Overview
This lecture will review some of the more advanced and subtle aspects of osteoporosis, such as management of severe osteoporosis, and diagnosis of atypical femur fractures.
Target Audience
Radiologists who are already familiar with introductory level management of osteoporosis interested in moving to the intermediate level.
Activity Goal
This activity is designed to address the following core team competencies: Patient Care and Medical Knowledge.
Agenda
- 7:00 pm - Introduction and lecture by Dr. Rosen
- 7:45 pm - Question and Answer session
- 8:00 pm - Adjourn
Learning Objectives
- Identify the role of fracture ascertainment in densitometry, and in assessing severity of osteoporosis
- Identify when to consider osteoporosis severe vs mild, and which agents to choose from depending on the severity of the osteoporosis
- Recognize when to screen for atypical femur fractures
- Describe the basics of management of atypical femur fractures
Speaker
Harold N. Rosen, MD
Director - Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Dr. Harold Rosen did fellowships in Endocrinology and Geriatrics at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He spent years doing clinical research in osteoporosis, when he investigated the relationship between vitamin K and bone, thyroid hormone-induced bone loss, and the role of biochemical markers of bone turnover. In 1998 he became the Director of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In this capacity he runs bone densitometry, sees patients in consultation for osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, and does research on optimizing performance and reporting of bone densitometry. He has been active in his professional society, the ISCD (International Society for Clinical Densitometry) where he served on the Board of Directors from 2010-2013. Dr. Rosen is the recipient of the ISCD Clinician of the year Award in 2010, and the recipient of the Paul Miller award for service to the ISCD in 2017.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, CineMed 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.
CineMed designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Support
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Hologic Inc.
Contact
The administrator for this event is Ronda Hannon who can be reached at 203-263-0006 x107