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ReviewJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2024

Osteoporosis e-learning courses: A systematic review to develop a comprehensive virtual course for General Practitioners.

Roya Naemi, Mahnaz Sanjari, Maryam Aalaa, Rasha Atlasi, Noushin Fahimfar, Afshin Ostovar, Mahin Nomali, Neda Mehrdad, Bagher Larijani

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Review in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors.

Roya NaemiDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Paramedical Sciences, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3943-7053
Mahnaz SanjariOsteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Jalal Al-E- Ahmad Highway, Tehran, 1411713139 Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2992-6184
Maryam AalaaDepartment of E-Learning in Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8664-3733
Rasha AtlasiEvidence-Based Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9118-5324
Noushin FahimfarOsteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Jalal Al-E- Ahmad Highway, Tehran, 1411713139 Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-6205-9794
Afshin OstovarOsteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Jalal Al-E- Ahmad Highway, Tehran, 1411713139 Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8670-5797
Mahin NomaliDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-0773-4977
Neda MehrdadElderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0061-7353
Bagher LarijaniEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5386-7597

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: One of the key strategies for effective management of osteoporosis is training health care professionals on early diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis according to a structured course. The aim was to investigate the e-learning courses on osteoporosis around the world in order to develop an online course on osteoporosis management for general practitioners (GPs). Methods: In this review, the Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Embase, and ERIC databases and the Google search engine were searched until March, 2021.Then, the contents of the eligible courses were extracted by two researchers independently and verified. After that, the content for an online course for GPs was developed and approved by a panel of experts constituted of endocrinologists, orthopedists, and other specialties involved in the management of osteoporosis to develop the final online course for GPs. Results: In this review, 22 e-learning courses provided through 3 studies, and 19 websites were included. The content of the osteoporosis e-learning course was categorized into ten thematic categories including bone health, osteoporosis definitions and pathophysiology, prevention of osteoporosis, diagnosis of osteoporosis, fractures, non-pharmacological treatments, pharmacological treatments, treatment follow-up, postmenopausal considerations and hands-on work. The final modules for the osteoporosis e-learning contained five main categories, including bone measurement and fracture risk assessment, diagnosis of osteoporosis, clinical management, monitoring and follow-up, and sarcopenia. Conclusion: Through a systematic approach, we developed modules for e-learning of osteoporosis management, which can be used to improve knowledge and skills of GPs in their practice in our setting. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40200-023-01361-8.

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E-learningHealthcare providersOsteoporosis

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PMID38932826
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