A Broken Bone is Life-Changing!

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A Broken Bone is Life-Changing John Winslow December 2019 Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Email John Winslow was an engineer who loved getting the job done. He enrolled in McMaster University’s Divinity Program and went on to become a Reverend. A resident of Hamilton, he believed in giving back to the community and spent his leisure…

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Osteoporosis Community Education Event

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Osteoporosis Community Education Event Presented by: Southlake Regional Health Centre, Osteoporosis Canada, and Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm (Doors open at 5:30pm) Location: McConaghy Centre Address: 10100 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill About the Workshop Come to hear from a team of osteoporosis healthcare providers including: a doctor who specializes in osteoporosis care, a pharmacist, a…

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OCFP Osteoporosis & Fracture Prevention Workshop

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Next Workshop: September 10, 2019 Time: 1:00pm – 4:45pm (Registration – 12:30pm) Location: Hamilton, ON Address: Hamilton Family Health Team – 123 James St. N, Suite 300 Facilitators: Dr. Lynn Nash and Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou Register at OCFP About the Workshop Do you want to improve your confidence in screening, diagnosing, and optimizing care for patients with osteoporosis, including those…

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Fracture Link – Volume 13 – Summer 2019

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In this issue: Osteoporosis Interprofessional Education (OP IPE) Module Fracture Screening and Prevention Program and CLEAR Medical Imaging Partnership Bone Mineral Density Testing (RUR) and Reporting work in the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN Capturing Vertebral Fracture Patients at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie Subsequent fractures of the patients screened in the Fracture Screening…

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Long-Term Care Video Series

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Osteoporosis Canada, Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy, University of Waterloo and GERAS Centre for Aging Research are excited to announce the launch of four series of videos, aimed at educating health care professionals to prevent falls and fractures for long-term care (LTC) residents. Osteoporosis and falls are the leading cause of fractures in LTC homes and 44%…

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Ottawa Hospital receives recognition for fracture screening and prevention

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The Ottawa Hospital has been recognized for its work in preventing bone fractures. The certificate of achievement acknowledges the hospital’s implementation of a fracture screening and prevention program. “Basically, once someone has a fragility fracture there’s a high chance someone will have another one, and we’re trying to intervene in that regard to prevent that…

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Quality Standards and Quality Based Procedures: Hip Fracture Quality Standard Webinar

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Join the co-chairs of Health Quality Ontario’s Hip Fracture Quality Standard Advisory Committee, Rhona McGlasson and Dr. James Waddell, on this provincial webinar as they discuss how health care professionals across Ontario can use the evidence-based guidance, measurement tools and implementation supports in Health Quality Ontario’s new Hip Fracture Quality Standard to improve the quality…

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A hip fracture quality standard is now available for Ontarians

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Twenty-eight percent of women and 37% of men who suffer a hip fracture will die within the following year. About one in three patients with hip fractures will re-fracture within a year and more than half will suffer another fracture within five years. About 13,000 people living in Ontario experience a hip fracture every year.…

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