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ACCREDITATION AND CREDITS
Physicians
EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
EXCEL Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of four AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts AMA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurse Practitioners
AANP accepts AMA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses
EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # 50-619, and designates this educational activity for four nursing contact hours.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, you should be able to:
- Explain the underlying pathogenesis for fracture risk in obesity and diabetes mellitus and how to reduce this risk in your patients.
- Review the etiologies and treatment of male osteoporosis and how MrOS has assisted us in understanding the differences in fracture risk between men and women.
- Discuss the clinical utility of FDA-approved osteoporosis therapies and the impact of these therapies on your patients.
- Review the clinical utility of FRAX in different ethnicities in the United States and clarifications of the algorithm since the 2010 ISCD-IOF FRAX Initiative.
TARGET AUDIENCE AND SYMPOSIUM GOAL
This educational activity is designed for
practicing Endocrinologists, Internal
Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants,
Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Fellows,
Residents and other HCPs who want to
update their knowledge regarding the latest
developments in managing and treating
osteoporosis and the contributing factors
that lead to osteoporotic risk fractures in
order to improve patient care.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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