Throughout 2020, the Australian & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry (ANZHFR) produced an informative, 16-part online lecture series designed to share best practice in relation to the treatment and management of hip fractures, and to offer clinicians potential solutions to common problems. The series is available on the ANZHFR Training and Education YouTube channel – …
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Despite increasing awareness of the concept ‘Fracture begets fracture’, there is often little-follow up for post fracture management following the acute management of a fracture. To address this, two of APFFA’s member organisations – the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) – have recently joined forces to launch a new …
Webinar presented by Professor Ding-Chen (Derrick) Chan, Taiwan This blog summarises a webinar conducted by Professor Ding-Chen (Derrick) Chan, Vice Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch and Co-Chair, APFFA Joint Steering Committee, Taiwan, on the importance of taking a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to managing osteoporosis in older patients who present with multiple comorbidities. …
Long-term treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis Read More »
We – the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance (APFFA ) – recently launched our APFFA YouTube channel, coinciding with, and supporting the launch of, our APFFA-FFN Hip Fracture Registry (HFR) Toolbox. The APFFA YouTube channel houses a series of educational videos featuring interviews with leading clinicians experienced in establishing national hip fracture registries, reflecting on …
An innovative world-first Hip Fracture Registry Toolbox has been launched today (Tuesday, June 15, 2021) to address the alarming death and disability caused by the more than 1 million hip fractures sustained in the Asia Pacific each year. Developed by the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance (APFFA) in collaboration with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), …
In patients with some malignant and non-malignant haematological diseases, such as leukaemia and myeloma, autologous and allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may be the treatment of choice. Due to ongoing advances in transplantation techniques and supportive care, HSCT patients are now living longer, which is subsequently increasing the patient population suffering from the late …
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A recent paper published in the British Medical Journal has revealed a significant 16 per cent reduction in fall rates, and a further 20 per cent reduction in the proportion of those who sustain an injurious fall, experienced by participants in the StandingTall programme. StandingTall is a home-based, balance exercise training program app comprising exercises …
Home-based balance exercise training app proven to prevent falls Read More »
Webinar summary presented by Professor Eugene McCloskey This blog summarises a webinar recording targeting APAC healthcare professionals interested in fragility fracture prevention, available on the Asia Pacific Bone Academy Knowledge Centre portal. The video features Professor of Adult Bone Diseases at the University of Sheffield, Eugene McCloskey, UK, addressing the need for individualised treatment …
Accessing & managing patients at very high risk of osteoporotic fracture Read More »
There is a substantial gap in the care of osteoporosis and fragility fractures worldwide. To help address this gap, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) launched the ‘Capture the Fracture®’ program in 2012, to facilitate the implementation of Post-Fracture Care (PFC) Coordination Programs, such as Fracture Liaison Services (FLS), for secondary fracture prevention. Despite the existence …
Hip fractures are among the most common injuries diagnosed in the emergency department. Fragility fractures, in particular hip fractures, are associated with limitations in ambulation, chronic pain and disability, loss of independence, and decreased quality of life. Globally, clinical audits have started to improve the quality of hip fracture care. Within these audits, quality indicators …
Identifying quality indicators for hip fracture care Read More »
