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The development of Taiwan Fracture Liaison Service network
- Source :
- Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 47-52 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Korean Society of Osteoporosis, 2018.
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Abstract
- Osteoporosis and its associated fragility fractures are becoming a severe burden in the healthcare system globally. In the Asian-Pacific (AP) region, the rapidly increasing in aging population is the main reason accounting for the burden. Moreover, the paucity of quality care for osteoporosis continues to be an ongoing challenge. The Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is a program promoted by International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) with a goal to improve quality of postfracture care and prevention of secondary fractures. In this review article, we would like to introduce the Taiwan FLS network. The first 2 programs were initiated in 2014 at the National Taiwan University Hospital and its affiliated Bei-Hu branch. Since then, the Taiwan FLS program has continued to grow exponentially. Through FLS workshops promoted by the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association (TOA), program mentors have been able to share their valuable knowledge and clinical experience in order to promote establishments of additional programs. With 22 FLS sites including 11 successfully accredited on the best practice map, Taiwan remains as one of the highest FLS coverage countries in the AP region, and was also granted the IOF Best Secondary Fracture Prevention Promotion award in 2017. Despite challenges faced by the TOA, we strive to promote more FLS sites in Taiwan with a main goal of ameliorating further health burden in managing osteoporotic patients. Keywords: Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan, Fracture Liaison Service, Best Practice Framework, Osteoporosis
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
Population ageing
lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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Best practice
education
Taiwan
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Review Article
Fracture Liaison Service
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Promotion (rank)
Nursing
Medicine
Quality (business)
030212 general & internal medicine
Accreditation
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business.industry
University hospital
Best Practice Framework
Service (economics)
Osteoporosis
Fracture prevention
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business
Asia-Pacific region
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24055263 and 24055255
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....11bccdab4b5a1438b855247a97bb084d