Saturday 18th May 2024
Main Congress
The Metabolic Bone Disorders symposium (Main Congress) part of the Summit will be dedicated to the discussion and presentation of several metabolic bone diseases including osteoporosis, as well as rare genetic skeletal disorders in both children and adults. We are having acclaimed faculty speak at the course and symposium. The course and symposium are scientifically endorsed by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the Chapter of Endocrinologists, College of Physicians, Academy of Medicine Singapore, the Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore (EMSS) and the Osteoporosis Society Singapore (OSS).
14.00 - 14.10
Main Congress - Welcome & Introduction
Prof Manju Chandran
14.10 - 14.50
Key Note Lecture
Chairs: Prof Manju Chandran and Dr Philippe Halbout
Panoramic view of Osteoporosis management over the last 30 years - from the view point of a clinician, researcher and epidemiologist - Prof. J-Y Reginster
Chair: Prof Manju Chandran
Chair: Dr Philippe Halbout
Prof Jean-Yves Reginster
14.50 - 16.35
Session 1
Chair: Prof Eugene McCloskey
14.55 - 15.30 - Understanding the vitamin D trials- Decisive Verdict or Persistant Uncertainties -
Prof Ambrish Mithal
15.30 - 15.55 - Current Anabolic therapies and those on the Horizon - Prof Peter Ebeling
15.55 - 16.20 - Sequential and Combination Therapy: The Knowns and the Unknowns - Prof Edith Lau
16.20 - 16.35 - Q&A - Session 1 Speakers
Chair: Prof Eugene McCloskey
Prof Ambrish Mithal
Prof Peter Ebeling
Prof Edith Lau
16.35 - 16.55
Networking Break
Coffee/Tea and snacks will be served in Foyer area. We invite all participants to visit the Exhibition area during the break
16.55 - 17.55
Presentation of Best Oral Posters
Chairs: Prof Didier Hans and Prof Edith Lau
1. A multicenter, randomized, active-controlled, double-blinded, parallel-group, phase 3 study to compare the efficacy, safety, immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics of biosimilar teriparatide 20 μg versus reference teriparatide 20 μg in patients of postmenopausal osteoporosis. - Dr Nitin Kapoor (India)
2. FRAX-Based Intervention Thresholds For Bangladesh - Dr Lakshmi Nagendra (India)
3. Reference values of handgrip and lower extremity strength for Vietnamese men and women: The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study - Dr. Do Tuan Kiet (Vietnam)
4. Bridging osteoporotic fracture management: leveraging opportunistic CT imaging and advanced risk assessment technologies - Dr Anitha D Praveen (Singapore)
5. Reference Ranges for Trabecular Bone Score in Vietnam: The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study - Dr Minh Doan Cong (Vietnam)
6. DXA derived sideways fall model: A tool to assess hip fracture risk and efficacy of prevention interventions - Mr Dheeraj Jha (Singapore)
Prof Didier Hans
Chair: Prof Edith Lau
17.55 - 19.20
Session 2
Chair: Prof Ambrish Mithal
17.55 - 18.30 - Pharmacotherapy of Rare Bone Disorders: Heralding a New Era - Prof Manju Chandran
18.30 - 18.55 - Phosphate Wasting Disorders for the Metabolic Bone Clinician. Identifying and Treating before it is too late - Prof Yumie Rhee
18.55 - 19.05 - Q&A - Session 2 Speakers
19.05 - 19.20 - Rare Bone Disease - Advocacy across the AP Region - Where Do We Stand - Mr Rajakanth
Chair: Prof Ambrish Mithal
Prof Manju Chandran
Prof Yumie Rhee
Mr Rajakanth
19.20 - 21.05
Networking Dinner
Networking dinner will be served in the Foyer area. We invite all participants to visit the Exhibition and Poster area during the evening.
