When we organized the East meets West conference for patient groups in Hong Kong in 2025, there was no specific OI-group in Hong Kong. This has now changed and we welcome the Hong Kong OI Association, which was recently established. The group is led by Anna Lam, who has OI herself and and you can…
By Ingunn Westerheim, OIFE President It’s been some months since we came home from Hong Kong, but the memories are still fresh in our minds. The reason for the amazing trip was to take part in the 15th scientific conference on OI organized by Dr. Michael To. And we were three people from the OIFE Board…
At the conference we were invited to visit Dr. To and our Chinese friends from Zero One in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. So on November 3rd we took the one hour journey from Hong Hong to mainland China. It was an unforgettable day where we became familiar with the huge metro system, where staff…
We were three people from the Board (Bruno, Alessandra and Ingunn) who represented OIFE at the 15th International Scientific Conference on OI (ICOI). The high quality conference was organized by Dr. Michael To and his team from Hong Kong university and took place from October 29 – 31st. DAY ONE After the official opening…
The scientific conferences on OI, which happen every 3rd year, are primarily for scientists and clinicians working with OI, but appointed representatives from OI-organizations are also welcome to attend. This year the conference ICOI 2025 took place in Asia for the first time, hosted by dr. Michael To from Hong Kong. OIFE saw the conference…
Register at Early-Bird Rate latest July 29! The 15th International Conference on Osteogenesis Imperfecta (ICOI 2025) The Organizers are pleased to announce that the 15th International Conference on Osteogenesis Imperfecta (ICOI 2025) which is organized by Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of The University of Hong Kong, will be held on 29-31 October 2025 at the Hong…
