Blog

Osteoporosis stage 4 of 4 - upper limb bone - 3d rendering

Expert gathering to stem bone health crisis in the world’s most populous & fastest ageing region

EMBARGOED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022   APCO Scientific Summit in Singapore   Leading bone experts from the Asia Pacific will convene in Singapore tomorrow –...
Copy of Untitled Design (10)

APCO members proudly ‘Stepping up for bone health’ on World Osteoporosis Day 2022

Last Thursday, October 20, 2022, members of the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) celebrated World Osteoporosis Day (WOD). This annual, global campaign, coordinated by...
25august

APCO HCP Education Modules now available in 5 languages, enabling delivery of best practice osteoporosis care throughout the Asia Pacific

In order to stem the tide of fragility fractures in the world’s fastest ageing, and linguistically diverse region, and to promote best practice osteoporosis care,...
Daniel Martin #CNA938 (2)

Launch of the APCO Bone Health QI Tool Kit & stemming the current osteoporosis crisis in the Asia Pacific – Channel News Asia interview with APCO Chair

APCO Chairperson and Director of the Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Dr Manju Chandran, Singapore, was recently welcomed back as a special...
Copy of APCO tool kit blog social tile (1200 × 628 px) (1200 × 1200 px) (1200 × 628 px) (1)

The APCO Bone Health QI Tool Kit – Putting a brake on fractures in the world’s most populous & fastest ageing region

Practical tool kit promoting quality improvement of osteoporosis care to avoid the dreaded consequence of fragility fractures that can cause pain, long-term disability, & loss...
APCO feature

Not a Chimera! APCO’s vision of reducing the burden of osteoporosis in the Asia Pacific carried forward to the Americas

The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) was recently invited to provide our unique perspective on how we are disrupting the status quo of osteoporosis...
111

APCO making a splash at the world’s largest Bone Health Educational fiesta

As an allied member of the Committee of National Societies (CNS) of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), APCO is proud to have been part of...
SOCIAL TILE - APCO 2022 AGM & Congress

A small group of committed citizens trying to change the world – APCO’s General Body Meeting and Congress

The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) Virtual General Body Meeting  and Congress was held on Saturday, February 19, 2022 between 2:30 – 7:00 pm...
APCO - 2021 blog - feature image

Looking back on a year that changed the world, yet had many silver linings

Reflections on APCO’s highlights and achievements for 2021   Throughout 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh heavily on healthcare systems worldwide, creating a gamut...
APCO Skeletal age blog

Feeling old in your bones? Your skeletal age may be the reason

In a previous blog, we discussed the implication of communicating mortality risk to patients with a fracture. In this article, we put forward the  new...
Scroll to Top