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Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis and Fractures: Perspectives on Musculoskeletal Aging of an Aging Musculoskeletal Clinical Researcher (On-demand)
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Activity approved for up to 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Activity approved for 1.25 ASRT Category A Credits
Activity Expires October 14, 2026
Activity Description
Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and function, is often considered in the context of osteoporosis and fractures. Despite this, progress in clinical recognition and treatment of sarcopenia has been limited. Sarcopenia today seems comparable to osteoporosis prior to 1990; a disease without widespread clinical diagnosis for which no pharmacologic therapy exists. Moreover, the pathogenesis of sarcopenia and osteoporosis are strikingly similar. Nonetheless, consideration of sarcopenia by osteoporosis clinicians can be done today; reasonable current, and potential future, clinical approaches will be considered.
Learning Objectives:
- Make use of a syndrome approach to reducing “osteoporosis-related” fractures.
- Appreciate challenges in operationalizing the diagnosis of sarcopenia.
- Summarize rational approaches to non-pharmacologic fracture risk reduction therapy including calcium, vitamin D, protein and exercise/falls risk reduction.
Instructions:
Clinicians and Technologists are required to answer a set of online test questions following the review of the video and will have up to three attempts to answer questions correctly before losing credit for the activity. Once the activity test has been passed (75% or higher), you will be asked to evaluate the activity online and then be allowed to claim credit and print certificates.
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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and ISCD. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASRT Credit Designation
This activity has been approved by ASRT for 1.25 Category A continuing education credits.
Date of Original Release and most recent Review or Update
This activity was most recently reviewed and released on October 15, 2025.
Neil Binkley, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Neil Binkley earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and subsequently trained in Internal Medicine at the Marshfield Clinic. After several years in private practice, he returned to the University of Wisconsin and completed a Geriatrics fellowship. He is a Professor in the Divisions of Geriatrics and Endocrinology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is also Director of the UW Osteoporosis Clinical Research Program and Associate Director of the UW Institute on Aging. He is past President of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, Associate Editor of Osteoporosis International and a member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation Committee of Scientific Advisors. His current research involves improvement in 25(OH)D measurement, evaluation of approaches to optimize assessment of vitamin D status, evaluation of functional assessment in older adults and the importance of sarcopenia in fracture risk. Dr. Binkley has published over 300 papers, served on expert committees and panels for AACE, ASBMR, IOF and ISCD.
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