International federation of musculoskeletal research societies
Herbert Fleisch workshops
About
The Herbert Fleisch Workshop is a 3-day residential workshop designed to bring together international investigators and young and mid-career scientists working in musculoskeletal research for a few days of learning, discussion and networking, with the hands-on participation of some of the top scientists in this field, all of whom are present for the duration of the event.
Meeting Reports
2022
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Virtual Fleisch Workshops
The IFMRS hosted two virtual workshops that were to provide similar to H Fleisch experience during the pandemic.They were led by experts in the field of Bone Health and musculoskeletal health in low and middle-income countries.
Please find the recordings in the panel below
Dr. Madhusmita Misra, Dr. Jacqueline Maya, Prof. Morten Frost and Dr. Morten Steen Hansen
WORKSHOP 1
Bone Health in Weight Extremes
Dr. Madhusmita Misra from Harvard Medical School and Dr. Jacqueline Maya from Massachusetts General Hospital (USA) considered bone health in the setting of anorexia nervosa, while Prof. Morten Frost and Dr. Morten Steen Hansen from Odense University Hospital (Denmark) considered bone health in the setting of bariatric surgery.
Dr. Ayse Zengin, Dr. Alexander Schade and Ms. Maureen Sabawo.
WORKSHOP 2
Overcoming challenges for musculoskeletal health in low and middle-income countries
The speakers were Dr. Ayse Zengin from Monash University (Australia), who spoke on the subject of embedding musculoskeletal health in the co-management of multi-morbidities in LMICs, and Dr. Alexander Schade from the University of Warwick (UK), who discussed the epidemiology of fractures in Malawi linked to road traffic injuries together with his Master’s student Ms. Maureen Sabawo.
Natasha Appelman-Dijkstra,
Martina Rauner & Kenneth Saag
WORKSHOP 1
From rare bone diseases to the development of drugs for common diseases: The story of Sclerostin inhibition
Jennifer Westendorf
WORKSHOP 2
Multi-OMICS in musculoskeletal research: Ways to access and learn from Big Data
Florent Elefteriou
WORKSHOP 3
Genetically altered mouse modes:
Pros and cons of Cre lines
