Join us for an evening discussion on osteoporosis with Dr Matthew Ting, exploring how to identify, assess and manage patients at high risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
This dinner presentation will cover practical approaches to risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management, including referral pathways and the latest considerations in osteoporosis care.
Topics:
Session 1: Identifying & Assessing Risk
Burden of osteoporosis and the secondary prevention gap
Case-finding: who to screen and when
DXA interpretation and excluding secondary causes
Falls risk as a parallel assessment
First-line management
Session 2: Treating & Managing High Risk
Pharmacotherapy: who, what, when and how
Referral pathways, including Fracture Liaison and osteoporosis services in WA
Monitoring, treatment duration and management across the lifespan
Speaker:
Dr Matthew Ting
Places are limited.
