International Congresses and Symposia

10th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis ECCEO10

Friday, May 7 2010

h 12.15-13.45   Symposium - THE LONG ROAD TOWARDS DISEASE MODIFICATION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES

CHAIRMAN
Carlo Maurizio Montecucco, MD (Pavia, Italy)

PANEL AND PROGRAM

• Chairman’s opening remarks
  
  
• Roy D. Altman, MD (Los Angeles – USA)
  Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations on the clinical use of glucosamine in osteoarthriti
  
  
• Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH (Baltimore, USA)
  Structure-modifying studies of glucosamine in osteoarthritis: the problem, the data and future perspectives
  
  
• Jean-Yves Reginster, MD, PhD (Liege – Belgium)
  Interpreting the current evidence on glucosamine sulfate effects as a symptom-modifying drug in knee osteoarthritis
  
  
• Chairman’s closing remarks