S33--Tone Your Bones: Promoting Bone Health Across the Lifespan

Saturday, November 5, 2022

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Location:121 C

Chair(s)

Julie Christiansen, AS, PT

Children's Minnesota
Valerie Tarn, MS, RDN, LD

UAB

Bone disease is a common complication with adolescent and adults with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). To optimize bone health it is important to achieve a healthy BMI >/= 50%ile, encourage weight bearing exercise, and maintain adequate Vitamin 25 (OH) D and calcium intake. This session will highlight the Registered Dietitian and Physical Therapist role in achieving optimal bone health throughout the lifespan. We will also learn from endocrinology about the use of DEXA scans, bone screening guidelines and use of medications for decreased bone density.

Educational Objectives:

Discuss how the registered dietitian can play a key role in optimizing bone health as part of the interdisciplinary CF team.
Describe the best exercises for improving or maintaining bone health in the CF population.
Interpret DXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) outcomes and identify their limitations in the measurement of bone mineral density in at risk individuals.

Presentations:

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

S33.1 - Nutrition and Bone Health
Speaker: Morgan Denhard, MS, RD, CSP – Johns Hopkins University
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

S33.2 - Exercise for Bone Health
Speaker: Chelsea Rogen, PT, DPT – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

S33.3 - Dexa Scans and Assessment
Speaker: Kristen M. Williams, MD (she/her/hers) – Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET

S33.4 - Specialist Treatment
Speaker: Michael Stalvey, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham