Ronald C. Hamdy, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P. is professor of Medicine, holder of the Cecile Cox Quillen Chair of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and director of the Osteoporosis Center at East Tennessee State University. Prior to this editorial appointment, he served for ten years from 2000 to 2010 as the Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Medical Journal. Dr. Hamdy has published 5 medical textbooks and over 200 original and review manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals.

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• 1. Screening for osteoporosis 2. Clinical diagnosis – fragility fractures of long bones 3. Clinical diagnosis – acute vertebral compression fractures 4. Opportunistic diagnosis – morphometric vertebral compression fractures 5. Fracture risk assessment 6. Osteoporosis in men7. Hyperparathyroidism 8. Low bone mass in premenopausal women 9. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) 10. Atypical femoral shaft fractures 11. Vitamin D 12. Bisphosphonates 13. Non-response to bisphosphonates14. Denosumab 15. Romosozumab 16. Teriparatide/Abaloparatide 17. Estrogen and raloxifene 18. Long term therapy and "drug holidays" 19. Combining anti-resorptive and osteo-anabolic medication 20. Glucocorticoids and bone health

Ronald C. Hamdy, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P. is professor of Medicine, holder of the Cecile Cox Quillen Chair of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and director of the Osteoporosis Center at East Tennessee State University. Prior to this editorial appointment, he served for ten years from 2000 to 2010 as the Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Medical Journal. Dr. Hamdy has published 5 medical textbooks and over 200 original and review manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals.

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• 1. Screening for osteoporosis 2. Clinical diagnosis – fragility fractures of long bones 3. Clinical diagnosis – acute vertebral compression fractures 4. Opportunistic diagnosis – morphometric vertebral compression fractures 5. Fracture risk assessment 6. Osteoporosis in men7. Hyperparathyroidism 8. Low bone mass in premenopausal women 9. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) 10. Atypical femoral shaft fractures 11. Vitamin D 12. Bisphosphonates 13. Non-response to bisphosphonates14. Denosumab 15. Romosozumab 16. Teriparatide/Abaloparatide 17. Estrogen and raloxifene 18. Long term therapy and "drug holidays" 19. Combining anti-resorptive and osteo-anabolic medication 20. Glucocorticoids and bone health

Ronald C. Hamdy, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P. is professor of Medicine, holder of the Cecile Cox Quillen Chair of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and director of the Osteoporosis Center at East Tennessee State University. Prior to this editorial appointment, he served for ten years from 2000 to 2010 as the Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Medical Journal. Dr. Hamdy has published 5 medical textbooks and over 200 original and review manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals.

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• 1. Screening for osteoporosis 2. Clinical diagnosis – fragility fractures of long bones 3. Clinical diagnosis – acute vertebral compression fractures 4. Opportunistic diagnosis – morphometric vertebral compression fractures 5. Fracture risk assessment 6. Osteoporosis in men7. Hyperparathyroidism 8. Low bone mass in premenopausal women 9. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) 10. Atypical femoral shaft fractures 11. Vitamin D 12. Bisphosphonates 13. Non-response to bisphosphonates14. Denosumab 15. Romosozumab 16. Teriparatide/Abaloparatide 17. Estrogen and raloxifene 18. Long term therapy and "drug holidays" 19. Combining anti-resorptive and osteo-anabolic medication 20. Glucocorticoids and bone health