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Take advantage of this special bundled package! APPs and nurses who register to attend the 2026 Clinical Orthopaedic Society (COS) Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY will also be eligible to:
- Attend the in-person Own the Bone session on Saturday, August 29th (1:00 – 3:30pm ET)
- Receive access to the 2026 Own the Bone Symposium recordings
- Receive up to 8.0 hours of CME or CNE credit
- Obtain a Bone Health Training Certificate of completion
Attend the in-person Own the Bone session at the 2026 COS Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY on Saturday, August 29th from 1:00 – 3:30pm ET.
Expert orthopaedic surgeons and bone health APPs will highlight the importance of integrating bone health optimization and post-fracture care into orthopeadic practices, and how to get started with your own bone health program.
Access to the in-person Own the Bone session at the COS Annual Meeting is included for registered APPs and nurses. 2026 Own the Bone Symposium recordings are included with the price of registration.
APP (CRNP, RN, BSN, PA) | Entire Meeting $495
APP (CRNP, RN, BSN, PA) | Daily Rate – Th | Fri | Sat $295
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
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.
The AOA thanks Amgen and Radius Health for financial and grant support of the 2026 Virtual Own the Bone Symposium.
For questions, please contact Ben Grace at grace@aoassn.org.