Success of FFN Virtual Regional Expert Meetings
Over the weekend of 24-25 October 2020 unique, multidisciplinary, free online Fragility Fracture Network meetings and education events took place - simultaneously (adjusted for time zones) in Asia Pacific and Europe (both in English), and Latin America (in Spanish and Portuguese). The meetings were hosted using a state-of-the-art virtual meeting platform to deliver engaging, interactive, and informative presentations, workshops, and poster exhibitions, as well as industry spo
A comparison of two electronic search tools to identify patients with osteoporotic fractures
Over 70% of patients who suffer a minimal trauma fracture (MTF) remain undiagnosed and untreated for osteoporosis. Most Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) use manual file searches for the identification of patients with MTFs. However the efficacy of case finding can be improved by electronic search tools which screen medical records for fractures. This research project assessed the efficacy of two new electronic tools in identifying MTFs at two tertiary hospitals in Sydney, f
