Nonpharmacologic approaches include smoking cessation,
weight-bearing exercise, fall prevention, and adequate
daily intake of calcium and vitamin D. Topics
covered in this program
• Lifestyle
and dietary modifications
• Role
of calcium and vitamin D in the prevention
and treatment of osteoporosis
• Weight-bearing exercise
and fall prevention approaches
The American Medical Association is accredited by
the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Medical Association designates this
module for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should only claim
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
Nonphysicians may receive a certificate of participation
for completing this activity.
The development of this CME web module was supported
in part through an independent education grant from
the Alliance for Better Bone Health and produced in
accordance with the AMA Standards for Industry-Supported
Multimedia Continuing Medical Education and Other
Communications.
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