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COMMUNITY SERVICE & WELLNESS OUTREACH CONTINUED
OWN THE BONE
While nearly 50 percent of women and 25 percent of men over age 50 will sustain fragility fractures in their lifetime, according to the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research about 80 percent of fragility fracture patients do not receive appropriate osteoporosis care.
To address the osteoporosis treatment gap
and prevent subsequent fragility fractures, the American Orthopaedic Association developed Own the Bone, and HOI has implemented the program. A web-based patient registry is used to ensure that HOI’s post-fracture patients and those who have osteoporosis are identified and receive appropriate evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Measures include:
• Nutritional counseling emphasizing calcium and
Vitamin D supplementation
• Physical activity counseling concerning weight-
bearing exercise and fall prevention education
• Lifestyle counseling about smoking cessation
and limiting excessive alcohol intake
• Pharmacotherapy
• Bone mineral density testing
• Written communications, including physician
referral and patient education letters
To protect the next generation, an HOI clinical nurse specialist is making inroads into educating the community’s youth on osteoporosis prevention with “Best Bones Forever” presentations to local elementary and high school students.
COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES
Community health education programs covered
a wide range of topics:
Advanced Treatments for Hip and Knee Pain
Steven Gausewitz, MD
From Head to Toe: Common Sports Injuries
Hien Nghiem, MD, David Gazzaniga, MD
The Surgical Management of Hip Arthritis
Jay Patel, MD
New Techniques for Carpal Tunnel Surgery
Ying Chi, MD
Treatment for Arthritis of the Hip and Knee
Nader Nassif, MD
Non-Operative Treatment of Back Pain
Balaji Charlu, MD
The Surgical Management of Hip Arthritis
Jay Patel, MD
What You Should Know About Osteoporosis
Tanya Sapsezian-Barahona, BSN, RN, ONC Sarah Gagliardi, RD, Katie Sherlock, OTR/L
Elbow Injuries in Throwing Athletes
David Gazzaniga, MD
Back Pain, Is There Hope?
Jeremy Smith, MD
My Aching Feet and Ankles
Andrew Gerken, MD
Treatment Options for Common Afflictions of the Hand
Shaunak Desai, MD
Outpatient Lumbar and Cervical Disc Surgery: Your Minimally Invasive Solution
Michael Gordon, MD
What You Should Know About Osteoporosis
Marisa Swain, RN, Now Nguyen-Le, PT Sarah Gagliardi, RD
Treatment Options for Common Afflictions of the Hand, Wrist and Elbow
Grant Robicheaux, MD
Treatment Options for Lower Back Pain
Kasra Rowshan, MD
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