcium-calculator|title=Calcium Calculator |access-date=2017-06-28}} is a simple calculator to enable individuals to assess whether they are consuming enough calcium as part of a regular diet.
[[Calcium]] is essential for building and maintaining healthy bones at all ages. The IOF Calcium Calculator{{cite web |url=https://www.iofbonehealth.org/calcium-calculator|title=Calcium Calculator |access-date=2017-06-28}} is a simple calculator to enable individuals to assess whether they are consuming enough calcium as part of a regular diet.


==IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check==
==IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check==


The IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check{{cite web |url=https://riskcheck.osteoporosis.foundation|title=osteoporosis risk check |access-date=2017-06-28}} enables people to understand the status of bone health through a series of simple questions on family history and personal clinical risk factors.
The IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check{{cite web |url=https://riskcheck.osteoporosis.foundation|title=osteoporosis risk check |access-date=2017-06-28}} enables people to understand the status of bone health through a series of simple questions on family history and personal clinical risk factors.


==IOF Global Patient Charter==
==IOF Global Patient Charter==
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