Defining the key clinician skills and attributes for competency in managing patients with osteoporosis and fragility fractures.

ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis and fragility fractures are managed by clinicians across many medical specialties. The key competencies of clinicians delivering bone health care have not been systematically established. We aimed to develop a decision rule to define the threshold of adequate skills and attributes associated with clinical competency in bone health for a clinician serving as a referral source for bone health care. Using a modified-Delphi method, we invited clinicians with expertise in treating osteoporosis and representatives of patient advocacy groups focused on bone health to create a list of desirable characteristics of a clinician with bone health competency. Characteristics were defined as "attributes" with "levels" within each attribute. Participants prioritized levels by perceived import

SUBMITTER: Jackson LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11262141 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature