Capture the Fracture FractureFocus - Issue 6

KEY ELEMENTS OF GOLD-STANDARD FLS

Identification and evaluation of all patients who have sustained all types of fractures, including hip, wrist, and vertebral fractures

Assessment within 8 weeks of fracture

Assessment of clinical vertebral fractures as well as opportunistic fractures through radiology

Assessment and treatment reflecting national peer-reviewed guidelines

Multifaceted lifestyle risk factor assessment and investigation into secondary causes of osteoporosis

Falls prevention services

Initiation and review of anti-osteoporosis medication

Communication of assessment and treatment recommendations with primary and secondary care

Follow up with patients within the 1st year and long-term follow up after 1 year

Inclusion of fracture statistics into national fracture databases

IS YOUR FLS ASPIRING TO ATTAIN GOLD-LEVEL STANDARDS? Click here to apply for evaluation or re-evaluation of your FLS through the online Best Practice Framework Questionnaire available.

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