Osteoporosis Resources

eLearning

Below find guideline eLearning resources from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), some of which have been developed in partnership with the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS), on the topic of osteoporosis.

RCGP:

• Management of Osteoporosis and the Prevention of Fragility Fractures (Essential Knowledge Update - Screencast) ^{FREE TO RCGP MEMBERS}

RCGP / NOS:

• Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis^FREE
• Osteoporosis Resources for Primary Care (comprehensive sections covering diagnosis amd management, frameworks and guidance, for GPs and Practice Nurses)^FREE

Guidelines

Below find guideline resources from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Handbook of Non-Drug Intervention (HANDI) on the topic of osteoporosis.

NICE:

• Abaloparatide for Treating Osteoporosis after Menopause (TA991, Aug 24)
• Osteoporosis: Assessing the risk of fragility fracture (CG146, Aug 2012, updated Feb 2017)^FREE
• Osteoporosis (Quality standard [QS149], April 2017)^FREE

RACGP HANDI:

• Exercise for Preventing Bone Loss and Reducing Fracture Risk^FREE