Education Directory

Become more expert in fracture risk categorisation and individualised management of osteoporosis.

Video lecture by Prof. Eugene McCloskey (UK) on a clinician’s approach to individualised management of osteoporosis in patients at very high risk of fracture.

Take a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to managing osteoporosis in older patients with multiple comorbidities.

Video lecture by Prof. Derrick Chan (Taiwan) on a geriatrician’s approach to osteoporosis treatment and secondary fracture prevention in the context of multiple comorbidities.

Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard, Quality Statement 1- Care at Presentation.

Mr Peter Moules, Registered Nurse in ED describes how care was improved with an innovative eHIP bundle of care and prompt notification system involving the MDT Hip Fracture team at Wollongong Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.

Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard, Quality Statement 4- Timing of Surgery and Quality Statement 5- Mobilisation and Weight Bearing.

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr Marinis Pirpiris and Prof Ian Harris discuss the use of total hip replacements versus hip hemiarthroplasty in the management of hip fractures. They will also be discussing the use of dual mobility hip replacements.

Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard, Quality Statement 4, Timing to Surgery.

Improving time to surgery for hip fracture patients. Dr Saqib Zafar, Orthopaedic Surgeon tells us how this was achieved with a dedicated hip fracture team at Nepean Hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

A Global Call to Action to improve the care of people with fragility fractures, endorsed by 81 leading organisations from around the world across numerous disciplines of medicine.
The Fragility Fracture Network has translated the Global Call to Action article into various languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

A fracture is not just a part of ageing. Patients should talk to their doctor about a fracture and its consequences.
An infographic for patient education on fracture and its consequences.

Become more expert in the management of osteoporosis.

Dr Michael McClung’s (USA) conference slides address the myths around osteoporosis treatment that have led to undertreatment of the condition.

Facilitate the implementation of coordinated, multi-disciplinary models of care for secondary fracture prevention.

Prof. Derrick Chan’s (Taiwan) conference slides provide an overview of the quality improvements in secondary fracture prevention through implementation of FLS throughout Taiwan.

Shared decision making may help in making treatment decisions and improving clinical outcomes

Dr Andrea Singer’s (USA) conference slides address the lack of understanding among patients with regard to fracture risk. Education is provided on communicating risk to patients.