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Rare But Not Forgotten! Raising Awareness for Rare Bone Diseases on Rare Disease Day

Rare Disease Day, observed annually on the last day of February, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about rare diseases and advocating for...
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Join us in Cosmopolitan Singapore for APCO SOOMBODS 2024!

The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) has always strived to develop tangible solutions to the substantive challenges involving osteoporosis management and fracture prevention in...
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The APCO Collective Intellect: Analysing complex metabolic bone disorders. Pilot Session of the Clinical Case Discussion Platform (CCDP)

On 27 November 2023, APCO conducted its pilot session of its Clinical Case Discussion Platform (CCDP) which is set to be officially launched in January...
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APCO members partaking in events to ‘Build Better Bones’ on World Osteoporosis Day 2023

Last Friday, October 20, 2023, members of the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) celebrated World Osteoporosis Day (WOD). This annual global campaign, coordinated by...
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Breaking News! The Launch Of The Revamped and Revised APCO Bone Health QI Tool Kit!

In 2021, the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) developed the APCO Framework - a set of Clinical Standards of Care for the screening, diagnosis,...
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Hip Fracture Risk Reduction: The Little Big Things and the Prevention Paradox

Health measures targeted at an individual level may have a significant impact on preventing hip fractures in the larger community. Hip fracture is a major...
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Was it a Pyrrhic Victory? Mortality and outcomes in fragility fracture care during the pandemic of the century.

Researchers from Police General Hospital's (PGH) Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) in Bangkok, Thailand, collaborated recently to consolidate and analyse data on the outcomes and mortality...
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Landmark Collaborative Agreement between APCO and IOF to develop the Asia-Pacific Bone Health Regional Audit 2023

The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) are collaborating to develop the 2023 Asia-Pacific Bone Health Regional Audit. The...
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Disease and Drug Agnostic Method of fighting Rare Bone Diseases (RBDs). The RBD Summit approach and Publication of Position Paper on the deliberations of the 1st RBD Summit.

Currently, there are more than 771 rare bone diseases (RBDs) known to mankind, yet most remain poorly understood and difficult to treat. Lack of awareness...
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” ایک ہزار میل کا سفر پہلے قدم سے شروع ہوتا ہے – The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step”

The First Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhancing Post Menopausal Osteoporosis Care in Pakistan: Adapting the APCO Framework and AACE Recommendations   A global health concern,...
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