Share ideas and experiences. Each year the people who lead the international fight against osteoporosis meet to plan strategies and learn from each other. By bringing together non-governmental groups from around the world, physicians, scientists, and public policy officials, the conferences help to catalyse the tremendous growth of the osteoporosis movement. This growth is reflected in the steadily increasing attendance at the WWCs. The first WWC, hosted by the UK's National Osteoporosis Society, was held in Bath, England in 1995 with 35 attendees.
Participation is also open to other organisations which have an interest in fighting osteoporosis.
Many thanks to the OSC for hosting this very successful meeting. It turned out to be the largest gathering of societies and countries yet - with 50 societies from 42 countries. The 4th Worldwide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies was held in Berlin, Germany in September 1998. For the first time it was held in connection with a Scientific Congress on Osteoporosis . The objective was to pool the ideas and experiences of the two audiences for a comprehensive perspective of the medical and social aspects of osteoporosis.