The International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) is a
learned society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an discipline (academia), academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and s ...
in the field of bone and mineral metabolism, including
osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone fragility, and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is the most common reason for a broken bone ...
and other diseases of bone.
History
IBMS started as the Parathyroid Conferences, a triennial event from 1960 to 1977.
In 1980, the group was incorporated in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada, under the name International Conferences on Calcium Regulating Hormones.
In 1995, the name was changed to IBMS and it was registered as a
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 50 ...
organization with headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
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, United States. IBMS holds annual scientific meetings and publishes the scientific journal ''
Bone
A bone is a Stiffness, rigid Organ (biology), organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red blood cell, red and white blood cells, store minerals, provid ...
''. IBMS also publishes ''IBMS BoneKEy'', an
open access
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre op ...
website. ''BoneKEy Reports'' is the official online journal of the society.
See also
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is a professional, scientific and medical society established in 1977 to promote excellence in bone and mineral research and to facilitate the translation of that research into clinical pr ...
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Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society
The Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS) is a not-for-profit collegiate organisation and principal professional body for scientists and clinicians involved in bone and mineral metabolism research in Australia and New Ze ...
External links
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Charities based in Washington, D.C.
International scientific organizations
Osteology
Health charities in the United States
Scientific organizations established in 1980
Medical and health organizations based in Washington, D.C.