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This three-part virtual certificate course, co-provided by the AOA’s Own the Bone Program and NAON, highlights how bone health evaluation and management can help to improve patient outcomes both post-fracture and prior to elective spine and total joint procedures. Participants will hear from expert faculty about program models, pharmacologic treatment, bone health imaging, prior authorization strategies, and much more. Knowledgeable speakers will share their expertise, and participants will have opportunities to engage in Q&A, discussion, and patient case studies
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Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the fragility fracture epidemic and how secondary fracture prevention efforts help solve the problem.
- Analyze multidisciplinary implementation considerations for a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) model of care for secondary fracture prevention.
- Investigate and practice completing a patient work-up for osteoporosis.
- Discuss current and potential pharmacologic management strategies for the patient with or at risk for osteoporosis.
- Investigate multidisciplinary post-fracture management and prevention strategies related to bone health through case studies.
This event will only be offered virtually. Join us live on Zoom Webinar, or watch on-demand recordings – over three distinct sessions.
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Cancellation Policy:
• 20% cancellation fee between registration open date and 6 weeks in advance of event
• 50% cancellation fee 3-6 weeks out
• Less than 3 weeks: no refund
Earn approximately 8 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, and
8 hours of Category A nursing contact hours for full participation of this event.
2.5 pharmacology credits are also available. Please add this to your certificate in writing
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the American Orthopaedic Association. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US to participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.
Up to 8 hours of Category A nursing contact hours are available for this event.
Attendees will earn an Own the Bone Symposium Bone Health Training Certificate of Completion
Orthopaedic surgeons, multidisciplinary physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists and other allied health professionals who care for orthopaedic patients in both acute care and outpatient settings.
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Erin Zepezauer, MSN, FNP, APNP
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Erin Zepezauer, MSN, FNP, APNP
Megan Sorich, DO
University of Texas Medical Branch
Megan Sorich, DO
For questions, please contact Ben Grace at grace@aoassn.org.