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1. WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS
Course Overview
This course provides a clinical background of osteoporosis and its impact across patient populations.
After completing this course, you should:
- Understand the clinical background of osteoporosis.
- Know the epidemiology of osteoporosis based on age, sex, and other factors, and healthcare costs.
- Recognise the importance of the primary fracture.
- Be able to evaluate the different causes of osteoporosis.
- Differentiate myths and facts about osteoporosis.
Self-assessment criteria:
- You must complete a multiple-choice question-based assessment to test your understanding of the content covered in this course.
- There are 7 questions with a time limit of 15 minutes to complete the assessment. Once this time has elapsed, the assessment will be considered completed at its current level of progress.
- A maximum of three attempts are allowed to pass the Self–assessment.
- The pass mark is 80%.
If you successfully pass the assessment, you will be awarded certification for course 1 and progress to course 2.