2026 PROGRAM &
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Color Coding Key
Dark navy — keynote/invited symposia
Gold — plenary/award sessions
Teal — poster sessions
Green — Concurrent Session A
Orange — Concurrent Session B
Purple — Social events
Grey — breaks/registration
ANZBMS 2026
Program
This program is preliminary and subject to change.
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Session Types
General Session
Keynote / Symposium
Concurrent Session A
Concurrent Session B
Plenary / Award Session
Poster Session
Social / Evening Event
Break / Registration
Talk Types
Invited Speaker
Oral Abstract
Clinical Case
Sunday, 6 September
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Fracture Site, Aging, and Multimorbidity Shape Post-Fracture Consequences: A Whole-of-Population Study
Thach Tran
Arginase-2 drives osteoarthritis progression by coupling arginine dysregulation to mitochondrial dysfunction in chondrocytes
Luxi Zheng
Determinants and Trends of Bone Mineral Density in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia: A Retrospective Single-Centre Cohort Analysis
Evan EZ Zhang
Bone marrow adipocytes fuel myeloma: phenotype and lipid profiling in MGUS and multiple myeloma
Melissa D Cantley
Mapping the osteoclast methylome and investigating its role in osteoporosis
Benjamin H Mullin
Spermidine improves fast-twitch muscle histopathology and specific-force, with no impact on bone, in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Ahmed Al Saedi
Cortical and trabecular bone changes in men with haemophilia: findings from The Haemophilia Osteoporosis Registry (THOR)
Ayse Zengin
The association between low bone mineral density and osteoporosis with machine-learning abdominal aortic calcification in the UK Biobank Imaging study
Cassandra Smith
Audit of a tertiary hospital fracture liaison service as part of the national fragility fracture network strengths and weakness
Virginia T Katsidzira
Development of a cyclic peptide for SOST targeting to prevent osteoporosis
Gongli Cai
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Monday, 7 September
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The New Anabolic Era: Optimising Sequencing, Cycling, and Exit Strategies
Bente Langdahl
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Targeted GP alerts improve osteoporosis treatment after minimal trauma fracture: Outcomes of the INTERCEPT multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial
Mawson Wang
High-dose estradiol restores vertebral micro-architecture and strength in an adolescent mouse model of male-to-female transition
Varun S Venkatesh
Increased STAT3 or VEGF signalling in the osteoblast lineage leads to greater cortical porosity in the adult skeleton
Natalie YY Koh
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Patterns of osteoporosis treatment initiation following low-trauma fracture: an Australian population-based cohort study
Mike Lin
Repurposing FDA-Approved Drugs Targeting OXR1 to Suppress Osteoclastogenesis and Prevent Bone Loss
Xiaojun X.C. Chen
Paternal occupational and household exposures during pregnancy; is there an association with offspring adult bone health and body composition?
