Osteoporosis Update for Health Professionals - Mintlaw

Osteoporosis Update for Health Professionals is organized by Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) and will be held on Sep 12, 2019 at Saplinbrae Hotel and Lodges, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Programme include:
• Fracture risk assessment - Dr Alison Black, Consultant Rheumatologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
? When should fracture risk be assessed?
? What tool should be used?
? When is DXA indicated?
• When to treat, what with and for how long? - Dr Rosemary Hollick, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
? Indications for treatment
? Treatment options
? Drug holidays.
• Commonly asked questions - Dr Alison Black/ Dr Rosemary Hollick
? Screening for secondary osteoporosis
? Managing cancer-treatment induced bone loss
? Steroids and osteoporosis
• Lifestyle, education and support - Fran Keech, Osteoporosis Nurse Specialist, NHS Grampian
? Physical activity for bone health
? Calcium and vitamin D supplementation
? Education and support for patients.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.