Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
In the one-hour lecture, the attendee will be exposed to the differential diagnosis of osteoporosis. They will learn how to interpret DEXA and FRAX data to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. The attendee will learn the NOF recommendations for stepwise treatment of osteoporosis/metabolic bone disease. The attendee will also learn about the treatments for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, as well as the treatment for renal osteodystrophy.
The Washington Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association as a Category 1 CME Sponsor.
The WOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be forwarded to WOMA Executive Director Roseanne Andersen, by calling the WOMA Office at 425-677-3930 or by mail to WOMA, P.O. Box 1187 Gig Harbor, WA 98332 or by email to executivedirector@woma.org.
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Ken Cathcart is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. His postgraduate training includes an internship and internal medicine residency at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio where he served as Chief Resident in 1987-88. He completed a Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University, in 1990. HE is AOBIM certified in Endocrinology and Metabolism and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. He practices General Endocrinology and Metabolism at Northside Internal Medicine in Spokane.