Mia Percival
Preterm piglets as a translational large-animal model of osteopenia of prematurity
Kun-Di Lee
Hypophosphataemia following parenteral iron and antiresorptives in clinical practice
Karen Van
Using single-cell transcriptomics to identify gene regulatory networks involved in rare skeletal disorders
Nilabhra R. Das
Rethinking long-term denosumab therapy: extending treatment intervals in low-risk patients
Brenda Ta
Central dopaminergic lesion induces asymmetrical femoral deterioration that becomes bilateral with limited oestrogen production
Tahnee B C Thatcher
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Bone Health 2026: Clinical Updates
Hanh Nguyen
The BMD response to ONERO exercise is driven by load magnitude and the BMD response to bone medication is enhanced by ONERO
Belinda R Beck
Chronic multisite pain is associated with an increased risk of incident fracture at all major sites: a prospective cohort study
Nikola Markovic
Associations of osteoporosis and fracture with incident cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Joshua R Lewis
Cortical and trabecular microarchitectural deterioration in women with prosthetic hip and knee joint replacement
Ali Ghasem-Zadeh
Reimagining routine health information systems to detect fracture risk and osteoporosis: a policy brief for the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Marc Sim
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Beyond Mechanics: Endocrine and Cellular Cross Talk Between Muscle and Bone
Itamar Levinger
Plasma Membrane-Endoplasmic Reticulum Tethering Drives Mechanotransduction in Bone and Tendon Cells
Ziming Chen
Older women deposit bone with less collagen cross-linking and glycosaminoglycan content than bone made by younger women
Mary Louise Fac
Mfsd12 deficiency in mice causes bone loss and a multisystem lysosomal storage disorder
Jasreen Kular
Anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline suppresses osteoclastogenesis and prevents bone loss by modulating glycolysis and histone lactylation
Lizhen Li
Study on Gut Microbiota-Induced Ferroptosis in Bone Marrow of Ovariectomized Mice
Lei Chen
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Cutting edge tools to study bone
Edwin Hawkins
Genetic determinants of trabecular bone score and their relationships with bone mineral density and fragility fractures
John P Kemp
Longitudinal change in 3D shaper analysis versus aDXA in patients receiving romosozumab
Angela Sheu
A novel surgical membrane with integrated antimicrobial nanoparticles for bone regeneration
Dawn E Coates
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Successful treatment of symptomatic hypercalcaemia in FHH Type 3 with cinacalcet
Jack AL Cooper
A Skeleton in the Genome: Digenic Inheritance Unmasking a Progeroid Bone Fragility Syndrome
Sarah C Brennan
A Cautionary Tale: The Unknowns of Denosumab in Active High-Turnover McCune-Albright Syndrome
Christopher Chan
A diagnostic dilemma: a case report of PTH-independent hypercalcaemia in pregnancy
Dhiraj Samarasinghe
Tuesday, 8 September
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Interactions Between the Gut Microbiome and Bone
Christopher Hernandez
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Accelerating Large-Area Ultrastructural Imaging of Bone Tissues by Integrating SEM-BSE with Diffusion-Based Deep Learning
Qiongxiang Q.L. Lin
Bisphosphonates, vitamin D and calcium supplements in association with blood pressure in men
Rishitha Panuganti
Lactoferrin enhances flucloxacillin activity against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in periprosthetic joint infections
Yang Sun
Differential sensitivity to Wnt-3a and Wnt-5a signaling in primary osteoblasts isolated from hip and knee joints
Leilei Xu
Burosumab-associated musculoskeletal improvement in a PHEX-negative adult with X-linked hypophosphataemia after prolonged conventional therapy
Tomasz J Block
Correction of genetic dwarfism (achondroplasia) using CRISPR base-editing
Julian Chu
Investigating the link between osteocyte health and paraspeckle formation in mechanical stress
Dane Webster
Quantification of bone loss, periosteal bone formation and histopathological changes to the bone matrix in a mouse implant-related infection model
Qi Sun
Effects of Bisphosphonates on Bone Structural Mechanical Properties in Ovariectomized Non-Human Primates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anna Maria Markarian
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Osteogrow-D: A Personalized Regenerative Strategy for Diverse Skeletal Environments
Nikola Stokovic
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Bone quality deteriorates in elastase-induced emphysema mice
Manabu Tsukamoto
Trabecular bone loss caused by circadian rhythm disruption is partially reversible in mice
