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Activity Steps

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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Explain the epidemiology of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
  2. Describe the implications of bone mineral density (BMD) on outcomes after spinal surgery and methods available to evaluate BMD in the preoperative setting.
  3. Discuss various treatment options for patients with low BMD.

Disclosures

Dr. Satin is on the board and is a stock shareholder of Agada Medical and is a consultant for and receives royalties from DeGen Medical. Dr. Derman is a consultant, a member of the speakers? bureau, and receives royalties from DeGen Medical, joimax, and Accelus; and is a stock shareholder of Goldfinch Health. The remaining authors, faculty, and staff have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations regarding this educational activity.

Lippincott CME Institute has identified and mitigated all relevant financial relationships regarding this educational activity.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 1.5 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: CSS0424
Published: April 2024
Expires: 3/31/2026
Sources: Contemporary Spine Surgery
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Micheal Raad, MD, Alexander Satin, MD, and Peter B. Derman, MD, MBA
Categories: Orthopedic , Surgical
Specialties: Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery
Topics: Bisphosphonates , Bone Mineral Density , Osteoporosis