Update on Osteoporosis: Treatment and Prevention

This webinar was presented live on April 27, 2023. The CPE associated with this event expires on December 31, 2025.

Osteoporosis affects nearly 10 million Americans, and half of adults over the age of 50 are at risk of breaking a bone. While genetics play a large role, lifestyle factors, including nutrition, also greatly affect bone mass. Join renowned bone researchers Dr. Clifford Rosen and Dr. Connie Weaver as they explore osteoporosis prevention and treatment strategies across the lifespan.

CPE Level: 2

CPEU: 1.0 (valid until December 31, 2025)

Performance Indicators:

• 8.1.1 Interprets and applies evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences
• 8.3.5 Demonstrates an understanding of the ways in which progressive exercise training influences nutrition to support positive metabolic, structural, and immunological adaptations.
• 10.2.6 Collects and analyzes anthropometric and body composition data to contribute to nutrition diagnoses.

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize the pathophysiology of osteoporosis
• Describe current osteoporosis treatment strategies
• Evaluate osteoporosis prevention strategies to identify effective and ineffective interventions
• Evaluate osteoporosis prevention strategies to identify effective and ineffective interventions

Speakers:
Clifford Rosen, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. An endocrinologist and bone biologist, he is the former president of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research and has had active NIH funding in bone diseases for nearly thirty years.

Connie Weaver, PhD, is a Distinguished Research Professor at San Diego State University in San Diego, Calif. She is a nutrition scientist who studies nutrition and osteoporosis prevention. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and former member of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee. She is a past president of the American Society for Nutrition.