June 19, 2017
Treat to Target has been standard for chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes for decades. These are chronic diseases, more common as we get older, that we can control...
June 11, 2017
University of Wisconsin hosts biennially the Bare Bones of Osteoporosis Care Symposium. This year the Wisconsin Bone Club followed the symposium. Felicia Cosman, MD from Helen Hayes in New York was the guest...
May 20, 2017
The second meeting of the Iowa Bone Club was a great success. Hats off to Dudley Phipps, PA, of Iowa Ortho for organizing a great meeting, and to his staff for...
May 12, 2017
Friday 19 May 2017, 0900 to 1400 is the Spring 2017 Iowa Bone Club Meeting. Holiday Inn West Glenn, 6075 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA. Information about bone...
April 23, 2017
Clinical Osteoporosis 2017, NOF and ISCD joint meeting had a different emphasis this year. Fracture Risk, rather than Bone Mineral Density (BMD) is now the key metric. Several speakers emphasizd...
April 17, 2017
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) are meeting together later this week. This will be my 10th attendance at each group. They are...
May 29, 2015
Orthopedic Surgeons treat fractures. Now Orthopods are joining the fight to Prevent Fractures. At the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) 2015 meeting, Orthopedic Surgeons were the most numerous specialty among docs...
April 21, 2015
Every patient visit is teaching Bone Health. Proper nutrition with Calcium, Vitamin D3, Protein, Multiple Vitamins& Minerals. Balance, Exercises, and Fall Prevention. Not just the patient, but the whole family....
December 29, 2014
Usually we operate on a Hip Fracture. We do that in order to: preserve Independent Living; or preserve independent ambulation in Assisted Living; or preserve assisted ambulation in a Care Facility;...
November 23, 2014
Wrong Question! What you should be managing is Fracture Risk. If you only look at Bone Mineral Density (BMD), you miss the chance to decrease Fracture Risk in the overwhelming...