Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Workshop
About the workshop
Osteoporosis and fractures in patients over 50 go largely untreated. In this new workshop, facilitators will provide you with best practices as outlined in the 2023 updated clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada, and actionable tools for screening, diagnosing and optimizing care.
Our next session will take place on June 6, 2025.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize and describe the impact of osteoporotic fracture and the current care gap including barriers and facilitators of quality care
- Apply an evidence-based approach to fracture risk assessment and reassessment
- Implement nutrition, exercise and pharmacological strategies for patients at high risk of fractures, including shared decision-making and self management
Benefits of this workshop
- Save Time and Get Clarity: Understand the latest guidelines, including changes since 2010 and differences from the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care guidelines, with expert answers to your questions.
- Immediate Practice Application: Discover practical, evidence-based strategies for family medicine you can readily use. Past participants now routinely use the FRAX tool and counsel on healthy diets and lifestyles.
- Refine Your Approach: Learn strategies to optimize your ordering of BMDs, focusing resources where they are most needed.
- Confident Patient Management: Gain a deeper understanding of medications and exercises to improve outcomes and discuss osteoporosis management with confidence.
- Real-time Interaction with Faculty and Peers: Learn through Q&A and case discussions, with advice personalized based on your individual learning needs.
- Online Resource Toolkit: Gain access to videos and resources that you can continue to reference after the workshop.
Workshop Details
Delivery Format: Online
Cost: $195+ HST
This is a three-credit-per-hour Mainpro+ certified program.
Scientific Planning Committee:
Lynn Nash MD, CCFP, FCFP, MCFP
Upender Mehan MD, CCFP, FCFP
Sid Feldman MD, CCFP (COE), FCFP, CMD
Alexandra Papaioannou BScN, MD, MSc, FCFP(C), FACP
For more information about this workshop contact ocfpcme@ocfp.on.ca.
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