We had a fantastic time in Prague for WCO, presenting our research and seeing the newest research into osteoporosis. Highlights included a keynote by Kirsten Bos, trends in the use of AI in the diagnosis of bone disease and disorders, bone microarchitecture and its impact on BMD, and new methods in the measurement of BMD.

It was an incredible opportunity to share our research into mortality and bone health in a low SES Medieval population on such a massive international stage, and speak to other ECRs presenting their own bone research. 
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After a conference that provided so much food for thought, in a city as absolutely stunning as Prague, it was difficult to come home again.

The team will be presenting multiple papers at in-person and online conferences all over the globe in the next few months.

First up is the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Prague (16-19th of April). Our paper is titled "Lower Bone Remodelling and Earlier Mortality in Females: A Historical Example" and was completed in collaboration with Dr Clare McFadden (UQ) and Patrick Mahoney (Uni Kent).

In June, Karen will be presenting a small side project she has been working on with Dr Stacey Ward (ANU) (see our earlier post "On the Road") at the online BeFrail webinar series. The presentation is entitled " Quantification of Periostitis through Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy and Roughness Analysis". You can register for this talk and others in the BeFrail webinar series here.

And finally, multiple of our lab members have been accepted to present at the Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists in Melbourne over the 13-16th of August. Our presentations include:

Michelman L, Domett K, Anscomb H, Trollope A, Miszkiewicz J. A Bone to Teach: A novel application of the Oxford Histological Index and collagen birefringence qualitative analysis across three preparation stages of skeletal material from human donors. ​

Cooke KC, Miszkiewicz JJ. Systemic bone remodelling assessment and cancer (differential) diagnosis in ancient human remains. ​

Stewart TJ, Schotsmans EMJ, McFarlane G, Mahoney P, Miszkiewicz JJ.  Intra-skeletal variation in cortical bone microstructure: A comparative study of the rib and femur. 

Stewart TJ, Schotsmans EMJ, McFarlane G, Mahoney P, Miszkiewicz JJ. Assessing variation in bone histological parameters between serial human rib midshaft cross-sections. 

Miszkiewicz JJ.  Persistent challenges with age-at-death estimation using human cortical bone histology. 

Miszkiewicz JJ. Ethical stewardship of ancient bone histology collections. Invited talk for symposium by Aland C, Woods S: Praxis and practice: Stewardship of human tissue originating outside body donor programs.