Barriers and Resources to Optimize Bone Health in Orthopaedic Education: Own the Bone (OTB): Bone Health Education in Residency.

ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis is a critical public health issue with substantial morbidity and healthcare costs. Resident education on osteoporosis is not standardized. Little is known about the barriers to osteoporosis treatment and the usefulness of educational programming from the perspective of orthopaedic residency program directors (PDs).

Methods

This study aims to evaluate the current state and perception of bone health education from the perspective of orthopaedic residency PDs. Therefore, a self-designed 29-question online survey was sent to 129 PDs in the United States to assess bone health education. The information, collected from August to October 2020, included program characteristics, participation in the American Orthopaedic Association's Own the Bone (AOA/OTB) program or any fractur

SUBMITTER: Levitt EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8500628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature