Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD Ageing Bone Research Program Sydney Medical School Nepean The University of Sydney (Australia) Douglas P. Kiel, MD, MPH Institute for Aging Research Hebrew SeniorLife Harvard Medical School (USA)
1. Biology of Bone.- 2. Aging and Bone.- 3. Calciotropic Hormones.- 4. The Muscle-Bone Connection.- 5. Sex Steroids and Aging Bone.- 6. Animal Models for Senile Osteoporosis.- 7. Senile Osteoporosis as a Geriatric Syndrome.- 8. Genetics of Osteoporosis in Older Age.- 9. Fracture Epidemiology in Individuals 75+.- 10. Falls as a Geriatric Syndrome: Mechanisms and Risk Identification .- 11. Medical Treatment of Age Related Osteoporosis.- 12. Non Pharmacological Treatment and Prevention of Falls and Fractures.- 13. Fracture Liaison Services.- 14. Treatment of Osteoporosis in Long-Term Care.- 15. Fracture Care in the Elderly.- 16. The Orthogeriatrics Model of Care.
