Abstract
Summary
The Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) Consensus Meeting endorsed by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies (AFOS), and Asia Pacific Osteoporosis Foundation (APOF) was hosted by the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association on October 14, 2017. International and domestic experts reviewed the 13 Best Practice Framework (BPF) standards and concluded that all standards were generally applicable in the Asia-Pacific region and needed only minor modifications to fit the healthcare settings in the region.
Purpose
To review and generate consensus on best practices of fracture liaison service (FLS) in the Asia-Pacific (AP) region.
Methods
In October 2017, the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association (TOA) invited experts from the AP region (n = 23), the Capture the Fracture Steering Committee (n = 2), and the USA (n = 1) to join the AP region FLS Consensus Meeting in Taipei. After two rounds of consensus generation, the recommendations on the 13 Best Practice Framework (BPF) standards were reported and reviewed by the attendees. Experts unable to attend the on-site meeting reviewed the draft, made suggestions, and approved the final version.
Results
Because the number of FLSs in the region is rapidly increasing, experts agreed that it was timely to establish consensus on benchmark quality standards for FLSs in the region. They also agreed that the 13 BPF standards and the 3 levels of standards were generally applicable, but that some clarifications were necessary. They suggested, for example, that patient and family education be incorporated into the current standards and that communication with the public to promote FLSs be increased.
Conclusions
The consensus on the 13 BPF standards reviewed in this meeting was that they were generally applicable and required only a few advanced clarifications to increase the quality of FLSs in the region.
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03 July 2018
In this article the name of the sixth author, E. Michael Lewiecki was rendered incorrectly. The publisher regrets this error and apologizes for the inconvenience caused.
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We thank JJ Yang, C Lee, J Wei, and our colleagues from the TOA for their assistance and Bill Franke for English language editing. We also thank the IOF, AFOS, and APOF for endorsing this meeting.
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Chan, DC.(., Chang, LY., Akesson, K.E. et al. Consensus on best practice standards for Fracture Liaison Service in the Asia-Pacific region. Arch Osteoporos 13, 59 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-018-0463-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-018-0463-3