(Press-News.org) A new Guidance recently published by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) reflects the most current advances in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, the 'silent disease' which affects up to one in two postmenopausal women.
"The serious impact of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis is vastly underestimated by many health care professionals," stated ESCEO President Professor Jean-Yves Reginster.
"Statistics clearly show that fragility fractures in older adults can result in early death or lead to long-term disability, diminished quality of life and loss of physical independence. Nevertheless, diagnosis and treatment rates are appallingly low, even among those patients who have already suffered a fracture. Barely 20% of these clearly 'high risk' patients receive treatment to prevent future fractures," he said.
The 2013 European Guidance for the Diagnosis & Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women, published in Osteoporosis International, is an update of the ESCEO Guidance published in 2008. The new report reflects the significant advances in the field over the past five years, including the development of new techniques for measuring bone mineral density, improved methods of assessing fracture risk and new treatments that significantly reduce the risk of fractures.
The Guidance highlights the following:
Statistics related to cost and prevalence, morbidity and mortality in Europe
Diagnostic guidelines and risk factors
Management algorithm for the assessment of fracture risk with FRAX
Intervention thresholds
Assessment of fracture risk with limited or unlimited access to BMD using DXA
General management regarding mobility and falls
Nutrition recommendations
Diagnostic work-up of patients with osteoporosis
Anti-fracture efficacy of major interventions for postmenopausal osteoporosis
IOF President John Kanis commented, "Although this new Guidance is written from a European regional perspective, we hope that it will help inform the development or revision of guidelines at the national level, both in Europe and around the world. Given the serious impact of fractures on women's health worldwide, it is essential that clinicians are sensitized to the need for early diagnosis and treatment and are able to implement the latest strategies for the benefit of their patients."
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A special session on April 19, 2013 at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO13-IOF) in Rome, Italy will highlight specific topics presented in the European Guidance, allowing for discussion with key experts. Further information is available at http://www.ecceo13-iof.org
The European Guidance is freely available online on the Springer Publisher website at
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-012-2074-y
A teaching slide-kit can be downloaded from the IOF website at http://www.iofbonehealth.org/european-guidance-diagnosis-management-osteoporosis-postmenopausal-women or the ESCEO website at http://www.esceo.org/publications/ESCEO_IOF_European_Guidance-Slide_Kit-2013.ppt
Reference:
JA Kanis, EV McCloskey, H Johansson, C Cooper, R Rizzoli, J-Y Reginster
(2013). European Guidance for the Diagnosis & Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women. Osteoporosis Int 24: 23-57. Open Access at
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-012-2074-y
About IOF
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is the world's largest nongovernmental organization devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related diseases of bone, muscles and joints. IOF members, including committees of scientific researchers, patient, medical and research societies, and industry representatives from around the globe, share a common vision of a world without musculoskeletal diseases and fragility fractures. IOF now represents more than 200 societies in all regions of the world. http://www.iofbonehealth.org
About ESCEO
The European Society for Clinical & Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) is a non-profit organization, dedicated to a close interaction between clinical scientists dealing with rheumatic disorders, pharmaceutical industry developing new compounds in this field, regulators responsible for the registration of such drugs and health policy makers, to integrate the management of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis within the comprehensive perspective of health resources utilization. The objective of ESCEO is to provide practitioners with the latest clinical and economic information, allowing them to organize their daily practice, in an evidence-based medicine perspective, with a cost-conscious perception. http://www.esceo.org
European Guidance for the diagnosis & management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
New ESCEO and IOF Guidance highlights new risk assessment and treatment strategies; points to high prevalence of fractures and low rates of diagnosis and treatment in Europe
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