Guidelines and Policies for Fracture Liaison Systems

National guidelines, national/regional policies and national initiatives pertaining to secondary fracture prevention and Fracture Liaison Service models have been developed by professional groups, patient societies and government departments/ministries of health in the following countries.

Australia

New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation

• NSW Model of Care for Osteoporotic Refracture Prevention. 2011.
• The Orthogeriatric Model of Care: Clinical Practice Guide. 2010.

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

• Clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men. 2010.

South Australia Statewide Orthopaedic Clinical Network and Rehabilitation Clinical Network

• Models of Care for Orthopaedic Rehabilitation - Fragility Fractures General Orthopaedic Trauma and Arthroplasty. 2011.

Western Australian Aged Care Network

• Orthogeriatric Model of Care. 2008.

Western Australian Musculoskeletal, Diabetes & Endocrine, Falls Prevention and Aged Care Health Networks

• Osteoporosis Model of Care. 2011.

Canada

Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, Ontario Women's Health Council, Osteoporosis Canada

• Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy.
• The Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy: implementation of a population-based osteoporosis action plan in Canada. Jaglal SB, Hawker G, Cameron C, Canavan J, Beaton D, Bogoch E, Jain R, Papaioannou A; Osteoporosis Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group. Osteoporos Int. 2010 Jun;21(6):903-908. PubMed ID 20309525

Osteoporosis Canada

• 2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary. Papaioannou A, Morin S, Cheung AM, Atkinson S, Brown JP, Feldman S, Hanley DA, Hodsman A, Jamal SA, Kaiser SM, Kvern B, Siminoski K, Leslie WD; Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada. CMAJ. 2010 Nov 23;182(17):1864-1873. PubMed ID 20940232

France

French Society for Rheumatology and Groupe de Recherche et d’Information sur les Ostéoporoses (GRIO)

• 2012 update of French guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Briot K, Cortet B, Thomas T, Audran M, Blain H, Breuil V, Chapuis L, Chapurlat R, Fardellone P, Feron JM, Gauvain JB, Guggenbuhl P, Kolta S, Lespessailles E, Letombe B, Marcelli C, Orcel P, Seret P, Trémollières F, Roux C. Joint Bone Spine. 2012 May;79(3):304-313. PubMed ID 22521109

Italy

University of Florence and the Tuscany Regional Healthcare Authority

• TARGET project (Appropriate Treatment of Elderly People occurring in Hip Fractures)

The Netherlands

• Richtlijn Osteoporose en Fractuurpreventie

Singapore

Singaporean Hospitals

• OPTIMAL (Osteoporosis Patient Targeted and Integrated Management for Active Living) Programme. National Healthcare Group.

United Kingdom

British Orthopaedic Association and British Geriatrics Society

• The care of patients with fragility fracture. 2007.

Department of Health

• Falls and fractures: Effective interventions in health and social care. 2009.

National Osteoporosis Society

• Fracture Liaison Services

Multi-sector Coalition

• Fracture Liaison Services: the UK experience. Mitchell PJ. Osteoporos Int. 2011 Aug;22 Suppl 3:487-494. PubMed ID 21847771

United States of America

American Orthopaedic Association

• It is time for everyone to own the bone. Bunta AD. Osteoporos Int. 2011 Aug;22 Suppl 3:477-482. PubMed ID 21847769

ASBMR Task Force on Secondary Fracture Prevention

• Making the first fracture the last fracture: ASBMR task force report on secondary fracture prevention. Eisman JA, Bogoch ER, Dell R, Harrington JT, McKinney RE Jr, McLellan A, Mitchell PJ, Silverman S, Singleton R, Siris E; for the ASBMR Task Force on Secondary Fracture Prevention. J Bone Miner Res. 2012 Jul 26. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1698. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed ID 22836222

National Bone Health Alliance

• 2 Million 2 Many Campaign

National Coalition for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases

• A call to action: developing and implementing a national action plan to improve bone health. Raisz LG, Elderkin AL, Schargorodski L, Hart T, Waldman C, King T, Noonan AS. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Nov;20(11):1805-1806. PubMed ID 19727906

Office of the Surgeon General

• Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General. 2004.