Hour 1
- Discuss the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
- Describe the relationship between osteoporosis and fragility fracture.
- Contrast the relationship between fragility fracture, morbidity and mortality.
- Differentiate the differences between cortical and trabecular bone.
- Recognize the osteoporosis “care gap” and its driving factors.
Hour 2
- Discuss the diagnostic imaging methods to assess bone mineral density.
- Examine the laboratory markers to assess and monitor osteoporosis.
- Summarize the potential of non-drug nutritional factors and modalities in the management of osteoporosis.
Hour 3
- Summarize the bone remodeling cycle.
- Discuss the changes in the bone remodeling cycle with age.
- Discuss the role of declining estrogen in the age-related changes in bone remodeling.
- Discuss the areas of the bone remodeling cycle that allow therapeutic interventions.
Hour 4
- Examine the role of background systemic inflammation in bone loss.
- Discuss the common causes of background systemic inflammation.
- Explain the role of diet in background systemic inflammation.
- Examine the relationship between the gut microbiome and systemic inflammation.
- Discuss the evaluation of the gut microbiome.
- Integrate the gut barrier in gut driven systemic inflammation.
Hour 5
- Examine the role of immunosenescence in background systemic inflammation.
- Discuss the role mesenchymal stem cell senescence in osteoporosis.
- Demonsrate senolytic therapy in eliminating senescent cells in osteoporosis.
- Contrast inflammatory resolution with inflammatory suppression.
- Discuss the role of micronutrients in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis..
Hour 6
- Discuss the role of vitamins D & K2 and minerals the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
- Explain the effectiveness of osteo-inductive nutraceuticals in the treatment of osteoporosis.
- Examine the research on the use of hydrolyzed collagen peptides in bone density and strength.
- Discuss the use of bovine bone morphogenic proteins in osteoporosis.
- Contrast the ability of nutrients, therapeutic modalities and medications in the ability of normalize bone remodeling.
Hour 7
- Examine the role of exercise in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
- Discuss the evidence supporting the efficacy of laser therapy in osteoporosis including in vitro cell studies, animal models and human studies both for fracture and osteoporosis.
- User laser therapy to normalize the bone remodeling cycle in osteoporosis.
- Discuss the cell receptor and signaling pathways in osteoblasts and osteoclasts that are receptive to pulsed electromagnetic frequency (PEMF) therapy interventions.
- Apply the “cross-talk” effect of PEMF therapy on bone.
Hour 8
- Discuss the evidence supporting the efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic frequency therapy in osteoporosis including in vitro cell studies, animal models and human studies both for fracture and osteoporosis.
- Examine the positive “spillover effect” of laser therapy and PEMF therapy of osteoarthritis in the treatment of osteoporosis.
- Summarize the clinical trials of PEMF therapy for osteoporosis.
- Discuss the importance of pulse frequency in the application of PEMF therapy.
- Examine the comorbidity between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
Hour 9
- Examine the osteoporosis risk in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
- Discuss the unique treatment considerations corticosteroid induced osteoporosis.
- CortioSterioid - Same comments as above about drug therapy
- Discuss the treatment of osteoporosis induced but pulmonary disease and its associated therapies.
- CortioSterioid - Same comments as above about drug therapy
- Summarize the factors associated with the high prevalence of osteoporosis in rheumatic diseases.
- Explore the mechanisms of osteoporosis in type two diabetes independent of bone mineral density.
Hour 10
- Summarize the dietary patterns associated with bone matrix glycation.
- Discuss the nutraceuticals that inhibit glycation related bone matrix.
- Review case studies of the management of osteoporosis looking at prognostic factors including baseline T scores and co-morbidities.
- Examine specific osteoporosis cases and their approach to management.
- Summarize building an effective non-drug treatment program for osteoporosis.
- AKAlaska
- BCBritish Columbia
- COColorado
- CTConnecticut
- DEDelaware
- DCDistrict of Columbia
- GUGuam
- IDIdaho
- ILIllinois
- INIndiana
- IAIowa
- KSKansas
- MEMaine
- MBManitoba
- MDMaryland
- MAMassachusetts
- MIMichigan
- MNMinnesota
- MOMissouri
- MTMontana
- NENebraska
- NBNew Brunswick
- NJNew Jersey
- NYNew York
- NCNorth Carolina
- NDNorth Dakota
- NSNova Scotia
- OHOhio
- ONOntario
- OROregon
- PRPuerto Rico
- RIRhode Island
- SCSouth Carolina
- SDSouth Dakota
- TNTennessee
- UTUtah
- VTVermont
- VIVirgin Islands
- VAVirginia
- WAWashington
- WYWyoming
- YTYukon
Course Group includes all Osteoporosis Courses numbered 201 thru 205