Enhancing Osteoporosis Outcomes in Primary Care
An online resource to learn about osteoporosis and to stay up-to-date on current trends in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
Enhancing Osteoporosis Outcomes in Primary Care is a joint collaboration of the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and DIME, and is intended to provide professional education activities to physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners.
Primary care clinicians will benefit from participating in this initiative through:
- Increased understanding of practice deficits related to current recommendations
- Improved osteoporosis assessment skills
- Enhanced knowledge of the safety of various therapies
- Reduced gaps in optimal treatment of osteoporosis owing to poor adherence
- Improved clinical care in certain challenging scenarios, such knowing when and how to initiate therapy, switching or restarting therapy, and addressing treatment failure
- Increased emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
The initiative includes a series of certified educational activities that include:
- CME Spotlight Hosted on Medscape
- Journal of Family Practice CME Journal Supplement
- Primary Care Education Live Meetings and Enduring Material
- Practicing Clinicians Exchange NP & PA Live Meetings and Enduring Material
Learn more about these educational activities
A Steering Committee has been convened to develop content for each activity.
The Steering Committee includes:
Chairperson
Robert Lindsay, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York
Chief of Internal Medicine
Helen Hayes Hospital
West Haverstraw, New York
Faculty
Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD
Professor of Medicine
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts
Richard S. Pope, MPAS, PA-C
Adjunct Clinical Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Senior Rheumatology PA
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
Division of Rheumatology, Osteoporosis, and Pain Management
Arthritis Center of Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut
Susan Rawlins, ARNP, MS, WHHP
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Nursing
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christine Simonelli, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Director, Osteoporosis Care
HealthEast Clinics
St. Paul, Minnesota
This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen.
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