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National Osteoporosis Foundation, Washington, DC
Oct. 11-12, 2003
Day ONE SCIENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS
8:00-9:00 am Breakfast & exhibits
9:00-10:30 am Overview of Osteoporosis
Pathophysiology, Epidemiology and Risk: Consequences of Osteoporosis: Physical, Emotional and Social
BMD
Technology Today
Central Measurement and Peripheral
Quality Control--What it Can and Can Not Do: Applicability to various machines; Role of WHO Criteria, HNANES Data and NORA Data
11:00-11:15 am Other Diagnostic Tests: Blood Tests, Urine Tests, Tests to r/o other Metabolic Bone Disease; Their Role ie. When Do You Use Them
11:15-11:45 am Special Populations?GIO, Men, Premenopausal Women, Tranplant Recipients: Who Should be Tested? Who Should be Treated? What Interventions, When?
1:30-2:00 pm Life Style Factors that Influence Bone Health 2:00-2:30 pm Overview 2:30-3:00 pm An in-depth discussion about medications for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis to include dose, side-effects and
3:30-4:30 pm Bisphosphonates; Alendronate; Risedronate
Calcitonin
Calcitonin Research
Parathyroid hormone.
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)
Raloxifene
4:30-5:30 pm Preventing the Next Fracture--Working Up the Fracture Patient for Underlying Osteoporosis
5:30-6:00 pm Pain management following Spine, Hip and Wrist Fractures?What Works Day TWO APPLYING WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
8:30-9:30 am Panel discussion of studies to discuss examples of managing the following typical and atypical osteopenia/osteoporosis patients.
9:30-10:00 am Reimbursement Issues
10:00-10:30 am Non-pharmacologic pain management and the role of exercise across the lifespan.
10:45-11:30 am Hands-on-Demo and conclusion
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