Refracture Prevention Initiative, with Lerdsin Hospital as key player, helps to drive FLS implementation across the country
In August 2017, Thailand’s Minister of Public Health, Emeritus Professor Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn announced that secondary fracture prevention would become a national policy of the Ministry of Public Health.
Congratulations to Niigata Rehabilitation Hospital for achieving a gold! This hospital joined Capture the Fracture in May 2016 for the first time, and was awarded a silver for its services to prevent secondary fractures.
A study by Lille University Hospital’s Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) showed that running a FLS improves identification of patients with hip fractures, long term management of fracture patients after evaluation for secondary fracture prevention, and screening for vertebral fractures using Vertebral Fracture Assessment.
First CTF FLS workshop in the region has been held in Saudi Arabia - a successful event which we hope will set a precedent for future mentorship trainings and workshops in the region.
New IOF report looks at the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Capture the Fracture® (CTF) is pleased announce that the first Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) onsite training in Canada was conducted in Montreal at Hôpital Jean-Talon.
The FLS team at the Hôpital Jean-Talon is led by Dr. Julio Fernandes (lead clinician) and Josee Delisle (nurse coordinator) who work together to identify more than 560 fragility fracture patients per year.
