Success at the British Science Festival

We are pleased to report on another successful public event which was held at the British Science Festival in Guildford earlier this month. The event, entitled "Bone of Contention? New thinking on osteoporosis" was organised by the Society, the National Osteoporosis Society and the Biological Sciences Section, and was supported by the Institute of Biology and the Biosciences Federation.

Professor Saffron Whitehead did a suberb job as chair for the two hour session which saw four expert speakers discuss the causes, prevention and treatments for osteoporosis. Professor John Wass set the scene with an excellent introduction to osteoporosis, which was followed by a very interesting talk from Julia Thompson of the National Osteoporosis Society who spoke about "A patient’s perspective". Dr Neil Gittoes continued with a fascinating talk on the "Causes and prevention of osteoporosis" and Professor David Reid did an expert job of rounding up proceedings with a talk on the various treatments available for osteoporosis.

The event was attended by a strong and lively audience of approximately 65 people that included members of the public, patients and healthcare professionals. Following the event, Professor Reid and Dr Gittoes took part in a press conference which resulted in media coverage in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Guardian and BBC news online (click on the links below to read the articles). We were extremely pleased with the event and would like to extend our thanks to all the speakers and co-organisers for their time and effort in helping to make this event such a success. If you would like to get involved in one of the Society's public ventures, please email: [email protected].

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