{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Comprehensive Management of Osteoporotic Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebral Compression Fractures - Vol. 40, No. 16

Activity Steps

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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Distinguish the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevalence, and societal cost of osteoporosis and osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures.
  2. Assess medical management of osteoporosis and conservative management of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures.
  3. Compare the indications and drawbacks of vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty and spinal instrumentation for the management of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures.

Disclosures

The authors, faculty and all staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity and their spouses/life partners (if any) have disclosed that they have no relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations relevant to this educational activity.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 2.0 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: CNE1118
Published: November 15, 2018
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Contemporary Neurosurgery
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Thomas Sorenson, BS, Jane M. Korducki, MD, and Charles R. Watts, MD, PhD
Categories: Pain , Spine , Trauma
Specialties: Neurological Surgery
Topics: Lumbar Vertebral Compression Fracture , Osteoporotic Thoracic Fracture