A free webinar on the risks vs. consequences of long-term anti-resorptive therapy for osteoporosis entitled ‘Are atypical fractures of the femur linked to extended use of bisphosphonates?‘ will be running on Monday, April 18, 2011 from 12:00 noon to 1 PM Eastern (U.S.) Daylight Time.
This webinar is a free, live, online web conference where a hot topic, osteoporosis , is presented by an expert in the field and a discussion by panelists follows. The expert presenter for this webinar is Juliet E. Compston, M.D. from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
The key topics to be discussed are:
- What are the characteristics of atypical femoral fractures, and how do these fractures differ from more typical osteoporotic fractures?
- What is the incidence of atypical femoral fractures?
- What is the relationship between duration of bisphosphonate use/cumulative bisphosphonate dose and risk of atypical femoral fractures?
- Is there a typical patient at risk for atypical femoral fractures?
- How should clinicians identify and report atypical femoral fractures?
- What should clinicians do regarding patients who have been on bisphosphonates for more than five years?
This osteoporosis webinar is FREE for all. Visit the website now for more information and to register:
www.bonekey-ibms.org/misc/OnlineForum.dtl
