Living Medical Textbook - Osteoporosis - Projects In Knowledge - Fracture Prevention and Therapeutic Management Edition Table of Contents

Chapter 6 – Monitoring

Contributing Editor
	E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACP, FACE Director New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Activity Goal
The goal of this CME activity is to address gaps in competence and practice performance by:

Stressing the importance of early screening and diagnosis of patients with or at risk for developing osteoporosis and fractures
Identifying the pathways involved in the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and fractures
Providing updates on current and emerging therapies with regard to mechanism of action, efficacy, safety, treatment regimen requirements for compliance, and their role in providing fracture prevention/reduction

Target Audience
This activity is designed for primary care physicians, including internists, family practitioners, gynecologists, and other clinicians involved in the care of patients with or at risk of developing osteoporosis and fractures.

Learning Objectives

•	Formulate a monitoring strategy for patients who are receiving pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosis to identify those who are suboptimal responders.
•	Evaluate the reasons for suboptimal response in patients receiving pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosis—including poor adherence and secondary risk factors—in order to optimize therapeutic benefit.

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CME Information: Physicians
Statement of Accreditation
Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Projects In Knowledge designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE Information: Nurses
Projects In Knowledge^® (PIK) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Projects In Knowledge is also an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP-15227.

This activity is approved for 1.09 nursing contact hour(s).

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CE Information: Pharmacists

Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the ACPE Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines. This chapter is worth up to 2.00 contact hours (0.2 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Program Number assigned to this knowledge activity is 0052-0000-10-397-H01-P.

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Disclosure Information
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E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACP, FACE, has received grant/research support from Amgen Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc, Procter & Gamble, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, sanofi-aventis, and Wyeth; is on the speakers bureau of Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and on the advisory board of Amgen Inc, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc, and Wyeth; is a direct stock shareholder with General Electric, Proctor & Gamble, and Teva Pharmaceuticals; and is on the board of directors of International Society for Clinical Densitometry.

Nancy J. Nordenson, MT (ASCP), MFA has no significant relationships to disclose.

Peer Reviewer has disclosed no significant relationships.

Projects In Knowledge’s staff members have no significant relationships to disclose.

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