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Osteoporosis: Focus on Prevention and Treatment
Program Overview
Epidemiology, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis emphasizing the importance of reducing fractures and the pharmacists role in providing appropriate counseling to increase adherence and compliance with treatment protocols.
Presentation
Program Information
- Target Audience
All Registered Pharmacists.
This program is not accredited for Pharmacy Technicians.
- Learning Objectives
After participating in this program, the pharmacist should be able to:
- Review the medical impact and pathophysiology of osteoporosis
- Identify risk factors for osteoporotic fracture and related life style modification
- Describe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for osteoporosis
- Evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of pharmacologic therapies
Program Faculty
- Faculty Disclosure Statement
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy requires that faculty members disclose any relationship (e.g., shareholder, recipient of research grant, consultant, or member of an advisory committee) that the faculty may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned in their presentations. The existence of these relationships is provided for the information of participants and should not be assumed to have an adverse impact on faculty presentations.
- Faculty and Disclosure Information
Karen Fiumara, PharmD
Clinical Specialist - Drug Information
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Fiumara has no actual or potential conflict of interes in relation to this program.
Dr. Fiumara does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.
Program Support
This program is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.
There is no fee for this program.
Continuing Education Accreditation Information
Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists successfully participating in this program will receive a statement of credit for one contact hour (0.1 CEU). Statements of Credit may be printed on-line after successful completion of the learning assessment (70%).
ACPE # 027-000-06-041-H01. Initial release date: March 1, 2006, expires March 1, 2009
Further Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Disclaimer
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