Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residential Aged Care: Updated Consensus Recommendations

G Duque; S Iuliano; JCT Close; M Fatima; K Ganda; S Bird; B Kirk; M Levidiotis; CM Said; A Papaioannou; CA Inderjeeth

Journal article

Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residential Aged Care: Updated Consensus Recommendations

G Duque, S Iuliano, JCT Close, M Fatima, K Ganda, S Bird, B Kirk, M Levidiotis, CM Said, A Papaioannou, CA Inderjeeth

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.041

Abstract

Osteoporosis is underdiagnosed and undertreated in people living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), even though aged-care residents are at greater risk of experiencing fractures than their community-dwelling counterparts. The first (2009) and second (2016) Consensus Conferences on the Treatment of Osteoporosis in RACFs in Australia addressed the prevention of falls and fractures in RACFs. A third Consensus Conference was held to review advances in the field of osteoporosis for people living in RACFs and to update current guidelines. The Conference was held virtually in October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendance at the meeting was open to health practitioners (n = 116) (e..

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Sandra Iuliano Author

Ben Kirk Author

Cathy Said Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This Consensus was endorsed as an official activity of the International Osteoporosis Foundation. The Consensus Conference was funded with an unrestricted educational grant from Amgen Australia and a grant from the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science.