Back in town ONDa to talk about the health of the woman - gonews

Into Back in October, in anticipation of World Osteoporosis Day, which is celebrated on the 20th, l ‘(H) Open Day sponsored by Wave, the National Observatory on women’s health, to raise awareness on health of the bones. Even all’Aoup, which is part of the network of 70 hospitals rewarded with pink Bollini, therefore, open doors on the topic of osteoporosis with instrumental examinations and consultations free of charge and a day dedicated to training with industry experts. In Pisa visits, organized in collaboration with the structures of Rheumatology, Nuclear Medicine, Orthopedics, Gynecology to address oncology and endocrinology, have been scheduled for Saturday, October 5, from 8:30 to 12:30, is that Santa Chiara Hospital in Pisa.

Into The exams are reserved for people over 60 with high risk of osteoporosis, who have never performed a densitometry. A reservation is required and you can book only 23 to 27 September, calling the following telephone number 050.997864.

Into Saturday, October 12, however, meeting open to the public at Palazzo Gambacorti (from 10 to 12 – Ciuco Hall, 4th floor), titled: “The prevention of osteoporotic fractures.”

Into The meeting, attended by the councilor for social policies of the Municipality of Pisa Sandra Capuzzi, attended by Professor Ombretta Di Munno and Dr. Maurizio Mazzantini (rheumatologists), prof. Claudio Marcocci and Dr. Edda Vignali (endocrinologists), Dr.. Marco Gambacciani (gynecologist), Dr Vanna Bottai (orthopedic), prof. Giuliano Mariani and Dr. Paola Erba (Nuclear Medicine).

Into The meeting will be distributed informative material concerning the subject. All initiatives have been treated by Dr. Federica Marchetti, head of the corporate program Bollini pink.

Into “Osteoporosis – explains the President of Wave, Francesca Merzagora – is a disease in large social impact, with a variety of proven negative consequences of matrix health, social and economic, often underestimated and dealt with severely delayed. It is, in fact, a silent disease, which may progress for several years until the diagnosis is confirmed or until a fracture occurs.

Into The numbers speak for themselves: because of the high index of aging, it is estimated that by 2050 hip fractures will rise from the current 1.6 million per year to 5-6 million, only in Italy, it will go from 86 thousand fractures of the femur, recorded in 2000, about 150,000 by 2020. Fundamentals are therefore, on the one hand, the focus on the stage of the disease prevention and treatment prescription, which should reduce the risk of fracture and re-fracture, and the other, the patient’s motivation to continue therapy, often broken or not properly followed, with a severe economic waste.

Into The H-Open Day initiative is made possible thanks to the contribution of Amgen and aims to accompany women in referral centers of their city to receive appropriate care. “

At the conclusion of the events organized in the area, will be held in Milan on Tuesday, October 22 conference open to the public “Osteoporosis and drugs: what future?” (11.30, Ricci Hall – Cultural Foundation of San Fedele, Piazza San Fedele) . For more information and a list of centers where you will play the lead www.bollinirosa.it visit, call 02/29015286 or write to openday@ondaosservatorio.it.