OVERVIEW

European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) 2021 Digital Congress is organized by European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) and will be held from May 19 - Jun 18, 2021.

Description:
The ECTS 2021 Programme will be rich, with plenary sessions, debates, educational symposia, industry symposia, clinical/basic science concurrent sessions, workshops, training courses, working groups and more. The congress will have 3-days Live Prime Time on 6-8 May 2021, followed by 5-days of interactive ECTS@Home on 19-20 May, 10-11 and 18 June 2021. The ECTS 2021 programme will bring you:
• Latest Science: basic science and clinical research and implications for practice
• Essential updates in the musculoskeletal field
• What is new, the year in review
• Latest technological updates and applications
• Clinically relevant information and advice
• Interaction with international renowned experts and leaders in the field
• New Investigator programme developed by ECTS Academy

Programme Highlights:
BASIC SCIENCE
Myeloma bone disease (Joint ECTS-CABS Session) :
• MGUS, myeloma and bone
• Interplay of myeloma and bone marrow cells in 2D and 3D models

Hypoxia signalling in skeletal tissues
• Hypoxia and bone development
• Hypoxia signalling and metabolism in cartilage

CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Osteoporosis in CKD
• Currently available diagnostic tools in CKD
• Treatment options for bone in patients with CKD

Obesity, bariatric surgery and fractures
• Obesity and fractures
• Effects of bariatric surgery of bone

BASIC AND CLINICAL
• What is New: New basic science technologies and therapeutic strategies
• Insights from outside: Senescence

Osteoimmunology: focus on arthritis
• Novel arthritis-associated osteoclast precursor macrophages
• Local and generalized bone loss in rheumatic diseases

Sex hormones and bone:
• Sex hormones in the nervous system affect bone mass
• Sex hormones and bone : Effects of transgender treatment on bone

MOST POPULAR SESSIONS
• ECTS-ASBMR Clinical Debate: This house believes that personalised medicine for osteoporosis will give a better outcome than the current standard of care
• Big Clinical Session: Osteoporosis in next decade

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.