Sunday 19th May 2024
Main Congress
The Metabolic Bone Disorders symposium (Main Congress) part of the Summit will be dedicated to the discussion and presentation of several metabolic bone diseases including osteoporosis, as well as rare genetic skeletal disorders in both children and adults. We are having acclaimed faculty speak at the course and symposium. The course and symposium are scientifically endorsed by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the Chapter of Endocrinologists, College of Physicians, Academy of Medicine Singapore, the Endocrine and Metabolic Society of Singapore (EMSS) and the Osteoporosis Society Singapore (OSS).
8.05 - 10.35
Session 3
Chair: Prof Peter Ebeling and Prof Manju Chandran
08.05 - 08.45 - Choosing a Treatment Threshold for Osteoporosis. Why the confusion? -
Prof Eugene McCloskey
08.45 - 09.15 - Handling Side effects associated with osteoporosis therapy-Atypical fractures and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw -
Dr Hew Fen Lee
09.15 - 09.25 - Q&A
09.25 - 09.55 - Osteoporosis in Renal failure - Dr Wong Jiunn
09.55 - 10.25 - Optimizing bone health before orthopaedic surgery - Dr Thanut Valleenukul
10.25 - 10.35 - Q&A - All Speakers
Chair: Prof Peter Ebeling
Chair: Prof Manju Chandran
Prof Eugene McCloskey
Dr Hew Fen Lee
Dr Wong Jiunn
Dr Thanut Valleenukul
10.35 - 10.55
Networking Break
Coffee/Tea and snacks will be served in Foyer area. We invite all participants to visit the Exhibition area during the break
10.55 - 12.45
Session 4
Chair: Prof Ambrish Mithal
11.00 - 11.35 - Artificial Intelligence in Osteoporosis. The future is here - Prof Claus Gluer
11.35 - 12.05 - Advanced Imaging in Osteoporosis: 3D Shaper, TBS, HRpQCT - Prof Didier Hans
12.05 - 12.35 - Bone fragility other than due to Osteoporosis : Osteoegenesis Imperfecta - Dr Rashida Vasanwala
12.35 - 12.45 - Q&A - All speakers
Chair: Prof Ambrish Mithal
Prof Claus–C. Glüer
Prof Didier Hans
Dr Rashida F. Vasanwala
12.45 - 13.25
Lunch Symposium: Promedius Inc.
Speakers: Dr Hisham Badaruddin (Singapore) and Dr Miso Jang (S. Korea)
Dr Hisham Badaruddin
Dr Miso Jang
13.25 - 13.45
Networking Break
13.45 - 14.25 Part 1
Session 5 - Part 1
Chair: Prof Tet Tun Chit
13.50 - 14.05 - Future proofing against the second fracture: Capture the Fracture® Global Overview -Dr Philippe Halbout
14.05 - 14.25 - The success story of the Capture the Fracture® Global Program in Japan - Dr Atsushi Suzuki
Chair: Prof Tet Tun Chit
Dr Philippe Halbout
Prof. Atsushi Suzuki
14.25 - 15.10 Part 2
Session 5 - Part 2
Chair: Prof Manju Chandran
14.25 - 15.10 - The APCO Golden Dragon Debate 2024 : Topic: Osteoporosis Management in a low resource environment is an impossible task
Debaters: Adj. Prof Lau Tang Ching and Prof Eugene McCloskey
Prof Manju Chandran
Adj Prof Lau Tang Ching
Prof Eugene McCloskey
15.10 - 15.30
Networking Break
Coffee/Tea and snacks will be served in Foyer area. We invite all participants to visit the Exhibition area during the break
15.30 - 16.40
Session 6
Moderator: Adj Prof Lau Tang Ching
15.30 - 16.20 - The APCO Collective Intellect Clinical Case Discussion Platform (CICCDP): May 2024 Edition
Case 1: Presented by Dr Charlotte Choo - Senior Resident, Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Case 2: Presented by Dr Kashish Gupta - Senior Resident, Department of Endocrinology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
Panelists: Prof Manju Chandran, Prof Peter Ebeling, Prof Ambrish Mithal
16.20 - 16.30 - Q&A
16.30 - 16.40 - Wrap Up and Vote of Thanks
Adj Prof Lau Tang Ching
Prof Manju Chandran
Prof Peter Ebeling
Prof Ambrish Mithal