Barriers to Providing Osteoporosis Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perceptions of Medical Directors and Directors of Nursing

Barriers to Providing Osteoporosis Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perceptions of Medical Directors and Directors of Nursing C. S. Colón-Emeric et al.

Learning Objectives ●

Identify what medical directors and directors of nursing (DONs) in this nationwide survey believe to be the most important problems in caring for osteoporotic residents of skilled nursing facilities.

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Recall significant differences between medical directors’ and DONs’ perceptions of what factors most seriously compromise the management of osteoporosis.

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Give examples of how survey responses were influenced by patient-, provider-, and facility-related characteristics.

Disclosures: Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, MD, received grant/research support from Novartis and Alliance for Bone Health. Kenneth W. Lyles, MD, has a use patent from Novartis, received grant/research support from Novartis and Procter and Gamble, serves as a consultant for Novartis and Procter and Gamble, and is a member of the Speakers Bureaus of Novartis and Procter and Gamble. Deborah A. Levine, MD, is affiliated with the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. All other authors have stated that there are no disclosures to be made that are pertinent to this article. Disclosure was not received from Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD, at the time of publication. Article originally published J Am Med Dir Assoc 2004;5:361–366

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