Program Faculty
Margery Gass, MD
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics
and Gynecology
University of Cincinnati College
of Medicine
Director, University Hospital Menopause
and Osteoporosis Center,
Cincinnati, OH
President, North American Menopause
Society (NAMS)
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Faculty Disclosure
In compliance with the Standards for
Commercial Support of Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME), the following
faculty report these relationships
Margery Gass, MD
Research grants, consulting,
and/or advisory board –
Duramed, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer,
Proctor & Gamble, Wyeth-Ayerst, Aventis,
Ortho-McNeil, Solvay
Accreditation and Educational Credit
The School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Medical College of Virginia Campus
(VCU), is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing education
for physicians.
Physicians may claim up to 1.0 hour in
Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board
of Medicine Continued Competency and
Assessment Form required for renewal of an
active medical license.
VCU designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 1 hour in category 1 credit toward
the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each
physician should claim only those hours of
credit that he/she actually spent in the educational
activity.
This educational activity was planned in
accordance with Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Essentials and Standards.
Statement of Educational Need
This activity is designed to respond to
the needs of obstetricians/gynecologists
and other physicians who care for women
at risk for osteoporosis or with established
osteoporosis.
Educational Objectives
After reading this newsletter and
completing the post-test, the participant
should be able to:
- Describe the factors that determine bone quality and the relationship of bone quality to osteoporosis.
- Describe the effects of the discontinuation of estrogen on bone density and bone markers.
- Compare the relative effects of antiresorptive agents on spine and hip BMD.
- Appreciate the importance of adopting a more aggressive approach to the diagnosis of osteoporosis.
Statement of Educational Method
The educational information is presented
in an 8-page newsletter.
Statement of Evaluation Instrument
The completion of a 10-question, multiple-choice post-test amd the evaluation instrument is required for CME credit.
Statement of Intended, or Target, Audience
This activity is intended for, but not limited to:
obstetricians/gynecologists and other physicians who care
for patients with osteoporosis.
Instructions
To earn 1 hour of category 1 credit, read the material in this
newsletter carefully. Complete the activity
evaluation and answer the post-test questions
on the accompanying questionnaire.
Send the questionnaire to:
OCME REGISTRAR
P.O. Box 980048
Richmond, VA 23298-0048.
FAX: 804/828-7438
ATTN: Osteo Newsletter Issue #2.
Your credit certificate will be
returned. Participation is confidential.
Estimated program completion time: 1 hour.
Activity Number: END IN 07 101 03
Release date: July 2003.
Expiration date: June 2005.
Acknowledgement of Commercial SupportSupported by an unrestricted educational grant
from Merck & Co., Inc.
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