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…
Interview with Dr. Michael T, University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen In most countries, pediatric surgeons are not allowed to operate on adults with OI because of the way hospitals are organized. Usually, the surgery is performed by an adult physician who knows about one body part (like hip, fingers, knee, pelvis etc). What are…
