IOF position on scientists and societies operating in conflict zones

John A Kanis; Bess Dawson-Hughes; Claudia Campusano; Cyrus Cooper; Peter R Ebeling; Philippe Halbout; Nicholas C Harvey; Eugene V McCloskey; Michael R McClung; Jean-Yves Reginster; Yousef Saleh; Leith Zakraoui; Famida Jiwa

doi:10.1007/s00198-024-07129-x

IOF position on scientists and societies operating in conflict zones

Osteoporos Int. 2024 Aug;35(8):1323-1328. doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07129-x. Epub 2024 Jun 10.

Authors

John A Kanis^{1

2}, Bess Dawson-Hughes³, Claudia Campusano⁴, Cyrus Cooper^{5

6

7}, Peter R Ebeling⁸, Philippe Halbout⁹, Nicholas C Harvey^{5

6}, Eugene V McCloskey^{10

11}, Michael R McClung¹², Jean-Yves Reginster^{13

14}, Yousef Saleh^{15

16

17}, Leith Zakraoui¹⁸, Famida Jiwa¹⁹

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK. [email protected].
² Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [email protected].
³ Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, Clínica Universidad de los Andes and School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
⁵ MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁶ NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁷ NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁸ Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
¹¹ MRC and Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research in Musculoskeletal Ageing, Mellanby Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
¹² Oregon Osteoporosis Center, Portland, OR, USA.
¹³ WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium.
¹⁴ Protein Research Chair, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
¹⁵ College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁶ King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁷ Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁸ Chair of the Committee of Patients Societies at the International Osteoporosis Foundation, Osteoporosis Canada, Toronto, Canada.
¹⁹ Osteoporosis Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 38856732
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07129-x

Abstract

This position paper of the International Osteoporosis Foundation reports the findings of an IOF Commission to consider to recommend rules of partnership with scientists belonging to a country which is currently responsible for an armed conflict, anywhere in the world. The findings and recommendations have been adopted unanimously by the Board of IOF.

Keywords: Committee of National Societies; IOF journals; Recommendations; War.

MeSH terms

Armed Conflicts*
Biomedical Research / standards
Humans
Osteoporosis
Societies, Medical