FLS Teams Celebrate World Osteoporosis Day
A heartfelt thank you to all the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) teams worldwide for making this year’s World Osteoporosis Day campaign such a success! Each event played a vital role in raising awareness of osteoporosis, emphasizing the importance of bone health and fracture prevention. Your dedication and hard work have been instrumental in spreading this crucial message worldwide.
If your event isn’t yet featured on the World Osteoporosis Day global map, we encourage you to submit it here!
World Osteoporosis Day events/campaigns by FLS teams in 17 countries (as recorded to date - apologies to those who are not represented):
- Argentina: El Centro de Endocrinología, Metabolismo, Nutrición y Diabetes (CEM) del Sanatorio Las Lomas
- Brazil: FLS Rede Materdei - Belo Horizonte and Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais FCMMG
- Colombia: SES Hospital Universitario de Caldas
- Egypt: Specialized Medical Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
- France: Centre Hospitalier du Mans; CHU Nimes Hospital
- Ireland: St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH)
- Japan: JCHO Tamatsukuri Hospital Tamatsuku; Kurekyosai Clinics; Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital
- Lebanon: American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Malaysia: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH)
- Mexico: Centro de Densitometría, Laboratorio Biomédico de Querétaro
- Netherlands: Gelre Hospitals, with Osteoporose Verenigung
- Russian Federation: Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1 – Krasnoyarsk (4 events);N.V. Solovyov Clinical Emergency Hospital, Yaroslavl (3 events); Clinical Medical Surgery Centre of the Omsk region (2 events); Russian Gerontology Research & Clinical Centre; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow; Hospital № 7, Ekaterinburg (2 events)
- Singapore: Singapore General Hospital
- Spain: Hospital de Guadalahara; Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
- Thailand: Police General Hospital, with the Thai Osteoporosis Foundation
- Tunisia: Mongi Slim University Hospital
- UK: Belfast Trust (HSCNI) - with 5 trusts. See news story
Below, just a few snapshots from different regions of the world showing the varied types of events carried out by FLS teams in cooperation with their hospitals, and sometimes with local medical or patient societies.
