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Geriatrics

Osteoporosis: Treatment and Management: 2019

Osteoporosis affects both men and women and is a preventable disease.
CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Course Authors

Robert J. Pignolo, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. is Professor of Medicine and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN.

Updated by Jessica Shu, M.D., Ben Alencherry, M.D., and Aman Rajpal, M.D.

Dr. Shu is Chief Resident and Dr. Rajpal is Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology, Case Western Reserve University and Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. Dr. Alencherry is Cardiology Fellow, The Cleveland Clinic.

Within the past 12 months, Drs. Shu, Alencherry and Rajpal report no commercial conflicts of interest. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose relevant to this activity.

Release Date: 10/14/2019

 

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