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COVID-19 and its impact on the treatment of osteoporosis and fragility fractures

April 21, 2021
IOF-NOF-ESCEO global survey findings   The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially impacted the health of the global population both directly, as a consequence of the infection...
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Hip fractures – when not to operate and when to palliate

April 13, 2021
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...
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A case for DXA vertebral fracture assessment in Fracture Liaison Services

March 25, 2021
Vertebral fracture: epidemiology, impact & use of DXA vertebral fracture assessment in FLSs: Position paper by the IOF Fracture Working Group   The global presence...
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Establishing a comprehensive fragility fracture care program

March 9, 2021
The most recent addition to the APFFA Resources page features a short video on how to establish a comprehensive fragility fracture care program. The interview...
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Survival rate reduced for up to six years post-fracture

March 8, 2021
A fragility fracture at any site is associated with reduced survival of up to six years, with the greatest reduction occurring within the first-year post-...
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Current & future challenges of hip fracture management in Malaysia

February 18, 2021
Less than one-in-four Malaysians able to walk independently post-hip fracture   Epidemiological data has projected an unprecedented increase in the incidence of hip fractures worldwide...
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Formation of Malaysian, multi-stakeholder alliance striving to curb brittle bones

February 15, 2021
The recent launch of the pioneering, multi-stakeholder alliance, Bone Health Alliance Malaysia (BHAM), represents a collaborative partnership between three leading Malaysian osteoporosis societies – Osteoporosis...
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Launch of Capture the Fracture® Partnership – a practical & evidence-based guidance for policy shaping

February 2, 2021
A new policy guidance published February 1, 2021, by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) – ‘Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership – Guidance for Policy Shaping’...
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Launch of The APCO Framework – the first pan-Asia Pacific minimum clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosis

January 29, 2021
The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) has this week launched the first pan-Asia Pacific clinical practice standards for the screening, diagnosis and management of...
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Tribute to a giant in the bone health field – Professor Harry K. Genant, M.D. (1942-2021)

January 21, 2021
We, at the Asia-Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance (APFFA), were greatly saddened to learn of Professor Harry K. Genant’s sudden and unexpected passing. We wish his...
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