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Breakout Session: Sex/Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Care of Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures

Breakout Session: Sex/Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Care of Osteoporosis and... The group proposed strategies to improve the quality and equity of osteoporosis and care after fragility fractures. These included increased patient and physician education, with identification of “champions” for osteoporosis care within and outside of the healthcare workforce; creation of incentives for hospitals and physicians to improve care; and research comparing the effectiveness of approaches to osteoporosis screening and fracture management. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Wolters Kluwer Health

Breakout Session: Sex/Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Care of Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures

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Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Surgery; Orthopedics; Medicine/Public Health, general; Sports Medicine; Conservative Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics
ISSN
0009-921X
eISSN
1528-1132
DOI
10.1007/s11999-011-1859-1
pmid
21424834
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Abstract

The group proposed strategies to improve the quality and equity of osteoporosis and care after fragility fractures. These included increased patient and physician education, with identification of “champions” for osteoporosis care within and outside of the healthcare workforce; creation of incentives for hospitals and physicians to improve care; and research comparing the effectiveness of approaches to osteoporosis screening and fracture management.

Journal

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Mar 22, 2011

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