Description: The Santa Fe Bone Symposium is an annual forum for the informal exchange of scientific, social, and economic information on osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease, and assessment of skeletal health. In-depth dialogue between faculty and participants is emphasized.
Presented by: The Osteoporosis Foundation of New Mexico (OFNM), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to the support of osteoporosis education and research.
Associated educational activities: The symposium will be immediately preceded by the Research Symposium in Metabolic Bone Disease and Osteoporosis Update for Endocrine Fellows, sponsored by The Endocrine Society under the direction of Drs. Steve Harris and John Bilezikian.
CME: 10.0 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association are being requested from the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association.
ISCD Recertification Credit: 10.0 hours toward ISCD recertification.
Enduring educational material: As in recent past years, a manuscript based on symposium presentations will be prepared and submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Symposium registration fee: $195 advance, $225 late, $250 on-site
Location: Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Needs assessment: Osteoporosis is a topic of increasing interest for healthcare professionals. The Santa Fe Bone Symposium has a proven track record as a popular annual CME event for participants and speakers. Program evaluations show that the majority of attendees plan on returning for future symposia. All suggestions for program changes and topics for the future are carefully considered in the planning for topics and speakers for the following year. Topics for 2008 were selected based on needs assessments from 2007 and previous years, with consideration of new publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at recent scientific meetings.
Dates
Symposium: Friday and Saturday, August 1-2, 2008.
Program Director: E. Michael Lewiecki, MD
2008 Symposium Faculty: Richard Eastell, MD; John Bilezikian, MD; Paul Miller, MD; Sandy Baim, MD, Meryl LeBoff, MD.
2008 Program: Scheduled presentation topics included an update on the development of new therapeutic agents for the treatment of osteoporosis; management of skeletal health with aromatase inhibitor therapy; combination therapy with anabolic and antiresorptive drugs; injectable bisphosphonate therapy; new guidelines for bone density testing; new guidelines for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis; skeletal health assessment with technologies other than central DXA; monitoring osteoporosis therapy; osteoporosis in men; clinical application of bone turnover markers; low BMD in premenopausal women; and more.
Expected participants: Meeting space accommodates 150-200 (the typical number of participants in recent years), depending on seating arrangements. Registration is limited to 200 in order to maintain the tradition of high faculty to participant ratio. Participants consist of physician “thought-leaders” (clinicians, educators, researchers) with special interest and knowledge about osteoporosis, primary care providers, nurse practitioners and DXA technologists. The symposium draws participants from throughout the US and Canada.
Social events: Sponsorship opportunities are available to host a wine and cheese welcome reception for all meeting participants on the evening of Friday, August 2, 2008; an intimate Meet-the-Faculty dinner following the reception; and a pre-opera faculty dinner on Saturday, August 2, 2008. The Santa Fe Opera and many other cultural events are taking place on the meeting days.
Santa Fe: This historic town in northern New Mexico is capitol of the state. It is home to one of the largest art markets in the world, with over 200 galleries within walking distance. There are numerous shops, museums, and historical sites to enjoy, as well as many fine restaurants. The Eldorado Hotel is just one block from the famed
Santa Fe plaza. The Santa Fe Opera is a world-class outdoor opera in the mountains a few miles from the hotel.
History of the Santa Fe Bone Symposium:
2000. The first Santa Fe Bone Symposium was held on Saturday, August 5, 2000, at The Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The faculty consisted of John Bilezikian, MD; Mike Lewiecki, MD; Paul Miller, MD; and Nelson Watts, MD. There were 66 participants and 10 exhibitors. Presentations included “Monitoring of Treatment for the New Millennium” (Dr. Watts), “Progress and Controversy in Osteoporosis Reporting” (Dr. Miller), “Hot New Treatment Strategies for Osteoporosis” (Dr. Bilezikian), and “Blazing New Trails in the Management of Vertebral Fractures” (Dr. Lewiecki). There was a faculty debate on several controversial topics, with a special appearance by Leon Lenchick, MD. There were 30 registered for the ISCD bone densitometry course, which was limited to physicians only.
2001. The second Santa Fe Bone Symposium, held on August 4, 2001, was moved to the Eldorado Hotel, near the Santa Fe Plaza, to allow participants and guests easier access to Santa Fe activities. Guest faculty included Nelson Watts, MD, who spoke on combination therapy and gave an update on ISCD activities; Mike McClung, MD, talking on bisphosphonate therapy and controversies in bone densitometry; Mary Bouxsein, PhD, speaking on the biomechanics of fractures; and Jane Cauley, DrPH, who addressed the relationship between osteoporosis and other diseases. There were 131 registered participants and 15 exhibitors. Mike Maricic, MD, and Oscar Gluck, MD, participated on the expert panel for challenging case presentations. Most participants indicated that they plan on returning next year, and voted on the program evaluation form to expand the symposium to 1½ days. The ISCD bone densitometry course had 80 physicians and technologists registered.
2002. The Santa Fe Bone Symposium was expanded to 1½ days (9 hours CME credit) at the request of previous attendees. Faculty included Cliff Rosen, MD; Dennis Black, PhD; Mike Maricic, MD; Leon Lenchik, MD; Deborah Grady, MD, MPH; and Paul Miller, MD. Once again there were over 100 attendees and many exhibitors representing pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, and bone marker products. The ISCD bone densitometry course had about 80 attendees.
2003. The symposium faculty consisted of Larry Riggs, MD; David Dempster, PhD; Laura Bachrach, MD; and Ken Saag, MD; with Paul Miller, MD, as special guest moderator. Highlighted topics were bone quality, bone densitometry and management of low BMD in children, osteoporosis in men, anabolic and antiresorptive therapy, and estrogen therapy in the post-WHI era. There were 135 attendees, 20 exhibitors, many industry guests, and 76 students at the ISCD Bone Densitometry Course.
