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Strategies for Osteoporosis Care

Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that requires timely diagnosis, early intervention, and long-term management to reduce fracture risk and support lifelong skeletal health. This online course is designed for endocrinologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with osteoporosis. Unlock the skills and knowledge needed to effectively diagnose, treat, and manage osteoporosis. With a focus on long-term care strategies, you will gain practical tools to reduce fracture risk and improve patient outcomes. The course also explores the epidemiology of osteoporosis and fractures in men, while building an understanding of the key differences in skeletal health evaluation between men and women. Gather strategies to improve patient adherence in osteoporosis while enhancing monitoring and follow-up practices to assess treatment efficacy and support better patient outcomes.

Starts 6/17/2026 | Expires 6/17/2027
Availability
On-Demand
Expires on Jun 17, 2027
Cost
Member: $120.00
Non-Member: $150.00
Credit Offered
3 CME Credits
3 Nursing Credits
3 ABIM-MOC Points
  • Course Description
  • Learning Objectives
  • Target Audience
  • Statement of Need
  • Accreditation and Designation Statements
  • Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest
  • Recommended
Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that requires timely diagnosis, early intervention, and long-term management to reduce fracture risk and support lifelong skeletal health. This online course is designed for endocrinologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with osteoporosis. Unlock the skills and knowledge needed to effectively diagnose, treat, and manage osteoporosis. With a focus on long-term care strategies, you will gain practical tools to reduce fracture risk and improve patient outcomes. The course also explores the epidemiology of osteoporosis and fractures in men, while building an understanding of the key differences in skeletal health evaluation between men and women. Gather strategies to improve patient adherence in osteoporosis while enhancing monitoring and follow-up practices to assess treatment efficacy and support better patient outcomes.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants should be better able to:   
  • Recognize osteoporosis as a chronic, serious disease warranting diagnosis, early intervention, and long-term management to minimize the risk of fractures.
  • Apply the latest clinical practice guidelines to develop individualized osteoporosis management plans. These plans include pharmacotherapy and lifestyle interventions to slow bone loss and improve bone health.
  • Discuss the epidemiology of osteoporosis and fractures in men
  • Develop an understanding of the key differences in skeletal health evaluation between men and women
The intended target audience for this program includes healthcare providers who care for patients with osteoporosis, including endocrinologists, primary care physicians (PCPs), and advanced practice professionals such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Osteoporosis remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care, particularly among men and other high-risk populations. Persistent gaps in knowledge and practice include appropriate risk assessment, screening and diagnostic evaluation, and long-term fracture prevention and monitoring. These gaps contribute to an ongoing burden of preventable fractures and compromised patient outcomes.
Physicians
The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Only those who receive a passing score will be eligible for MOC credit. 

Please allow two weeks for MOC points to appear in your account on the ABIM website. Participation information will be shared.

Nurses 
American College of Endocrinology DBA American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17762, is eligible for up to 3.0 contact hours.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) remains strongly committed to providing the best available evidence-based clinical information to participants of this educational activity and requires an open disclosure of any potential conflict of interest identified by our faculty members. It is not the intent of AACE to eliminate all situations of potential conflicts of interest, but rather to enable those who are working with AACE to recognize situations that may be subject to question by others. All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Subcommittee to ensure that such situations are properly evaluated and, if necessary, resolved. AACE educational standards pertaining to conflicts of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of the clinical experts inherent in promoting a balanced presentation of science. Through our review process, all AACE accredited activities are ensured of independent, objective, scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of any or no relationships will be made available for all educational activities.

Planner Disclosures

Jennifer Kelly, DO
  • Consultant – Radius Health; Ascendis Pharma
  • Research Funding – Shire
  • Speakers’ Bureau – Bone Health Osteoporosis Foundation
Abhishek Shrivastava, MD, DMsc, FACE
  • Research Funding - Sanofi; Abbott; Novo Nordisk; Intas; USV
  • Speakers’ Bureau - Sanofi; Astra Zeneca; Boehringer; Novo Nordisk; Abbott MSN, Dr. Reddys, Intas

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. All other planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  

Faculty Disclosures

Jennifer Kelly, DO, FACE

  • Consultant – Radius Health; Ascendis Pharma
  • Research Funding – Shire
  • Speakers’ Bureau – Bone Health Osteoporosis Foundation

Abhishek Shrivastava, MD, DMsc, FACE

  • Research Funding - Sanofi; Abbott; Novo Nordisk; Intas; USV
  • Speakers’ Bureau - Sanofi; Astra Zeneca; Boehringer; Novo Nordisk; Abbott MSN, Dr. Reddys, Intas

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. All other faculty for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  

 

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