Osteoporosis Canada is pleased to offer the following educational and training opportunities to health care professionals.
Beyond the Break: A Virtual Education Series for Health Professionals
Beyond the Break is an inter-professional and continuing education series for health professionals across Ontario. It is designed to improve your knowledge on emerging best practices, screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of osteoporosis. Presenters are all doctors or specialists in their area. Webinars are one-hour long, free to watch and hosted on GoToWebinar. The next webinar is scheduled for March 24 at 12 noon, and features presenter, Dr. Claudia Gagnon, Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval who will talk about the impact of bariatric surgery on bone health. Click here to learn more about the upcoming webinar and to view the schedule. Please note that registration is required.
For those who cannot attend the webinar, they are archived within 1-3 business days.
Are you Bone Fit™ trained?
Bone Fit™ is a comprehensive and practical workshop covering safe exercise prescription and adaptation; fracture risk assessment; safe adaptation of daily activities, gym exercises, yoga and pilates. All material presented in the workshop is rooted in anatomical principles, up-to-date evidence-based research and best practices in the management of osteoporosis.
The goal of the Bone Fit™ Basic & Clinical workshops is to provide safe, effective, evidence-based exercises to create a continuum of care for people with osteoporosis from the clinic to the community or home. Bone Fit™ workshops are recognized for various continuing education credits. Please note that there is a registration fee for each type of workshop.
Bone Fit™ Basics is a 1-day workshop aimed at exercise and fitness professional working in the community with uncomplicated osteoporosis clients.
Bone Fit™ Clinical is a 2-day workshop aimed at rehabilitation professionals working in a clinical environment with simple or complex osteoporosis clients. Registration fee includes breakfast & lunch. Early bird discount available (conditions apply).
Below is the schedule of upcoming workshops:
- March 7-8 in Chatham at St. Clair College Healthplex
- March 28-29 in Kingston at the YMCA
- May 23-24 in North Bay at the YMCA
- June 6-7 in Toronto at Providence Healthcare
To learn more about Bone Fit and to register for a workshop, visit www.bonefit.ca.