Osteoporosis

1. Determinants of peak bone mass acquisition.- 2. Bone mineral assessment of the axial skeleton: technical aspects.- 3. New imaging techniques for bone.- 4. The clinical role of bone density scans in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.- 5. Biochemical markers of bone turnover – basic biochemistry and variability.- 6. Biochemical markers of bone turnover – clinical aspects.- 7. Biomechanics of bone.- 8. Mechanical influences on bone mass and morphology.- 9. Exercise in the prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures.- 10. The physiology of and cell biology of calcium transport in relation to the development of osteoporosis.- 11. Calcium, bone, and life.- 12. Basic aspects of Vitamin D nutrition.- 13. Clinical aspects of the use of vitamin D and its metabolites in osteoporosis.- 14. The basic biology of estrogen and bone.- 15. Estrogens and Estrogen Agonists/Antagonists.- 16. Androgen action in bone: basic cellular and molecular aspects.- 17. Androgens actions on bone – clinical aspects.- 18. Salmon calcitonin: an update on its clinical utility in osteoporosis.- 19. Bisphosphonate mechanisms of action.- 20. Bisphosphonates – treatment of osteoporosis.- 21. Basic aspects of parathyroid hormone in skeletal health.- 22. Clinical use of parathyroid hormone in osteoporosis.- 23. Screening for osteoporosis.- 24. Osteoporosis in men.- 25. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.- 26. Transplantation osteoporosis.- 27. Treatment compliance and adherence.