5 th CENTRAL EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON OSTEOPOROSIS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS 17 th CONGRESS OF THE POLISH OSTEOARTHROLOGY SOCIETY AND POLISH FOUNDATION OF OSTEOPOROSIS Krakow, 20-21 September 2013 2nd ANNOUNCEMENT 1
ORGANIZERS Polish Osteoarthrology Society Polish Foundation of Osteoporosis Krakow Branch Multidisciplinary Osteoporotic Forum Department of Bone and Joint Diseases Jagiellonian University Medical College UNDER THE AUSPICES OF International Osteoporosis Foundation MAIN SPONSORS Amgen Poland Servier Poland 2
CONGRESS TOPICS I. Osteoporosis 1 pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment 2 Epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures 3 fractures prevention strategies 4 vitamin D and calcium supplementation 5 long-term treatment challenges 6 novel treatment 7 secondary disorders of bone metabolism 8 sarcopenia, fragility, falls 9 osteoporosis in children and adolescents II. Osteoarthritis 1 pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment III. Free topics TIMETABLE 20.09.13 (Friday) Total time min Sessions 09.00-13.30 270 Morning sessions 13.30-14.30 60 Lunch/Poster session 14.30-18.55 265 Afternoon sessions 20.15 Banquet 21.09.13 (Saturday) 09.00-13.30 270 Morning sessions 13.30-14.30 60 Lunch/Poster session 14.30-18.00 210 Afternoon sessions 18.00 Closing ceremony DEADLINES Abstracts submission 30.04.2013 Early registration 30.06.2013 Guaranteed hotel reservation 15.08.2013 Opening ceremony 20.09.2013 (Friday) 09.00 Closing ceremony 21.09.2013 (Saturday) 18.00 3
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Foreign members Prof. John A. Kanis Sheffield, United Kingdom Prof. Socrates E. Papapoulos Leiden, Netherlands Prof. Heinrich Resch Vienna, Austria, Polish members Prof. Janusz Badurski Białystok Prof. Danuta Chlebna-Sokół Łódź Prof. Edward Czerwiński Kraków Prof. Edward Franek Prof. Tadeusz Gaździk Kraków Prof. Piotr Głuszko Prof. Andrzej Górecki Prof. Tomasz Grodzicki Kraków Prof. Mirosław Jabłoński Lublin Prof. Jerzy Konstantynowicz Białystok Prof. Jacek Kruczyński Bydgoszcz Prof. Krystyna Księżopolska-Orłowska Prof. Damian Kusz Katowice Prof. Piotr Leszczyński Poznań Prof. Roman Lorenc Prof. Paweł Małdyk Prof. Ewa Marcinowska-Suchowierska Dr. Waldemar Misiorowski Prof. Wojciech Pluskiewicz Zabrze Prof. Jerzy Przedlacki Dr Andrzej Sawicki Prof. Ewa Sewerynek Łódź Prof. Marek Tałałaj Prof. Witold Tłustochowicz Prof. Piotr Wiland Wrocław Prof. Marek Żak Kraków ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chairman Vice-chairman Members Edward Czerwiński Przemysław Borowy Jarosław Amarowicz Małgorzata Berwecka Kamila Boczoń Jadwiga Famielec Anna Grygierzec Agata Jaśkowiec Anna Kumorek Jolanta Osieleniec CONGRESS VENUE Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury (NCK) al. Jana Pawła II 232 31-982 Kraków, Poland 4
CONTAT DETAILS Organizing Committee 5 th Central European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis Polish Ostroarthorlogy Society ul. Kopernika 32 31-501 Krakow, Poland tel. +48 12 430 3220; fax. +48 12 430 3217 www.osteoporoza.pl e-mail: krakow@osteoporoza.pl Bank account: Bank name: Bank Pekao S.A. Oddział w Krakowie Address: Rynek Główny 47, 31-013 Kraków Account number: 42 1240 4689 1111 0000 5143 5606 Bank Sort/Swift: PKOPPLPW Account name: Polskie Towarzystwo Osteoartrologii REGISTRATION Congress registration can be performed online. The website www.kongres.osteoporoza.pl also provides downloadable forms for: - Congress registration - Lecture/poster submission - Hotel booking CONGRESS FEES Fees The fee depends on the date it will be credited to the bank account. Participant congress fee: - before 30.06.2013 (early) 120 Euro including 23% VAT - after 01.07.2013 (regular) 145 Euro including 23% VAT Banquet 20.09.2013 (Friday) - 75 Euro including 23% VAT The participant congress fee includes: congress materials (abstracts, programme and other materials), identity badge, lunches on 20.09 and 21.09.2013, coffee/tea during breaks, admission to the lecture rooms and commercial exhibition, transport to the congress venue on 20.09.13 and 21.09.13, WiFi hotspot on the premises of the Congress venue. 5
Payment methods Payments can be made in Polish Zloty (PLN) or in EURO (foreign participants) in the following ways: 1. Bank transfer Please, on the bank transfer form, place the purpose of payment (e.g. 1 congress fee, 2 lunches, 1 banquet). The cost of the transfer is to be covered by the participant, otherwise the payment will be considered incomplete. Bank account details: Bank name: Bank Pekao S.A. Oddział w Krakowie Address: ul. Kopernika 36, 31-501 Krakow Account no: 42 1240 4689 1111 0000 5143 5606 SWIFT: PKOPPLPW Account name: Polskie Towarzystwo Osteoartrologii 2. Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard) Mail Order The credit card payment can be performed by filling in a form (mail order) available on the Congress website (www.kongres.osteoporoza.pl) which must be printed and then sent via fax, e-mail (scan) or post. Please remember to include your signature, which is the necessary condition to debit your account. The bank operation is performed by Biuro Kongresów JORDAN. 