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Video: Preventing Osteoporotic Fractures: A Call to Action for Primary Care Practitioners

Hear expert faculty discuss primary care practitioners’ key role in reducing the risk of fracture and its staggering downstream consequences.

Physicians: Maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Nurses: 0.75 Nursing contact hour

Released: May 11, 2021

Expiration: May 10, 2022

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Nancy E. Lane

Nancy E. Lane, MD

Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, California

Nelson Watts

Nelson Watts, MD

Director
Osteoporosis and Bone Health Services
Mercy Health
Cincinnati, Ohio

Supporters

Supported by educational funding provided by

Amgen, Inc.

Partners

NPWH

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Target Audience

This program is intended for primary care providers (MD, DO, and NP) who treat adult women at risk for osteoporosis, including family medicine, internal medicine, and OB/GYN.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Recognize the prevalence of osteoporosis and the impact of undiagnosed and untreated osteoporosis on related morbidity and mortality
  • Implement recently released guideline recommendations for screening for osteoporosis and next steps in management
  • Highlight key lifestyle and diet changes that can help patients reduce osteoporosis progression, falls, and fractures
  • Describe the various treatment modalities for osteoporosis including mechanism of action, efficacy, and safety

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Nancy E. Lane, MD

Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, California

Nancy E. Lane, MD, has disclosed that she has received consulting fees and fees for non-CME/CE services from Amgen and Mallinckrodt.

Nelson Watts, MD

Director
Osteoporosis and Bone Health Services
Mercy Health
Cincinnati, Ohio

Nelson Watts, MD, has disclosed that he has received fees for non-CME/CE services from Amgen and Radius.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Megan Cartwright, PhD

Senior Clinical Editor

Megan Cartwright, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Ruth Cohen,

Ruth Cohen Cooper, CHCP, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Jane Kass-Wolfe, PhD, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC

Jane Kass-Wolfe, PhD, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS

Scientific Director

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Carolyn Skowronski, PharmD

Associate Director, Scientific Services

Carolyn Skowronski, PharmD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Designation

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.75 contact hours.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.75 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from May 11, 2021, through May 10, 2022:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 100% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.


Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve the competence of primary care providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and other members of the healthcare team, in screening for, diagnosing, and treating osteoporosis to reduce osteoporotic fractures in high-risk individuals.