Medical Student Research Forum Posters

 osteoporosis is a major public health issue, with more than 53 million people in the United States either having osteoporosis or at increased risk for developing osteoporosis.Several guidelines urge bone health evaluation and treatment for adults diagnosed with fragility fractures; however, two recentstudies from UC Davis Health have reported sub-optimal rates of DEXA evaluation, endocrinology referrals, and osteoporosismedication use. We sought to bridge the inpatient and outpatient osteoporosiscare gap by sending a detailed letter for primary care providers (PCP) summarizing osteoporosis treatment guidelines.

Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to determine the rates of change in osteoporosis evaluation and treatment in adultpatients after fragility fracture since implementation of this PCP letter system.