This self-assessment has 28 questions and requires a minimum passing score of 70% to claim CME. You will have unlimited attempts to achieve a passing score.
This learning activity meets the self-assessment criteria of the Part II: Life-long Learning and Self-Assessment component as part of the ABPM&R's Maintenance of Certification©program.
Learning Objectives
After completing this enduring material, the participant should be able to:
- Recognize appropriate clinical management strategies and apply these techniques and knowledge into their practice.
- Assess the current state of their knowledge specific to the activity topic and identify knowledge gaps in which additional study is needed.
- Develop a strategy to closing the identified knowledge gaps using resources provided as references within the activity.
Associated Articles
- Cosman F, de Beur SJ, LeBoff MS, et al. Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int. 2014;25(10):2359-81.
- Grill B, Levangie PK, Cole M, Rosenberg D, Jensen L. Bone Mineral Density Among Individuals with Residual Lower Limb Weakness after Polio. PM&R. 2019 May; 11:470-475.
- Bousson V, Royer M, Cortet B. Osteoporotic fractures: challenging cases and diagnostic pitfalls. Joint Bone Spine 2012; 79:S91-S95. This article is not open access, but is available to many healthcare professionals from ResearchGate.
- Bauman WA, Cardozo CP. Osteoporosis in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. PM&R, 2015;7(2):188-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.08.948
- Mortimer DS, Chung K. Osteoporosis and Fractures after CNS Injury. PM&R knowledgeNow©. Published 10/22/13; updated 8/18/16. Available from: https://now.aapmr.org/osteoporosis-and-fractures-after-cns-injury/. Accessed 3/9/2019
- Kasturi GC, Adler RA. Osteoporosis: nonpharmacologic management. PM&R. 2011 Jun;3(6):562-72. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.12.014. Epub 2011 Apr 7.
- Qaseem A, Forciea MA, McLean RM, Denberg TD, for the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. ;166:818–839. doi: 10.7326/M15-1361
- Ozel S, Switzer L, Macintosh A and Fehlings D. Informing evidence‐based clinical practice guidelines for children with cerebral palsy at risk of osteoporosis: an update. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016; 58: 918-923. doi:10.1111/dmcn.13196
- 2013 ISCD Official Positions-Pediatric. Skeletal Health Assessment in Children from Infancy to Adolescence. Available from: http://www.iscd.org/official-positions/2013-iscd-official-positions-pediatric/. Accessed 3/19/19
Accreditation Statement
AAPM&R is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Credit Designation
AAPM&R designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and their Disclosures
All faculty, planners and reviewers participating in continuing medical education programs must disclose to the learner any financial interests with any commercial supporter or other relationships with manufacturer(s) or providers of any product or service related to content of their presentation. For this activity, all self-assessment questions were developed and peer-reviewed to ensure quality and independence by the Self-Assessment Committee, under the oversight of the chair and the Medical Education Committee. Their disclosures are provided below. Disclosures from the article authors can be found in the article PDFs.
Prinicpal Faculty/Self-Assessment Committee Members:
Atul T. Patel, MD, MHSA, Chair
Speaker's Bureau for Allergan, Ipsen, Merz; participates in clinical trials for Ipsen, Merz, and Revance; Guideline and AUC Committee for the AAOS, nonremunerative position of influence.
Kim D. D. Barker, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Marcie Bockbrader, MD, PhD
Participates in clinical trials for Micro Transponder, Inc.
Hans L. Carlson, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Maria Aurora Dajoyag-Mejia, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sarah M. Eickmeyer, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Prathap Jacob Joseph, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Robert A. Lavin
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Matthew P. Mayer, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Jill R. Meilahn, DO
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
AAPM&R Medical Education Committee:
Steve R. Flanagan, MD, Chair
Royalties from Springer Publishing; research grant from Brain Injury of America
John C. Cianca, MD, Vice Chair
Independent contractor, Houston Marathon Committee; owner, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Consultants, LLC; consultant, 2nd MD; royalties from Demos Medical Publishing
Karen P. Barr, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Anna-Christina Bevelaqua, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Rachel A. Brakke Holman, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Joseph E. Burris, MD
Serves on the Speakers Bureau for, and received clinical research grants from Allergan.
Kevin N. Hakimi, MD
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Rita G. Hamilton, DO
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Charles D. Kenyon, DO (PHiT Liaison)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
R. Sam Mayer, MD
Royalties from Demos Medical Publishing.
Atul T. Patel, MD, MHSA
Speakers Bureau for Allergan, Ipsen, Merz; participates in clinical trials for Ipsen, Merz, and Revance; Guideline and AUC Committee for the AAOS, nonremunerative position of influence.
Sunil Sabharwal, MD
Royalties from Demos Publishing; board member, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
G. Sunny Sharma, MD (PHiT Liaison)
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Rebecca DeVivo, MPH, MSW, CHCP
Staff Liaison
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Brian S. Thompson, MBA, FACEHP
Staff Liaison
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
No other planners, faculty or other individuals in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.