Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention

The Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Program is an opportunity to enhance your learning in screening, diagnosing, and optimizing care for patients with osteoporosis, including those with moderate risk. Through small-group discussions and case analysis, this workshop addresses key issues including osteoporosis-related fractures, secondary causes, current care gaps and examines treatment options. This program is currently being redeveloped.  

Highlights: 

• Apply guidelines recommendations 
• Learn strategies for high-risk patients 
• Recognize challenges and barriers to implementing recommendations and use enabler 

Two opportunities for learning: 

• Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Workshop:  
  • 3.5 hours, pending certification 
• Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention in LTC Webinar:  
  • 1 hour, 1 credit per hour 

The “Clinical Application of the Long-Term Care Fracture Prevention Recommendations for Frail Older Adults” webinar will help you to address existing care gaps by illustrating the application of pharmacological and non-pharmacological fracture prevention recommendations with frail older adults in LTC. The webinar will also identify barriers and enablers to implementing and present a comprehensive approach to identify fracture risk and deliver therapies to reduce immobility, pain and transfers to hospitals while improving the quality of life of residents in LTC. 

This program has received funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy