UGA College of Pharmacy Continuing Education & Outreach

"Breaking” News: Update in the Treatment of Osteoporosis

Co-Sponsor: MCG

Contact Hours: 1.0

ACPE No: 0014-9999-09-022-H01-P

Activity Type: Knowledge Based

Release Date: September 22, 2009
Expiration Date: September 22, 2009

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity the participant should be able to:
At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant should be able to:
List five factors or medications that can increase risk for osteoporotic fracture.
Given a patient case, calculate the 10 year risk of osteoporotic fracture using the FRAX®
calculator.
Identify women and men who are candidates for treatment of osteoporosis.
Discuss pharmacologic treatment options for patients with osteoporosis

Faculty:

Beth Bryles Phillips, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
UGA College of Pharmacy

Computer Requirements for Online Courses
PC

Windows 2000 SE or greater
Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or later
Internet Explorer 6.0 or later OR Firefox 2.0 or later
Sound Card & Speakers
800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's

MAC

Mac OS 10.2.8
Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or greater
Safari 2.0 or above OR Firefox 2.0 or later
Sound Card & Speakers
800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's'

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