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Ontario Telemedicine Fracture Screening Initiative
July 2020
In January 2020, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) saw the introduction of a new method of reaching patients who are eligible to be
Having Caregiving Responsibilities Affects Management
Having Caregiving Responsibilities Affects Management of Fragility Fractures and Bone Health
July 2020
In a recent publication we examined how caregiving responsibilities were associated with, and possibly impacted by, the fracture experience and the resulting management of bone health. We
Osteoporosis Disease Risk – A Case Study
A case study on assessing patients’ risk for osteoporosis, facilitating proactive care
July 2020
Background: 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture during their lifetime.1 Despite guidelines being available for disease management,
Tai Chi for Fall Prevention
Staying Balanced with Taichi
July 2020
Take action to make sure you are staying fracture-free and are taking care of your bone health. Ensure that your home environment is free of clutter and any obstacles and take care when walking
Effect of Implementation of a Standardized Hip
January 2020
Each year in London Ontario, there are approximately 400 fragility hip fractures, acutely cared for across two teaching hospital sites. Currently, London does not have a citywide fracture liaison service addressing the needs of hip fracture patients. As
Distinguished Alumni, Dr. Judi Laprade
January 2020
Dr. Judi Laprade, Bone Fit™ Lead Trainer and Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto, was recently awarded the School of Rehabilitation Therapy Distinguished Alumni Award from Queen’s University. The Award recognizes one
Dr. Steven Richie: A Champion Retires
January 2020
At the end of November, Dr. Steve Richie retired from his full-time orthopaedic surgeon practice in Brantford. It is a career he says has “been great and fabulous” and he leaves
with some ambivalent feelings.
Dr. Richie became
A Broken Bone is Life-Changing!
A Broken Bone is Life-Changing
December 2019
John Winslow was an engineer who loved getting the job done. He enrolled in McMaster University’s Divinity Program and went on to become a Reverend. A resident of Hamilton, he believed
Improvements in osteoporosis testing & care are found following the wide scale implementation of the Ontario Fracture Clinic Screening Program
Improvements in osteoporosis testing and care are found following the wide scale implementation of the Ontario Fracture Clinic Screening Program: an interrupted time series analysis
Association between wait-time and 30-day mortality in adults undergoing hip fracture surgery
Association between wait-time and 30-day mortality in adults undergoing hip fracture surgery
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