Bone Curriculum Symposium
Rheuma.be (KBVR-SRBR) is happy to announce the 2024 Bone Curriculum Symposium, taking place in Gent on 22 – 23 February 2024.
This year’s congress will take place at the Aula.
Welcome!
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to the 2024 Bone Curriculum Symposium and the Pre-Symposium on Rare Bone, Calcium and Phosphate Disorders organised by the KBVR / SRBR Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Group at the Aula in Ghent on 22 & 23 February 2024.
The Bone Curriculum Symposium is a continuous structured educational lecture cycle on bone. It includes bone biology, physiology, pathophysiology, calcium and phosphate metabolism, covers bone, calcium and phosphate disorders, osteoporosis, diagnosis, management and treatment.
A Bone Curriculum lecture cycle is covered by three consecutive yearly symposia. Participants of three symposia are accredited the Bone Curriculum Course Certificate.
The intention of the Bone Curriculum is to provide high quality continuous education for clinicians interested in, seeing or treating patients with osteoporosis or bone diseases and is a structured educational program for rheumatology and other bone-interested medical trainees. In this context, the lectures mainly cover up to date basic knowledge, overviews and reviews. Interactive participation is encouraged.
The Pre-symposium on Rare bone, calcium and phosphate disorders provides general information on rare bone, calcium and phosphate diseases to interested second-line clinicians and also intends to be an educational and exchange platform for dedicated bone specialists.
There is a clear need to spread information about rare diseases throughout the medical community. Although, the single conditions are rare, putting them all together, rare diseases affect 6 to 8 percent of the population.
We look forward to meeting you at the 2024 symposium and remain,
With our very best regards,
On behalf of the KBVR / SRBR Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Group
Dr. Hans-Georg Zmierczak MD PhD
Chair and Scientific Organiser of the Symposium
Venue
Aula
Voldersstraat 9
9000 Gent
How to get there
By train
Ghent is easy to reach by train from all Belgian and European cities and is only half an hour from Brussels South. Here the Eurostar and Thalys high-speed trains can rush you from Paris or London in 1,5 hours and from Amsterdam or Cologne in 2,5 hours.
For more information on the train timetables: https://www.belgiantrain.be/en for trains within Belgium or https://www.b-europe.com/EN for international connections.
At the train station, take tram T1 ate the train station (direction ‘Stelplaats’) or T3* (direction ‘Moscow’) and get off at stop ‘Koophandelsplein (Zonnestraat)’. From there it is a 5 minutes’ walk to the Aula.
*the stop is located 600 meters from the station in the street ‘Meerstraat’. (see maps)
By car
Ghent is located on the intersection of two major European motorways: the E17 connects Northern Europe to the South, and the E40 runs from the North Sea right across to Eastern Europe.
From the E17 you take the ‘Gent Centrum’ exit. On the E40, from the motorway intersection in Zwijnaarde, you first follow ‘Antwerpen’ (E17) and then take the ‘Gent Centrum’ exit.
Parking: nearest public parking: Center Parking Korte Meer
Programme
Hotel Accommodation
A number of hotel rooms have been booked at special group rates.
These rates only apply for reservations made through Medicongress.
You can reserve your hotel room through the online registration form.
Any requests for hotel accommodation must be accompanied by a valid credit card number, in order to secure the room. Participants will have to pay their room and personal expenses at the reception of the hotel.
In case of late cancellation or no show, the room will be charged on the credit card.
| Hotel | Registration Fees | Cancellation Policy |
|---|---|---|
Ibis Gent Centrum St-Baafs Kathedraal****
| Single room: € 132,00/night Double room: €148,00/night WiFi & Breakfast are included. City Tax: € 3,00/person/night Parking is available upon reservation. | Free cancellation until 2 days prior to arrival. Late cancellation or no show: 100% will be charged. |
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Registration
| Category | Registration Fees |
|---|---|
| Pre-Symposium Course | |
| Pre-Symposium course on Rare Bone Diseases only | € 80,00 |
| Trainee in all medical specialties | € 0,00 |
| Symposium (includes Pre-Symposium Course on Rare Bone Diseases) | |
| Members KBVR-SRBR | € 200,00 |
| Non-Members | € 250,00 |
| Trainee (all medical specialities)* | € 0,00 |
| Dinner on Thursday** | € 80,00 |
*Trainees of all medical specialities can attend the Pre-Symposium on Rare Bone Diseases and/or the Bone Curriculum Symposium free of charge, but have to upload the proof of their status provided by their institute during the online registration process.
** The Dinner on Thursday evening is only available for participants attending the Symposium.
The registration fees include:
- All lectures
- The course on Rare Bone Diseases
- Coffee breaks and lunches as indicated in the programme
- Welcome reception on Thursday
Confirmation
When your registration is completed successfully, you will receive an automatic confirmation. You can also print an invoice when you finalise your online registration.
Payment
All payments are to be made in EURO, net of all bank charges and commissionf for the receiver.
Payment is to be made by:
- By bank transfer
Account Name: MediCongress Services
IBAN: BE25 1239 9370 1782
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Bank: Beobank
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- By credit card
VISA and MasterCard payments are accepted
Changes/Name Substitutions
You will receive a personal link in your final confirmation email. With this link it will be possible to make changes or transfer your registration to a colleague free of charge.
Cancellations
Participants cancelling their registration before 1 February 2024 will receive a 50% refund.
Accreditation
Belgian accreditation has been requested.
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