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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Non-profit_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit organization">Non-profit organization</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data">Foundation</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Nyon, Switzerland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Region served </div></th><td class="infobox-data">Global</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Cyrus Cooper</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Philippe Halbout <b>(CEO)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Main organ</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Board of Directors</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/">www.osteoporosis.foundation</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>International Osteoporosis Foundation</b> (<b>IOF</b>), headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Nyon" title="Nyon">Nyon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, is a <a href="/wiki/Non-governmental_organization" title="Non-governmental organization">non-governmental organization</a> (NGO) founded in 1998. It was formed from the merger of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis, founded in 1987, and the International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The foundation functions as a global alliance of individuals and organizations concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of <a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis" title="Osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a> and musculoskeletal <a href="/wiki/Bone_disease" title="Bone disease">bone disease</a>. The goal of the Foundation is to increase the early detection of osteoporosis and related musculoskeletal diseases, as well as to improve the treatment of these conditions through international collaboration among national healthcare systems and governments.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Foundation is the largest global NGO dedicated to osteoporosis and musculoskeletal diseases. </p><p>Members of IOF are divided into a committee of 323 National Societies, a committee of 163 Scientific Advisors, and a committee of Corporate Advisors. The current president of IOF is Professor Cyrus Cooper.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>IOF is a member of the Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Alliance as of 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>IOF publishes the following journals: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Public_health_journal" title="Public health journal">public health journal</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Osteoporosis_International" title="Osteoporosis International">Osteoporosis International</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (in conjunction with the National Osteoporosis Foundation) - A forum for clinical research in the diagnosis, prevention and management of osteoporosis and related musculoskeletal diseases</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Archives_of_Osteoporosis" title="Archives of Osteoporosis">Archives of Osteoporosis</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (in conjunction with the National Osteoporosis Foundation) - A forum for regional research and guidelines</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Calcified_Tissue_International" title="Calcified Tissue International">Calcified Tissue International</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - Focus on preclinical research in the bone and muscle field</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Progress_in_Osteoporosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Progress in Osteoporosis">Progress in Osteoporosis</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Osteoporosis_Day">World Osteoporosis Day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World Osteoporosis Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The International Osteoporosis Foundation organises the annual <a href="/wiki/World_Osteoporosis_Day" title="World Osteoporosis Day">World Osteoporosis Day</a>, observed internationally on October 20.<sup id="cite_ref-WOD_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WOD-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The day is dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related diseases of bones, muscles and joints.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Capture_the_Fracture">Capture the Fracture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Capture the Fracture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Capture the Fracture (CTF)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> program was created by IOF in 2012 to promote secondary fracture prevention through best practice framework guidance and recognition of Fracture Liaison Services<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> around the World. 856 Fracture Liaisons Services (FLS) have been established in 54 countries as part of the CTF program. The Map of Best Practice,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> established as part of the CTF program, gives recognition to FLS by grading their level of service. The excellence obtained by the FLS is designated as gold, silver or bronze.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scientific_Working_Groups">Scientific Working Groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scientific Working Groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors address key subjects in 13 Scientific Working Groups,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and publish consensus statements, position papers,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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), <a href="/wiki/Sarcopenia" title="Sarcopenia">sarcopenia</a> and impaired mobility, and skeletal rare diseases.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Calcium_Calculator">Calcium Calculator</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Calcium Calculator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium">Calcium</a> is essential for building and maintaining healthy bones at all ages. The IOF Calcium Calculator<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a simple calculator to enable individuals to assess whether they are consuming enough calcium as part of a regular diet. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IOF_Osteoporosis_Risk_Check">IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> enables people to understand the status of bone health through a series of simple questions on family history and personal clinical risk factors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IOF_Global_Patient_Charter">IOF Global Patient Charter</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: IOF Global Patient Charter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Launched in March 2017 with a call for ‘<i>No more broken bones</i>’, the IOF Global Patient Charter<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was developed in cooperation with osteoporosis patient societies worldwide. It seeks to drive global action for improved osteoporosis prevention and fracture patient care. The Charter calls on healthcare authorities to address the needs of millions of osteoporosis patients worldwide, who should have the right to diagnosis, care, involvement, and support.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Osteoporosis_Foundation&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The International Osteoporosis Foundation was established in 1998 with the merger of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (EFFO) and the International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases (IFSSD).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008 IOF was granted Roster <a href="/wiki/Consultative_Status" class="mw-redirect" title="Consultative Status">Consultative Status</a> with the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council" title="United Nations Economic and Social Council">United Nations Economic and Social Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2010, IOF and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> jointly organize the annual World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first WCO was held in 2000 in Chicago, Illinois and was formerly run by the IOF secretariat. 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