Join CurvaFix and Samir Mehta, MD, FAOA, a leading orthopaedic trauma surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 6:30pm ET for a 45-minute virtual CME course on fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP), also known as geriatric pelvic fractures.
During this course, Dr. Mehta will focus on the clinical management and outcomes of patients who sustain a fragility fracture of the pelvis so that orthopaedic surgeons and their multidisciplinary teams can provide the best treatment to FFP patients. This course is for all health care professionals in the patient care pathway for fragility fractures of the pelvis.
There are roughly 150,000 fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) per year in the US. Many patients today are managed conservatively with bed rest, pain medication, and mobility assistance. Often, patients experience a worsening of symptoms leading to lengthy hospitalizations, loss of independence, high nursing home admittance, and high rate of mortality. An increasing amount of clinical evidence suggests that more patients could benefit from surgical care than receive it today. Improving care for patients that sustain a fragility fracture of the pelvis requires a coordinated approach between orthopaedic surgeons and other specialties.
Samir Mehta, MD, FAOA
University of Pennsylvania
Samir Mehta, MD, FAOA
Samir Mehta, MD is Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Care and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
0.75 hours of CME credit is available for this event.
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 Tennessee Medical Association and CurvaFix. The Tennessee Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Free for all participants.
The AOA thanks CurvaFix for their presentation and financial support of this webinar.
The AOA’s hosting of this webinar for educational purposes does not imply AOA endorsement of any company, product, or service.