CAROC In 2005, Osteoporosis Canada, in association with the Canadian Association of Radiologists, launched the 10-year absolute fracture risk assessment – CAROC. In addition to BMD (lowest T-score of hip […]

Latest News CIHR Institute of Aging Award Winners for 2022-2023 November 7, 2023 Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou, member of the Osteoporosis Canada Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) is one of […]

Available Volunteer Opportunities Customer Service Ambassadors – Toronto To support charitable gaming 2-4 hours per month, including initial training Hours include evenings and weekends On-site volunteer Location: Rama Gaming House, […]

SAC Members and Research PHD, PT MaureenAshe I am a professor in Family Practice at The University of British Columbia, Canada Research Chair in Community Mobility, and a physiotherapist. My […]

Available Volunteer Opportunities Chair and Vice-Chair for Youth Advisory Council – Virtual Chair and Vice-Chair for Youth Advisory Council  To integrate the youth perspective in developing youth and young adult […]

When The Pain Persists Putting on shoes while sitting: Cross one foot over the opposite knee only if you can do so without pain in the hips/knees; keeping your back […]

I am 75 years old. Six months ago, I thought that “zoom” was a word that little boys and girls used when they were playing with toy cars. However, since […]

FRAX In addition to femoral neck (hip) BMD, age, gender, fracture history and steroid use, FRAX also takes into account other clinical risk factors to calculate the absolute 10-year risk […]

Latest News CIHR Institute of Aging’s Knowledge Mobilization December 5, 2023 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging’s (IA) Knowledge Mobilization webpage has shared links on information […]