ARC16: Osteoporosis And Other Metabolic Bone Disorders
$18000
ARCADV:16
Osteoarthritis & Related Disorders
Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 12:00 AM
Saturday, August 15, 2026, 11:55 PM
CME
Advanced Practice Nurses, Fellows in Training, Occupational Therapists, Primary Care Providers, Physical Therapists, Physician Assistants, Researchers, Rheumatology Interprofessionals, Students
Advanced Rheumatology Course
2.50
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Activity Overview

The Advanced Rheumatology Course is a 19-activity series for advanced practice providers and other professionals who need a deeper dive into rheumatology.  The series covers how to assess and manage patients with rheumatic disease, develop strategies to integrate NP/PAs into rheumatology practice, and improve access to care for patients. The advanced information will help experienced practice providers function well in rheumatology and foster inter-professional collaboration. 

This activity explores osteoporosis and other metabolic bone disorders, including how to care for patients with these conditions.


Advanced Rheumatology Course Series

This activity is part of a series. See the other activities in the series below.

Registration is discounted for ACR/ARP members. If you are not a member, consider joining ACR/ARP.


Target Audience

Advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. Fellows-in training, residents, students, primary care providers, physical therapists, and researchers may also benefit.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Recognize the risk factors for fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis
  • Interpret bone density reports and demonstrate how to use bone density studies for clinical decision making
  • Describe the important nutritional components of bone health including calcium and Vitamin D and the consequences of deficiencies
  • Formulate basic treatment plans for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis
  • Design a clinical profile for men at risk for osteoporosis and discuss a metabolic workup for men with osteoporosis
  • Contrast the pathophysiology of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis (GIOP) with postmenopausal osteoporosis and formulates treatment plans for patients on glucocorticoids therapy
  • Evaluate the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical and radiological aspects, and a treatment plan for Paget's disease


CE & MOC Information

ACCME Accreditation Statement

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


AMA Designation Statement

The American College of Rheumatology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

See the ACR's CME Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet.

CME credit must be claimed by August 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.


Financial Relationship Disclosures

ACR Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.


Nature of Financial Relationships

All individuals that participate in an ACR-sponsored activity and are able to change content or influence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to: 

  1. Advisor or review panel member
  2. Consultant
  3. Employee
  4. Officer or Board Member
  5. Grant/research support
  6. Speaker/honoraria includes speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expert witness
  7. Independent contractor
  8. Executive role and/or ownership interest
  9. Royalties and/or patent beneficiary
  10. Intellectual property/patents
  11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
  12. Private investigator
  13. Expert witness
  14. Equity interest
  15. Other: specify details

None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

All participants that created and/or were able to influence the content and delivery of this activity reported the following disclosures. All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.


Author

  • Sarah Keller, MD – No relevant financial relationships to disclose


Editors and Reviewers
  • Alfred Denio, MD –  Abbvie8; Bristol-Myers Squibb5
  • Marcy Bolster, MD – AbbVie2; American Board of Internal Medicine: Chair, ABIM Rheumatology Board6; Amgen2; Corbus Pharmaceuticals2; Cumberland2; Genentech2; Gilead Sciences5; Johnson & Johnson1; Pfizer2
  • Julie Lahti – No relevant financial relationships to disclose


Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

The project was supported by Grant number 1 NU58DP006908-03-00 – Component A; Developing and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge, Skills and Partnerships. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Educational Activity Policies

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