Great to be back at CPG Symposium! A chance to celebrate our fantastic ABUHB Pharmacy Clinical Diploma Pharmacists and the great projects they have delivered. Special shout-out to Eleanor who won the poster prices for SE Wales! #chiefpharms2023 Aneurin Bevan University Health Board #digitalagenda #proud

rss.com/podcasts/boneu… Just some of the great guests we interviewed on #BoneUp Live at the ECTS conference in Liverpool. Link to Part One above, or wherever you get your podcasts 😀 Richie Abel

healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Newport… Exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to join our team at Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. 8a pharmacist medicine specialty

Best podcast I've listened to in ages! Anyone interested in sports science, research, concussion (or woodpeckers) should listen! podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…

Good luck to everyone undertaking our NTSBD exam today- you’ve got this!

Paper released on how to provide Zolendronate

Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy does not delay fracture healing in inter-trochanteric femur fractures – A randomised controlled study - Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Trauma journal-cot.com/article/S0976-… A Similar one by our Institute

We’re disappointed the Government has overlooked fracture services in the Autumn Statement. Craig Jones , CEO, said: "The Government has broken its promise, undermining people’s trust and confidence in Parliament. We won’t stop campaigning until the promise is honoured.”

In case you thought Richie Abel and I had been resorbed, #BoneUp is alive and kicking, we’ve just had a slight pause due to life stuff and the need to occasionally do what we actually get paid for😀 Two new recordings with two new guests and novel topics coming up shortly! 🦴💪🏻

We are excited to announce the launch of our YouTube channel, dedicated to promoting #bonehealthinwales and supporting Fracture Liaison Services, which could prevent another osteoporotic fracture. #Respectyourbones RCP Cymru Wales Royal Osteoporosis Society Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme m.youtube.com/channel/UCkyq8…

Looking forward to the 2nd national FLS conference, Wales, on 25th April, we continue to promote #bonehealthinwales Jane Anstice, a Welsh patient living with osteoporosis, discusses her lifetime journey, fears of another fracture Royal Osteoporosis Society Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme youtu.be/51BDauhk-68?si…

Very relevant- we talk about poor health literacy and poor access to tools to combat frailty in next #BoneUp episode Richie Abel Madhavi V The relationship between frailty and social vulnerability: a systematic review - The Lancet Healthy Longevity thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…

Our (slightly delayed!) first episode of 2024 - #BoneUp is back! Hear about the superpower of orthogeriatricans as we explore #frailty #equity and #osteoporosis with Madhavi V

Prof Johansen, National Clinical Lead, NHFD, highlighting impact of FLS on preventing re-fracture. Cost to NHS is three times if we don't have FLS. Key is to identify fragility fracture & commence bone treatment #bonehealthinwales youtu.be/-nbD309tMHk?si… Craig Jones Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme

We are Recruiting! ABUHB is looking for the best and the brightest pharmacists to join our secondary care team, in a suite of new and exciting roles within the Education and Training specialty, across the Health Board! jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Zoledronic acid for hip fracture during initial hospitalization reduced all-cause mortality and risk of subsequent new fractures with favorable benefit-over-risk balance. WuQiang Fan et al. JBMR 2July 2024 doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/z… …important practical findings and consequences!

Delighted to welcome Dr Inder Singh as an ROS Advisor. A consultant geriatrician and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University, also the National Clinical Lead for Falls and Frailty in Wales. His leadership helped Wales become the first nation to mandate a universal FLS.

Great news: Teriparatide is now approved for men in Wales! 👏 A vital step towards fair access to osteoporosis treatment across the UK. #Osteoporosis #FairAccess #BoneHealth #Wales #Teriparatide theros.org.uk/latest-news/wa…

FLS model selected for new innovation project. The Welsh Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) model, led by Dr Inderpal Singh, has been selected as one of the key projects for the second Adopt, Spread & Embed programme.

Should I take an osteoporosis medicine? Professor Zoe Paskins joins our Clinical Adviser Sarah Leyland to talk through how to make the decision that’s right for you. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/svSsRuZRyxg 🧠 More support: bit.ly/4jqnqLq