Osteoporosis & COVID-19
The global Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected the prevention and care of chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. IOF has developed various educational resources and information to assist healthcare professionals, patient societies, and patients in adapting to the challenges related to assessment, treatment and lifestyle prevention for osteoporosis. See resources below.
RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS & PUBLIC
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
HOW HAS COVID-19 AFFECTED THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS? An IOF-NOF-ESCEO global survey
Fuggle, N.R., Singer, A., Gill, C. et al. Osteoporos Int (2021)
GLOBAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MANAGEMENT: descriptive analysis of access to FRAX fracture risk online tool for prevention of osteoporotic fractures
McCloskey, E.V., Harvey, N.C., Johansson, H. et al. Osteoporos Int (2020)
Webinars
¿Qué desafíos plantea COVID-19 para el paciente con fragilidad ósea? Guía clínica para el seguimiento de pacientes bajo tratamiento de osteoporosis durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Durante la primera Edición Especial del Meet The Expert Online 2020, el Dr. José Luis Neyro Bilbao compartió con nosotros su experiencia clínica desde España, dónde la pandemia está exigiendo al límite al sistema de salud.