Thursday September 23rd 2010 – 10.00 am – 06.00 pm

 
Welcome by Ingunn Westerheim - The Norwegian Osteogenesis Imperfecta Association
 
Osteogenesis Imperfecta – in a wider perspective by Lena Lande Wekre

• Evaluation
• Diagnostics
• Classification
• Treatment and follow-up

Genetics by Francis Glorieux

• Genetics – fundamental changes in OI. Possible tests. What tests should be used and when?

• Typing / Different types of OI 
  

Bisphosphonate treatment

• Bisphosphonate treatment in children and adolescents with OI – effect, indications, choice of type and follow-up by Francis Glorieux

• Bisphosphonate treatment in adults with OI – effect, indications, choice of type and follow-up by Erik Fink Eriksen
  

 
Follow-up in adults with OI

• Special aspects in follow-up and (re)habilitation of adults with OI by Lena Lande Wekre

• Changes in the cardiovascular system by Zoran Radunovic

Friday September 24th 2010, 08.30 am – 04.00 pm

• Orthopedic follow-up of children and adolescents with OI – what should be monitored? Frequency of check-ups?

• The orthopedic complications of OI in upper and lower extremities by François Fassier


• The orthopedic complications of OI in the spine by Hans Pruijs

• Rodding in children with OI – indications, methods and follow-up. Special focus on Fassier-Duval by François Fassier

• Treatment with bisphosphonates and orthopedic surgery by Hans Pruijs
  

 
Habilitation / Rehabilitation

• Habilitation/rehabilitation of children and adolescents with OI by Kathleen Montpetit and Stephanie Gould
  

• Multidisciplinary collaboration in the follow-up of children and adolescents with OI by Francis Glorieux, François Fassier, Kathleen Montpetit and Stephanie Gould
  

Summary and closing remarks

• How should we think about these topics in Norway / the Nordic countries? by Lena Lande. Wekre