Increasing Practice Opportunities: Co-Managed Care of the Geriatric Fracture Patient

Developed by the Acute Hospital Care Special Interest Group
Moderator: Daniel A. Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF,University of Rochester
This course addresses areas where medical providers haveself-identified a need to improve including initial diagnosisand management, medical comanagement, anesthetic considerations, balancing risks, designing a system of care, andmatching care to the patient’s goals for elders with fragilityfractures.

Fragility Fractures for Geriatrics Providers
Simon C. Mears, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Principles of Comanagement
Daniel A. Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF, University of Rochester

Anesthesia and Pain Management of the Fragility Fracture Patient
Frederick E. Sieber, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Managing Comorbidity and Risk
Joseph A. Nicholas, MD, MPH, University of Rochester

Post-operative Medical Management and Secondary Prevention in the Fragility Fracture Patient
Robert M. McCann, MD, FACP, AGSF, University of Rochester

Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Management
Susan M. Friedman, MD, MPH, AGSF, University of Rochester

Implementing a Geriatric Fracture Center and Lean Processes
Stephen L. Kates, MD, University of Rochester