Case-Based Lessons from the
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine:
Issues in Osteoporosis Management
Compression Fractures and
Normal Bone Density
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Release Date: June 10, 2010
Expiration Date: June 10, 2012
Estimated Time of Completion: 30 minutes
Description
This is an interactive case-based lesson from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Read each section of the case and answer the questions. You may proceed to the next section once you answer each question correctly. In addition to allowing you to proceed, the correct answer also reveals the rationale. Upon completing the CME activity and the evaluation and registration forms, you will have an opportunity to print your CME certificate for your records.
Please note optional related reference material is available.
Purpose
The purpose of this case-based lesson is to narrow practice and knowledge gaps in the management of osteoporosis.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Recognize that degenerative joint disease and compression fractures can falsely elevate bone mineral density (BMD) and that BMD does not always reflect bone quality.
- List the indications for plain radiographic films when evaluating a patient with possible osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
- Describe a treatment strategy that will reduce risk of future fractures.
Target Audience
This activity is directed to primary care physicians and obstetrician/gynecologists.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Director / Faculty
Holly Thacker, MD
Director
Cleveland Clinic Center for Specialized Women’s Health
Associate Professor
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Disclosures
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty member indicated that she may have a relationship which, in the context of her presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
| Holly Thacker, MD | ||
| Teaching and Speaking | Bayer; Better Bone Alliance; Boehringer Ingelheim; Novogyne; Novartis; Procter & Gamble; sanofi-aventis; Ther-Rx; Upsher Smith; Wyeth | |
This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by:
Amgen
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic
Center for Continuing Education and the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