2004. Speakers were Larry Raisz, MD; Steve Cummings, MD; Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD; Steve Petak, MD; and Paul Miller, MD. Topics included pathogenesis of osteoporosis, lessons for clinical practice from large prospective clinical studies, medico-legal issues in the management of osteoporosis, nutritional aspects of bone health, secondary causes of osteoporosis, antiresorptive therapy, and anabolic therapy.
2005. Speakers for 2005 were Harry Genant, MD; Robert Lindsay, MD; David Kendler, MD; Sydney Bonnick, MD; Michael Maricic, MD; and Michael Lewiecki, MD. Presentations covered estrogen and skeletal health, evaluation of osteoporosis, vertebral fracture assessment, ISCD Official Positions, fracture risk reporting, PTH and bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis, imaging of bone microarchitecture, and more. The luncheon satellite symposium on adherence to therapy was very well attended.
2006. Felicia Cosman, MD; Nancy Lane, MD; Mike Kleerekoper, MD; Neil Binkley, MD; Paul Miller, MD; and Mike McClung, MD gave presentations at the 2006 symposium. Topics were diverse in nature, with state-of-the-art topics and updates on many clinically relevant issues. Enduring educational material with highlights of the Santa Fe Bone Symposium was published in a peer-reviewed medical journal: Lewiecki EM. Proceedings of the Santa Fe Bone Symposium 2006. Women’s Health. 2006;2(6):825-828.
2007. Faculty were Cyrus Cooper, MA, DM; John Bilezikian, MD; Marc Hochberg, MD; Marjorey Luckey, MD; Paul Miller, MD; and Mike Lewiecki, MD. Topics included new agents in development for the treatment of osteoporosis, new paradigms fracture risk assessment, evaluation for secondary causes of osteoporosis, epidemiology of osteoporosis, nonvertebral fracture risk reduction, osteonecrosis of the jaw, new ISCD Official Positions for adults and children, and osteomalacia. There were several lively interactive sessions with extensive audience participation. For the first time, a sponsored scientific exhibit called “real life experience in osteoporosis” was held. Also for the first time, two meetings for endocrinology fellows were held in association with the Santa Fe Bone Symposium- a research symposium in metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis update, under the direction of Drs. Steve Harris and John Bilezikian. Enduring educational material in the form of a review authored by all speakers is being published in a peer-reviewed medical journal: Lewiecki EM, Bilezikian JP, Cooper C, Hochberg MC, Luckey MM, Maricic M, Miller PD. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Santa Fe Bone Symposium, August 3-4, 2007. J Clin Densitom. 2008; In press.
Symposium Sponsorship Levels
Diamond- $50,000 or more
Most prominent acknowledgement in the symposium brochure and on-site materials
First right of refusal to sponsor Friday evening “Meet-the-Faculty” dinner
6 free symposium registrations for employees
6 free symposium T-shirts
Platinum- $40,000 to $49,999
Prominent acknowledgement in the symposium brochure and on-site materials
Second right of refusal to sponsor Friday evening “Meet-the-Faculty” dinner
4 free symposium registrations for employees
Gold- $30,000 to $39,999
Acknowledgement in symposium brochure and on-site materials
2 free symposium registrations for employees
Silver- $20,000 to $29,999
Acknowledgement in the symposium brochure and on-site materials
2 free symposium registrations for employees
Copper- $10,000 to $19,999
Acknowledgement in symposium brochure and on-site materials
1 free symposium registration for an employee
Turquoise- $5,000 to $9,999
Acknowledgement in the symposium brochure and on-site materials
1 free symposium registration for employees
Other Sponsorship Opportunities
Wine & Cheese Reception, Friday evening, August 1, 2008
Cost plus $2,000
Meet-the-Faculty Dinner, Friday evening, August 1, 2008
Cost only
Pre-opera Faculty Dinner, Saturday evening, August 2, 2008
Cost only
Satellite Symposium, Saturday luncheon, August 2, 2008
Cost plus $10,000
Symposium Bags
Cost plus $2,500
“Proceedings of the Ninth Santa Fe Bone Symposium, August 1-2, 2008”
$10,000
This is in support of the development of enduring educational material in the form of a manuscript to be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
Other enduring educational material
$10,000
A sponsor may obtain the rights to record and publish the presentations and discussions at the symposium in the form of a monograph in print or electronic format, subject to approval by faculty members and symposium organizers.
Other arrangements will be considered upon request.
Mailing List- The mailing list of registrants will be provided free of charge to diamond and platinum symposium sponsors, and to all sponsors of special events. There is a charge of $100 for all others who wish to obtain the mailing list in advance to the symposium.
Exhibit Space- $2500
Payment of Grant: Please make check out to “Osteoporosis Foundation of New Mexico” [a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the support of osteoporosis education and research], with tax ID # 85-0477162, and mail to-
Yvonne Brusuelas – Symposium Coordinator
Osteoporosis Foundation of New Mexico
300 Oak St. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Tel. 505-855-5627
Fax 505-884-4006
Email ybrusuelas@nmbonecare.com
To Reserve Exhibit Space, Contact:
Yvonne Brusuelas, above address and numbers
For Meeting Planning Information, Contact:
Yvonne Brusuelas, above address and numbers
For Clinical Information, Contact:
E. Michael Lewiecki, MD – Program Director
New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center
300 Oak St. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Tel. 505-855-5525
Fax 505-884-4006
Email LEWIECKI@aol.com
Online Registration (available after 2/15/08 at www.iscd.org)
