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The Geriatrics Conference is moderated by John E. Morley, M.B., B. Ch., Dammert Professor of Gerontology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

This conference may include discussion of commercial products and services.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsor or its publisher. Please review complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

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Osteoporosis: Treatment and Management: 2019

Osteoporosis is a disorder characterized by reduced bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue that results in an increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Osteoporosis affects both… men and women and is a preventable disease. There are often multiple etiologies or risk factors for bone loss and these underlying secondary causes should always be addressed. In 2010, 10.3% of adults or 10.2 million Americans of age 50 or older had osteoporosis. (1) As per National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF),…
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.
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John E. Morley, M.B., B. Ch.

Geriatrics

Dr. John E. Morley, M.B., B.Ch., Cyberounds® Geriatrics moderator, is Dammert Professor of Gerontology, Saint Louis University Medical School and Director of the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at …the St. Louis V.A. Medical Center. Educated at the University of Witwatersrand in his native South Africa, John received his postgraduate training at UCLA and is board certified in endocrinology and geriatrics. The author of numerous papers and 14 texts, including Geriatric Nutrition, Second Edition (1995), Memory Function and Aging Related Disorders (1992), Medical Care in the Nursing Home, Second Edition (1996), Frailty in Older Individuals (1993), and As We Age (1996), John serves on the editorial board of Peptides, Journal of Nutritional Medicine, Age & Nutrition and Clinical Geriatrics. In 1985 he received the Mead Johnson Award of the American Institute of Nutrition and in 1990 he was included among the 100 Most-Cited Scientists in the World from 1981-1988. His current research investigates memory function, nutrition and the endocrinology of the elderly.

Within the past 12 months, Dr. Morley has received grant/research support from Ascend, Baxter, Numico, Nestle, and Danone, been a consultant to Novartis, Mattern Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Edunn Biotec, Indevus, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, Cytokinetics, Ligand and Baxter and been on the Speakers Bureau for Merck, Novartis, Indevus, Orthobiotec, GTx, Amgen, Novartis Nutritional and Mattern.

Last Update: 2/21/2021

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