Educating health professionals in many disciplines is fundamental to ensuring that patients receive the highest quality osteoporosis care. NOF's professional relations and education programs target physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other health professionals through programs which include the development and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines, health professional curricula and materials, a clinical newsletter, national and international research and clinical conferences and symposia. NOF is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education to sponsor continuing education for physicians.
Resources for Health Professionals:
A Reference Guide for Osteoporosis Reimbursement Policy for Healthcare Professionals
NOF has developed a billing and reimbursement guide to assist healthcare professionals with reimbursement issues that may be encountered in treating patients with osteoporosis. A reimbursement tools section is included in the back of the billing guide and includes many items that may be useful when navigating coverage and reimbursement issues with public and private payers. Reproducible tools to aid patients with reimbursement issues are also available and can be found in color in the front pocket of the binder and in black and white in the last tab.
To order a copy of the NOF Reimbursement Guide free of charge, please contact Betty Hawkins at 1-800-231-4222. An electronic version of the NOF Reimbursement Guide will be available shortly at www.nof.org, and updates to the reimbursement guide, as well as reimbursement policy changes, will also be provided on the Web site as they become available. |
 NOF's Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
NOF has released its new Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis to help U.S. healthcare providers make better treatment decisions and assess fracture risk for patients with low bone mass or osteoporosis. The new information in the Guide is based largely on a report (also being released) from the World Health Organization (WHO) detailing the WHO algorithm (FRAX™). This algorithm estimates the likelihood for a person to break a hip or other major bone due to low bone mass or osteoporosis over a period of 10 years.
NOF’s new Guide dramatically alters the way patients—both men and women—are evaluated and treated, and better identifies those at risk for fractures from low bone mass or osteoporosis. The Guide represents a major breakthrough utilizing Absolute Fracture Risk methodology as the basis for making treatment decisions in patients with low bone mass or osteoporosis. |
Osteoporosis International
Osteoporosis International is the leading journal on osteoporosis research. It is multi-disciplinary and focuses on clinical research. Published monthly, it is a joint initiative of the National Osteoporosis Foundation in the United States with the International Osteoporosis Foundation and is published by Springer. A one-year subscription includes 12 issues plus electronic access to the journal for the year. Discounted subscriptions in the U.S. are only available through NOF.
Annual Subscription Rates through NOF:
NOF members $175 (a savings of $87)
Non-members $195 (a savings of $67 |
 OsteoporosisTX.com is designed to provide educational resources for clinicians who manage patients who have, or at risk for osteoporosis. Our goal is to offer our users easily accessible, up-to-date clinical information and to create a community of health care professionals that share clinical insights.
This educational initiative is co-sponsored by Curatio CME Institute, LLC and the National Osteoporosis Foundation. OsteoporosisTX.com is owned and operated by Curatio with content expertise provided by the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
This Web site is supported by an educational donation provided by AMGEN. |
Osteoporosis Slide Presentation for Health Professionals
This professional slide presentation has has been developed to address these issues by providing a training resource that healthcare professionals may use in their daily practice. It includes over 150 professionally produced PowerPoint slides to be used for grand rounds, as teaching tools for residents and students, on-the-job training for staff, continuing education presentations, and peer-to-peer meetings. Supplemental written material makes this packet an all-in-one educational resource on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. |
Progress in Osteoporosis - Summaries and Critical Analyses of the Current Literature |
 Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General
Recognizing that bone health and osteoporosis can have a significant impact on the overall health and wellbeing of Americans, Congress commissioned this report to cover a range of important issues related to improving bone health. |
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