International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies

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Free virtual workshop – The new XLH International Guidelines
Wed 29 Oct 2025 · 15:00 UK Time

Adult & paediatric views, multidisciplinary care, and current treatment options.

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REGISTER NOW for our free, virtual workshop on the new international guidelines on XLH, featuring world-leading experts on this musculoskeletal disease affecting children and adults.

Wed 29 October, 11:00 New York / 15:00 London / 16:00 Paris

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YouTube video by The IFMRS Learning Environment Global Perspectives On Orthopaedic Research: Collecting and Publishing Orthopaedic Data

Part 1 of the ORS/IFMRS Webinar Series is now public – Collecting & Publishing Orthopaedic Data.

Watch before Friday’s second instalment (17 Oct).

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10 awards now open for LMIC colleagues to join the ECTS Virtual Clinical Training Course in Metabolic Bone Diseases (Nov).

With support from IFMRS, ECTS & BMAS

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The IFMRS Ambassadors connect early-career MSK researchers worldwide.

They support collaboration, exchange, and engagement across our global community.

Learn more: www.ifmrs.org/ambassadors/

👋 A big welcome to the newest ORS Section, the Skeletal Muscle Section! Skeletal muscle drives mobility, strength & overall #musculoskeletal health. This Section will advance research in regeneration, aging, trauma, & therapeutics. Learn more & join: ors.org/skeletalmusc...

Be sure to come along to our joint session with @ASBMR at 5:15 today on Integration of Large Datasets & Systems Biology in rooms 606-609!

Chairs: Emma Duncan & Doug Kiel

#asbmr2025

Great to be at #asbmr2025 Come visit our stand, and find out about the MSK Knowledge Portal!
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@broadinstitute.org

@asbmr.bsky.social

🚨 Deadline this Friday! Nominate a deserving colleague for the #ORS2026 Adele L. Boskey, PhD Award. $5,000 honorarium for a mid-career ORS member with outstanding mentorship and impactful research. Nominations are due August 15. Submit today: bit.ly/3Re3QnU

Join us NEXT WEEK, Aug 15, for a webinar focused on #orthopaedic research in Africa and beyond - how to collect clinical data, balance practice and research, and publish for global impact. Register here: ors.memberclicks.net/ifmrs081525web
In partnership with @ifmrs.bsky.social & Dr. Albert Macha.

Te esperamos en la XLII Reunión AAOMM + XIX Congreso Argentino de Osteoporosis

📅 13-15 ago 2025
Centro de Convenciones Puerto Norte, Rosario 🇦🇷

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#Osteología #Osteoporosis #Rosario2025

IFMRS: Leading the Way in Musculoskeletal Research Impact IFMRS unites global musculoskeletal research societies, advancing bone, joint, and muscle science through collaboration, shared resources, and education.

Dr Lin Xinxiu shows how multi-omic + spatial data can clone one arthritis patient into thousands of virtual copies, each tested against a different drug – pinpointing the best therapy before damage begins.

Link – www.ifmrs.org/2025/07/18/e...

Building the Virtual Human Twin: Latest in Skeletal Digital Twins Digital twins are no longer just an engineering curiosity; they are becoming a cornerstone of personalized medicine.

Digital twins now span cells to whole organ systems, guiding everything from OA therapy to patient-specific implants.

EDITH’s federated platform for a full-body Virtual Human Twin, linking models, data & standards across Europe.

Watch: www.ifmrs.org/2025/07/18/e...

Wrapping up #BRS75 in Edinburgh: 3 days of world-class MSK research, inspiration from Natalie Sims, Stuart Ralston & Claire Edwards, vibrant young-investigator energy – and Scottish bagpipes to remember.

Here's to another 75 years of innovating the MKS field!

Thrilled to welcome Sociedad Argentina de Osteoporosis (SAO) to the IFMRS family!

SAO boosts bone-health through prevention, education & community outreach. ¡Bienvenidos!

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FrameWORX Summit on the future of musculoskeletal health

Warsaw, IN • Aug 20 ’25

Keynote: Dr Kurt Weiss (ortho-oncologist & osteosarcoma survivor)

Abstract titles due Jul 20 | FREE registration

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Reminder that the ISS & IFMRS Webinar 'Imaging Beyond Intent - Advancing Diagnostics with Opportunistic Imaging' featuring Profs. Boutin, Bredella, Shepard & Cheung is tomorrow!

Visit internationalskeletalsociety.com/iss-and-ifmr... for more information!

Missed our session on Digital Twins in MSK research at #ECTS2025? You can watch it on-demand via the ECTS portal!

Thank you to everyone who joined us – it was a fantastic session on digital technology in MSK research.

#IFMRS #DigitalTwins #MSKresearch

Meet the experts in digital tech: Prof. Liesbet Geris & Xinxiu Li speak on Digital Twins in MSK research – today at 14:15 in the Tirol Room!

#ECTS2025 #DigitalTwins #MSKresearch

WHO is reassessing its 1994 osteoporosis definition. Clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and advocates—your input is needed!

⏱️ 25 min
🌍 Global call
📅 Submit by 15 June

🔗 extranet.who.int/dataformv6/i...

#Osteoporosis #BoneHealth #WHO

BMAS Summer School 2025 – Program Awards Awards for best abstract, presentation and most active participant. Awards for researchers from Low- and Middle-Income countries

BMAS & IFMRS announce 10 awards for early-career MSK researchers in LMICs!

Includes: free reg. for Summer School 2025, BMAS membership & networking

Apply by 31 July

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#MSKresearch #BMAS #IFMRS

Join us June 11 for the ISS–IFMRS Webinar on Opportunistic Imaging!

Discover how everyday scans can help detect MSK conditions early.

Register: veritasamc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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An important survey that only takes 5 minutes – send it to the relevant people!

Asia Pacific Herbert Fleisch Workshop

🇦🇺 Join us in Cairns, Australia, for the inaugural Asia-Pacific IFMRS Herbert Fleisch Workshop!

🧬 Network with global MSK researchers Nov 12–14.

Register & submit abstracts now: www.aphfworkshop.com.au

It's tomorrow!

WEBINAR ALERT

The framework includes indicators on treatment coverage for key health conditions affecting older people.

Date: 7 May 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00–15:30 CET – check your time zone!
Format: Webinar (Zoom)

REGISTER HERE: who.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The April MSK News by IFMRS Newsletter is out now!

Please read it now: mailchi.mp/2c4bde329474...

🚨🗣️ Exciting opportunity for LMICs researchers
Apply now for the BMAS-IFMRS Future Global Leaders #award and receive FREE Summer School 2025 registration PLUS one-year BMAS membership waiver!
This is a great opportunity to join the activities of this vibrant society! @ifmrs.bsky.social