Meet the Professor
Elizabeth Shane
Transplantation Osteoporosis
Topics to be covered
- Epidemiology
- Natural history
- Pathogenesis
- Prevention of bone loss and fracture
- Future directions
Educational goals
- Understand the risk factors for osteoporosis in the pre- and post-transplant
patient
- Understand the pathogenesis of bone loss and fracture after solid
organ transplantation
- Understand the principles of management of transplantation osteoporosis
Target Audience
Physicians and other health care providers who manage patients
with end-stage organ failure or who have had organ transplants
Teaching methods
- Case discussions (cases to be presented by audience)
- Hand-outs
- Questions and answers
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