3. On-site payments Cash or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard) payments will be possible during the Congress. CANCELLATION & REFUND Withdrawal from participation should be submitted to the Organizing Committee in writing. In order to obtain 50% refund the participant must resign before 15.08.2013. After this date no refund will be possible. Payments for the social events will not be refunded. INSURANCE The Organizing Committee is not liable for any injury, damage, or inconvenience which may occur during the Congress or while travelling to and from the Congress. It is recommended that all Participants hold their own insurance. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS Lectures Invited speakers from Poland and abroad will deliver keynote lectures. Participants reports are welcome as oral or poster presentations. Scientific Committee will review submitted papers on the basis of anonymous evaluation. English and Polish are the languages of the Congress. Posters There are 2 poster sessions planned in the form of discussions on 20.09.2013 (Friday) and 21.09.2013 (Saturday). Scientific Committee will select 3 best posters which will be awarded diplomas. Publications Abstracts of all lectures and posters will be published in Polish and English version in the supplementary issue of the medical journal Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja (Orthopaedic Traumatology Rehabilitation). All participants will receive the supplement in their congress materials. 6
Lecture/poster submission Lecture or poster submission is possible only online on www.kongres.osteoporoza.pl. Certificate of attendance and educational (CME) points Participants will receive Certificate of Participation and educational points in accordance with the ordinance of the Polish Minister of Health of 6.10.04 regarding means of fulfilling obligation of continuous medical education. Depending on the type of participation the following amount of points is to be accredited: 14 points for participation in congress sessions, 24 points for participation and poster presentation, 34 points for participation and lecture delivery. Online registration Detailed information concerning registration is available on www.osteoporoza.pl. SOCIAL PROGRAMME Opening lecture During the opening ceremony on 20.09.2013 (Friday) Prof. S.E.Papapoulos will present the lecture Novel therapy in osteoporosis. Lunch The organizers will arrange lunch for participants on 20.09.2013 (Friday) and 21.09.2013 (Saturday). Lunch vouchers will be attached to the participant materials (note that duplicated will not be issued). Banquet After the scientific sessions on Friday (20.09.2013) all participants are invited to the banquet organized in Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Krakow Hotel, ul. Monte Cassino 2. Banquet entry 75 EURO per person. Number of banquet invitations is limited, therefore, it is necessary to book in advance. Sightseeing program Biuro Kongresowe JORDAN organizes individual and group sightseeing tours. Tours can be booked in advance (see contact details below) when choosing a hotel on your online registration form or during the Congress on the JORDAN stand. BIURO KONGRESÓW JORDAN ul. Sobieskiego 22/2, 31-136 Kraków, Poland tel. +48 12 3416162, +48 601 397346, tel./ fax: +48 12 3416163 e-mail: biuro@kongres.jordan.pl, www.jordan.pl COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION During the congress all participants are welcome to visit Commercial Exhibition which will be located in the Congress venue (NCK, al. Jana Pawla II 232). The exhibition will be located in the premises next to the lecture room. We expect participation of 25 exhibitors. Information about pharmaceutical companies and producers of medical equipment taking part in the exhibition will be presented in the Exhibitors Catalogue, which will be included in the Congress materials. Details available on request. Organizing Committee 5 th Central European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis Polish Ostroarthorlogy Society ul. Kopernika 32 31-501 Krakow, Poland tel. +48 12 430 3209; fax. +48 12 430 3217 e-mail: amarowicz@kcm.pl 7
HOTELS Hotel booking is possible via the Congress website (www.osteoporoza.pl). There is a choice of various quality hotels: Holiday Inn, Galary, Kossak, Centrum, Justyna, Novotel City West, Batory, Chopin, Matejko, Saski, Campanile, Studencki Żaczek. Hotel booking is handled by Biuro Kongresów JORDAN ul. Sobieskiego 22/2, 31-136 Kraków, Poland tel. +48 12 3416162, +48 601 397346, tel./ fax: +48 12 3416163 mail: biuro@kongres.jordan.pl, www.jordan.pl event code 102 Accommodation Price per night (PLN) (price includes breakfasts and VAT Tax) sgl. dbl. HOLIDAY INN ***** ul. Wielopole 4 GALAXY **** ul. Gęsia 22a KOSSAK **** Plac Kossaka 1 CENTRUM **** Os. Centrum E12, przy Al. Jana Pawła II JUSTYNA **** Al. Jana Pawła II 70 NOVOTEL CITY WEST **** ul. Armii Krajowej 11 BATORY *** ul. Sołtyka 19 CHOPIN *** ul. Przy Rondzie 2 MATEJKO *** Plac Matejki 8 SASKI *** ul. Sławkowska 3 CAMPANILE ** ul. Św. Tomasza 34 ŻACZEK * ul. 3 Maja 5 620 680 490 550 560 620 340 390 290 350 480 520 280 350 340 380 290 310 280 380 340 380 125 150 8