Eugenie Macfarlane
Effects of denosumab or romosozumab on vascular calcification in dialysis patients — a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dueanchonnee Sribenjalak
Clinical Observation on Pain Relief and Functional Recovery of Ankle Fracture Patients Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Fumigation Therapy
Yan Fu
Bone Mineral Density Response to Romosozumab in Severe Osteoporosis Associated with Spinal Cord Injury
Sarah C Brennan
Failure of Antiresorptive Therapy in Severe Osteoporosis: Implications for Perioperative Bone Optimisation
Thomas Ulahannan
Serum bicarbonate concentration is associated with lower bone mineral density at the lumbar spine in men
Kara Anderson
Musculoskeletal decline, intrinsic capacity and all-cause mortality for men in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study
Julie A Pasco
Bilateral spontaneous atypical femoral fractures: a highly morbid presentation of adult hypophosphatasia after delayed diagnosis
Erin Paul
When bone meets blindness: a case of osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome complicated by atypical femur fracture
Jennifer Ngan
Breaking Convention: A Case Report of a Possible Atypical Ulna Fracture
Alec Ronan
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From Weight Loss to Bone Loss? Understanding Bone Health in the Obesity Drug Era
Angela Sheu
Powerful engine, fragile chassis: lower bone mineral density in elite male cyclists despite high aerobic fitness
Ayse Zengin
Body composition indices, physical function, and risk of fall and fracture in middle-aged adults: the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study
Kun Zhu
Improved Body Composition, Gait Speed, and Personal Care in Older Adults in Aged Care: The Pomerium Study Trial
Ahmed Al Saedi
Associations between modifiable lifestyle factors and incident fracture over ten years of follow-up
Kara B Anderson
Higher skeletal muscle mass predicts reduced minimal trauma fracture and greater bone mineral density in Australian post-menopausal women
David M Medveczky
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A decade of discovery: epigenetic control of mesenchymal stem cell fate links bone ageing, osteoporosis, and metabolic disease
Dimitrios D.C Cakouros
ACC1-mediated mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (mtFAS) governs osteoclast activation and bone loss
Zhongxiang Wang
EphrinB2:EphB4 signalling limits lysosome formation in osteoblasts; in its absence lysosomes and collagen promote mineralisation
Martha Blank
Endogenous glucocorticoids induce neurogenic heterotopic ossification via mesenchymal and myeloid cells
Kylie A Alexander
SOST-targeted Antisense Oligonucleotide Mimics Splicing Mutation in Sclerosteosis to Enhance Osteogenesis In Vitro
Jun Yuan
Hyperbranched Polyglycerol-Coated Titanium Implants Reduce In Vivo Bacterial Burden Without Compromising Osseointegration
Paul H Anderson
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A Patient-Derived DYSF Microdeletion Model Reveals Muscular Degeneration and Implications for Muscle-Bone Health
Ying-Hung Lin
Targeting EFEMP1 Enhances Chondrogenesis and Inhibits Hypertrophic Differentiation in a Spontaneous Osteoarthritis Mouse Model
Mei-Feng Chen
Role of Membrane-Bound Phosphatase in the Balance Between Osteoclastogenesis and Adipogenesis Under Local Phosphorus Environment
Keito Matsubayashi
The association between emotional and behavioural problems and bone health: Is there a link in childhood?
Natalie Hyde
Elevated fracture risk in women with bipolar disorder
Kara B Anderson
REMS derived bone mineral density (BMD) variability observed across age and BMI segments from a large Australian patient cohort
Sherif Youssef
A Familial Cluster of Atypical Femoral Fractures Suggesting a Heritable Syndrome
Anushka Sharma
When Bone Breaks Under Pressure: Severe Osteoporosis and Hypercalcaemia in Prolonged Critical Illness
Yi Shan Der
When survival outpaces evidence: bone health management in adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Brenda Ta
Atypical parathyroid adenoma presenting with severe PTH-dependent hypercalcaemia
Aishah Virk
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Wednesday, 9 September
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Skeletal Fragility After Cancer Therapy
Frances Milat
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From Pixels to Patients: Digital Innovations in Bone Health
Marion Mundt
A Novel Deep Learning Application to Predict High-risk Fracture Patients for Imminent Non-Fracture Re-Hospitalisations
Thach Tran
Clinically Interpretable Predictors of Imminent Subsequent Fractures in a Deep-Learning Prediction Model
Huy Nguyen
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This program is preliminary and subject to change. All times are NZST.
