CME Activity Credit Expired
The Face of Osteoporosis
The Complete Physician's Guide to Bone Health
An Electronic Mixed-media, Multi-track CME Program
This multi-chapter CME webcourse is a unique new guide to osteoporosis and bone health. It utilizes a full range of interactive elements, medical animations, virtual environments, and case-based modules.
Learning Objectives
Chapter 1 - Identification and prevalence
- Define osteoporosis and its prevalence in the United States
- Compare bone remodeling in normal and osteoporotic bone
- Identify risk factors for primary and secondary osteoporosis
Chapter 2 - Screening and Diagnosis
- Review the effect of bone turnover on material & structural properties of bone
- Identify who should be screened for osteoporosis
- Examine current diagnostic tools and new techniques
- Review the relationship of surrogate markers to fracture risk and when and how to use them
Chapter 3 - Prevention and Treatment
- Examine prevention strategies for osteoporosis
- Identify mechanisms of action, efficacy and safety profiles of current osteoporosis drugs;
- Explore the relationship between vitamin D intake, serum levels of vitamin D, and bone health
- Discuss treatment strategies for using both bisphosphonates and vitamin D to achieve therapeutic goals
Chapter 4 - Clinical Trial/Data Review
- Examine key data from recent clinical trials with osteoporosis drugs and vitamin D;
- Summarize implications of these data for everyday clinical practice
The program includes a comprehensive background on osteoporosis, bone biology, and changes associated with age; the importance of recognizing the risk factors for osteoporosis; diagnostic techniques and the roles of calcium and vitamin D in bone health; treatment strategies and outcome measurements; and clinical trial data and their importance in everyday practice. The importance of early and aggressive treatment with bisphosphonates to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients, and the critical role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis are also discussed.
Audiences
This course has been developed for primary care physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, and other healthcare professionals who treat patients at risk for osteoporosis.
Faculty:
Associate Professor, Sections of Geriatrics and Endocrinology
Associate Director, Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bay Shore, NY
Professor and Director of the Aging Epidemiology Program
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Rheumatology
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Accreditation
The Potomac Center for Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Potomac Center for Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Please note: each chapter has its own credit designation to total 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™.
