Getting those skeletons out of the closet

A review of the literature

The lecture duration is 39min.

0.75 CPD Points, 0.75 CEUs, 0.75 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Priya Nair
Senior Specialist and Director of Intensive Care at St. Vincent’s Health Network, Sydney
Lecture Summary

Bone loss is an under-recognised sequela of critical illness and its consequences are underappreciated. Apart from fragility fractures in the months following ICU discharge with the associated morbidity and mortality, acute bone loss may contribute to and perpetuate organ dysfunction in critical illness. This talk will explore these concepts, summarise the available literature and discuss ways in which bone loss and its effects might be mitigated. This is an exciting field for future research in times where the focus is to enable our patients to thrive, not just survive their critical illness.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the role of the skeletal system in relation to critical illness and multi-organ dysfunction
  • Appreciate the significance of hyper-resorptive bone loss during critical illness and the longer-term consequences of this
  • Know about the potential strategies to recognise and mitigate bone loss
  • Acquire a brief knowledge of the pharmacology of drugs used to prevent bone loss

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