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ESafety Commissioner’s Opening Statement Thank you Chair, and Committee members, for this opportunity to meet with you today to update you on our

 E-Mail IMAGE: The Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) Fracture Liaison Service has earned a Capture the Fracture® Gold Standard certificate in recognition of its exemplary service. Waitematā DHB FLS team, from left:... view more  Credit: Waitematā DHB FLS May 7, 2021 - Nyon, Switzerland A broken bone after a minor fall is often the first sign of underlying osteoporosis. Its also a warning sign that a fracture patient is at high risk of sustaining further, potentially life-threa...

Resources and tools to support new and existing Post-Fracture Care Programs An extensive online global hub of resources, the Resource Center now provides healthcare professionals, hospitals and clinics with valuable resources to help them set up new Post-Fracture Care Coordination Programs, or to improve their existing services. Practical insights and step-by-step guidance is provided in the form of webinars and related slide kits, information leaflets, audits and reports. The website will soo...

 E-Mail A new position paper by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Fracture Working Group reviews the clinical significance of vertebral fractures, and the rationale for performing vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) routinely within post-fracture care coordination programs such as fracture liaison services (FLS). [1] VFA is a tool available on modern dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanners which allows the detection of previous vertebral fractures by providing a lateral vi...