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The Bone & Joint Decade
World Network Conference &
Patient Advocacy Seminar |
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Pune, India
November 28 - December 1, 2008
The 2008 Bone and Joint Decade World Network
Conference and Patient Advocacy Seminar took place in Pune
from 28 November to 1 December. Delegates of the four-day conference, came together for this annual forum which helps shape the direction of bone and joint health policy around the world, in spite of turmoil caused by militant attacks in Mumbai just days earlier. The BJD annual forum brought together
100 Patient Advocacy Leaders and National Action Network
Coordinators from around the globe for a unique, multifaceted programme.
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To view the videos and presentations online, please see:
Fri & Sat, 28-29 Nov 2008
BJD International Patient Advocacy Seminar
Sun & Mon, 30 Dec-1 Dec 2008
BJD World Network Conference
The focus this year was on Challenges in Musculoskeletal Healthcare in Asia. Other topics will be Childhood Rheumatic Conditions, Road Trauma and Injury Prevention, Rural Access to Care, and Public Outreach.
Highlights of the events held during the conference included:
 • Road Traffic Safety Event
- An unprecedented success widely covered by the regional media, BJD Delegates
took to the streets of Pune to hand out 1000 safety helmets freely to
motorcycle and moped riders on the city’s busy roads, and to encourage
safe riding practices (photo above). To read more about this event, click here.
• Our two-day Patient Advocacy Seminar began with a visit to the Rural Village of Bhigwan to learn about the Community-Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) and discuss public outreach campaigns in a rural setting (photo left). Click here to read more.
• A very special lecture and practical session on Iyengar Yoga by the master himself, B.K.S.Iyengar (Guruji), adapted as a treatment to help those suffering from rheumatic conditions (below).
• A one-day combined session on Childhood Rheumatic Conditions with the Indian Rheumatology Association which will be led by internationally renowned experts in the field. The BJD World Network Conference was linked to the Annual Meeting of the Indian Rheumatology Association (IRANCON 2008), on 26-29 November.
• The approval of The BJD Pune Declaration, signed by all members of the International Steering Committee. This global statement calls for ongoing surveillance of the burden of musculoskeletal diseases in all countries, along with area-appropriate strategies for prevention, patient education programmes, and the wide dissemination of tools for the identification of those with a high risk of potentially progressive musculoskeletal conditions. Click here to read more.
Dr Arvind Chopra, NAN coordinator for India and Director & Consulting
Rheumatologist, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune hosted this year’s conference. Dr Chopra said: "The BJD mission has woken the world up from the deep sleep of apathy and indifference towards the real-life issues of bone and joint disorders, for the millions of people suffering in India and around the world. We are working to improve not only treatment but also prevention, and to get people to perceive quality-of-life related to chronic disease as a vital parameter of health."
All speakers’ presentations, workgroup slides and video coverage from the conference are available for educational use through the following links:
2008 International Patient Advocacy Seminar
2008 World Network Conference
Conference CD
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