Target
Audience
This program has been designed for physicians and health care
providers with an interest in osteoporosis.
Educational
Methods
This program will be a 3-hour symposium that will include 4
presentations, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Learning
Objectives
After attending this symposium, attendees should be able to:
- Understand the biology
of bone and the mechanisms that regulate bone formation and resorption
- Review osteoporosis,
including the pathogenesis and associated clinical issues
- Discuss the role of
vitamin D in the regulation of bone function and in the treatment of osteoporosis
- Debate the currently
available therapeutic options for osteoporosis
- Review the role of
cathepsin K inhibition in the treatment of osteoporosis and the emerging
clinical data with cathepsin K inhibitors
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