GPs who regularly attend aged care facilities, geriatricians, rehabilitation specialists, physicians, physiotherapists and pharmacists working in aged care are invited to attend the 3rd Australian Consensus Conference on the Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs).
Background
The aim of this important meeting is to update current guidelines on the Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residential Aged Care Facilities. The conclusions of the meeting will be published in a high impact journal. As an example, conclusions from the previous consensus meeting were published in JAMDA in 2016: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27349626/ .
Invitations
The Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS) is inviting GPs, geriatricians, rehabilitation specialists, physicians, physiotherapists and pharmacists working in aged care to attend the conference. AIMSS would like to particularly encourage GPs who regularly attend RACFs to register and would value their contribution to the guidelines.
Meeting details
The meeting will be on Friday, 30 October, from 9am to 1pm, via Zoom.
RACGP points
RACGP CPD points apply for GPs attending this meeting. Attendance at this meeting qualifies as a self-recorded RACGP CPD activity for the 2020-2022 Triennium under the category ‘Development and review of Guidelines’. A certificate of Attendance will also be provided for GP participants.