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Invited Commentary: Fracture Follow-Up Program in an Open Healthcare System

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The basis of the Fracture Liaison Service is to identify and treat those patients at highest risk of suffering a second fracture. The execution of this type of program poses unique challenges in open healthcare settings that lack a central coordination of patient care. This invited editorial reviews the establishment and operation of The Marian Osteoporosis Center at Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, California.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to pay special recognition to my husband Dr. David Oates and my special friend Mary B. for their unique contributions to this program. It would certainly not exist without each of them. I would like to extend my appreciation to the many people at Marian Regional Medical Center, Marian Extended Care Center, and The Dignity Health system who designed and supported many facets of this program: Sandy Mugg, Sheila Phipps, Kaleb Madrid, Mike Wilson, Chuck Cova, Kathleen Sullivan, and Ron Prober. And lastly, I could not have chronicled any of this work without the tireless work behind the scenes by my staff Maria Ramirez, Xochitl Ramirez, Felicia Kincaid, and Lupe Long.

The Marian Osteoporosis Center and French Osteoporosis Center gratefully acknowledge grants, donations, or in-kind contributions from: The Marcled Foundation, The Smith Foundation, Eli Lilly, Amgen, Proctor and Gamble, BeamMed and many local patrons.

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MK Oates has received research grants from Amgen, Merck, Diasorin, BeamMed, Shionogi, Lilly, and GE Healthcare Lunar division.

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  1. Marian Osteoporosis Center, 116 S. Palisade Drive, 200, Santa Maria, CA, 93454, USA

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Oates, M.K. Invited Commentary: Fracture Follow-Up Program in an Open Healthcare System. Curr Osteoporos Rep 11, 369–376 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-013-0163-2

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