The development of Taiwan Fracture Liaison Service network
Osteoporosis and its associated fragility fractures are becoming a severe burden in the healthcare system globally. In the Asian-Pacific (AP) region, the rapidly increasing in aging population is the main reason accounting for the burden. Moreover, the paucity of quality care for osteoporosis contin...
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doaj-1f612e73acdd4c5cb17e42aa33fe8ea12020-11-24T23:29:59ZengElsevierOsteoporosis and Sarcopenia2405-52552018-06-01424752The development of Taiwan Fracture Liaison Service networkLo-Yu Chang0Keh-Sung Tsai1Jen-Kuei Peng2Chung-Hwan Chen3Gau-Tyan Lin4Chin-Hsueh Lin5Shih-Te Tu6I-Chieh Mao7Yih-Lan Gau8Hsusan-Chih Liu9Chi-Chien Niu10Min-Hong Hsieh11Jui-Teng Chien12Wei-Chieh Hung13Rong-Sen Yang14Chih-Hsing Wu15Ding-Cheng Chan16School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanSuperintendent Office, Far Eastern Polyclinic of Far Eastern Medical Foundation, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, TaiwanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Taitung Christian Hospital, Taitung City, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Taitung Christian Hospital, Taitung City, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chiayi County, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chiayi County, TaiwanDepartment of Family Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Room 11-17, Research Build, No. 7, Chung Shan S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100, TaiwanDepartment of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.138, Shengli Rd., North Dist., Tainan City, 704, TaiwanSuperintendent Office, National Taiwan University Hospital Chu-Tung Branch, Hsinchu County, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Superintendent Office, Chu-Tung Branch, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 52 Zhishan Rd., Zhudong Township, Hinchu County, 31064, TaiwanOsteoporosis and its associated fragility fractures are becoming a severe burden in the healthcare system globally. In the Asian-Pacific (AP) region, the rapidly increasing in aging population is the main reason accounting for the burden. Moreover, the paucity of quality care for osteoporosis continues to be an ongoing challenge. The Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is a program promoted by International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) with a goal to improve quality of postfracture care and prevention of secondary fractures. In this review article, we would like to introduce the Taiwan FLS network. The first 2 programs were initiated in 2014 at the National Taiwan University Hospital and its affiliated Bei-Hu branch. Since then, the Taiwan FLS program has continued to grow exponentially. Through FLS workshops promoted by the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association (TOA), program mentors have been able to share their valuable knowledge and clinical experience in order to promote establishments of additional programs. With 22 FLS sites including 11 successfully accredited on the best practice map, Taiwan remains as one of the highest FLS coverage countries in the AP region, and was also granted the IOF Best Secondary Fracture Prevention Promotion award in 2017. Despite challenges faced by the TOA, we strive to promote more FLS sites in Taiwan with a main goal of ameliorating further health burden in managing osteoporotic patients. Keywords: Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan, Fracture Liaison Service, Best Practice Framework, Osteoporosishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525518300311 |
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Lo-Yu Chang Keh-Sung Tsai Jen-Kuei Peng Chung-Hwan Chen Gau-Tyan Lin Chin-Hsueh Lin Shih-Te Tu I-Chieh Mao Yih-Lan Gau Hsusan-Chih Liu Chi-Chien Niu Min-Hong Hsieh Jui-Teng Chien Wei-Chieh Hung Rong-Sen Yang Chih-Hsing Wu Ding-Cheng Chan |
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Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia |
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Osteoporosis and its associated fragility fractures are becoming a severe burden in the healthcare system globally. In the Asian-Pacific (AP) region, the rapidly increasing in aging population is the main reason accounting for the burden. Moreover, the paucity of quality care for osteoporosis continues to be an ongoing challenge. The Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is a program promoted by International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) with a goal to improve quality of postfracture care and prevention of secondary fractures. In this review article, we would like to introduce the Taiwan FLS network. The first 2 programs were initiated in 2014 at the National Taiwan University Hospital and its affiliated Bei-Hu branch. Since then, the Taiwan FLS program has continued to grow exponentially. Through FLS workshops promoted by the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association (TOA), program mentors have been able to share their valuable knowledge and clinical experience in order to promote establishments of additional programs. With 22 FLS sites including 11 successfully accredited on the best practice map, Taiwan remains as one of the highest FLS coverage countries in the AP region, and was also granted the IOF Best Secondary Fracture Prevention Promotion award in 2017. Despite challenges faced by the TOA, we strive to promote more FLS sites in Taiwan with a main goal of ameliorating further health burden in managing osteoporotic patients. Keywords: Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan, Fracture Liaison Service, Best Practice Framework, Osteoporosis |
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