Beginning in January 2024, Western Memorial Hospital in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador saw the implementation of a BreakFree Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). The FLS program is based on the research and recommendations of Osteoporosis Canada and is the first of its kind to be implemented in Newfoundland. This quality improvement program focuses on secondary fracture prevention by identifying patients at risk for future fracture and initiating appropriate evaluation, risk assessment, education, and therapeutic intervention.
The collaboration and work between both The Brookfield Chair and Osteoporosis Canada is part of a major initiative to foster and seed fund new FLS programs across Canada. Since the start of the partnership between both groups, the result has seen the fostering of new FLS sites in provinces previously without an FLS program, despite years of substantial advocacy and efforts.
