Clinical Densitometry Course 2023
Registration for the 2023 ONZ/ANZBMS Clinical Densitometry Course in Auckland is now open. This will be held on 29th and 30th July 2023 at The University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Science Click for more information.
Read MoreONZ Clinical Standards for FLS
Clinical Standards launched to prevent older Kiwis from sustaining recurrent fragility fractures Today, Osteoporosis New Zealand has published new Clinical Standards for Fracture Liaison Services that underpin a nationwide strategy to prevent older Ki …
Read MoreKnow your Bones™ – It could save your life
Osteoporosis New Zealand is delighted to offer all New Zealanders Know our Bones ™ (KYB). This free online user-friendly questionnaire helps you to identify your personal risk of fracture and provides some simple suggestions on how to improve your bone …
Read MoreAnnouncement for the Fragility Fracture Network, 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Expert Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 27-28 March 2020
This meeting will focus on how to implement the recommendations of the Call to Action and explore all the issues surrounding fragility fractures in the elderly patient, including the lessons that have been learned about setting up national FFNs and ach …
Read MoreRegistration for the ONZ/ANZBMS Clinical Densitometry Course in Auckland is now open
This will be held on 6 April-2019 and 7 April-2019 at The University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand. Click for more information.
Read MoreNew Board Members
I am delighted to introduce three new trustees for the Board of Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ). Chris Watney, Jan Clark and Sharron Lloyd. Chris Watney BA(Hons), DIPM, MCIM Chris is currently chief marketing officer at Southern Cross Health Society whe …
Read MoreAustralian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry (ANZHFR) 2018 report has been released today
Authors of the newly released report are calling for hospitals to make osteoporosis plans a priority for patients leaving hospital after a hip fracture.
Read MoreTwo Trust Board Vacancies
Due to the stepping down of the Board Chair and the desire to accelerate our focus of increasing awareness and improving New Zealand’s Bone Health, Osteoporosis New Zealand has two vacancies available on the Trust Board.
Read MorePharmac to fund denosumab for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ) is delighted to advise that Pharmac has decided to fund denosumab (Prolia) in NZ for the treatment of severe, established osteoporosis, subject to certain clinical criteria being met.
Read MoreWorld Osteoporosis Day 2017
On World Osteoporosis Day, Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ) is supporting the International Osteoporosis Foundation’s (IOF) call to ‘Love Your bones – Protect your future’.
Read MoreCongratulations to everyone working towards improved hip fracture care
The Australian & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry was announced as winner of this year’s Health Services Research Award at Research Australia’s annual Health and Medical Research Awards held in Melbourne last Thursday, 5 October 2017. Wonderful ne …
Read MoreOsteoporosis New Zealand receives generous donation
Osteoporosis New Zealand is humbled to have recently received a generous donation of $10,000 from Meadow Fresh as part of its Milk 4 Good campaign.
Read MoreLive stronger for longer site live! Check it out!
ONZ are proud to support the release of a new website for older New Zealanders. The new livestronger.org.nz site is an easy to navigate site designed by older people for older people, with a focus on reducing the incidence and severity of falls and fra …
Read MoreThe Stop Osteoporotic Secondary (SOS) Fracture Alliance has been launched in Australia
Some great work from our colleagues in Australia. The Australian National SOS Fracture Alliance unites 30 medical, allied health, patient advocacy, carer and other organisations under its umbrella. The more than 2.91 million members have one common goa …
Read MoreGood News
ONZ has been selected to compete for the this month’s 4good donation. Please click on the link below and vote for Osteoporosis New Zealand. You don’t need to give money or you details, just a vote would be greatly appreciated.
Read MoreIntroducing Peter Tynan to the Board
Osteoporosis New Zealand is delighted to announce that Peter Tynan has joined the Board of ONZ. Peter was previously Chief Executive at Southern Cross Health Society. Prior to also held positions within the Society as COO of Marketing and Distribution …
Read MorePodcast about Osteoporosis Guidance
In a Goodfellow unit podcast, Distinguished Professor Ian Reid talks about Osteoporosis New Zealand’s Guidance on Diagnosing and Managing Osteoporosis in New Zealand.
Read MoreOsteoporosis Guidance Launch
Today, Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ) published Guidance on the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in New Zealand. This user-friendly and highly practical tool provides support to clinicians throughout the health system to deliver evidence-based practice for their patients who are at high risk of sustaining fragility fractures.
Read MoreOsteoporosis New Zealand is delighted to announce that Dr. Susannah O’Sullivan MBChB, FRACP, PhD has joined the Board of ONZ
Susannah is consultant general and reproductive endocrinologist with the Reproductive Endocrine group, Fertility Associates Auckland, and an honorary senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Auckland. She completed doctora …
Read MoreDecline in falls and broken hips a success story for New Zealand healthcare
Our colleagues at The Health Quality & Safety Commission are celebrating the success of New Zealand public hospitals in reducing the number of in-hospital falls that result in a broken hip. New Zealand appears to be the first country to achieve thi …
Read MoreFirst publication of a Fracture Liaison Service in New Zealand in a peer-reviewed medical journal
Achievements of Waitemata District Health Board’s Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) have been published in this month’s issue of New Zealand Medical Journal.
Read MoreProfessor Reid’s lecture from recent 2016 Rutherford Lecture tour
On 17th October Professor Ian Reid finished up his 2016 Rutherford Lecture tour discussing the impact and treatment of bone diseases, including osteoporosis and Paget’s The lecture was recorded and is now available to view.
Read MoreWorld Osteoporosis Day 2016
This month, Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ) is supporting the International Osteoporosis Foundation’s (IOF) World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) Awareness Campaign. Under its theme of Love Your Bones: Protect Your Future, WOD 2016 calls upon the general public …
Read MoreLaunch of Clinical Care Standard for Hip Fracture and 2016 Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry Report
Today, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care launched a new standard which contains a set of quality statements around hip fracture care in hospitals. New Zealand’s Health Quality & Safety Commission has supported the devel …
Read More2016 Rutherford Lecture Tour: Osteoporosis and Bone Disease – Big Steps Forward.
Distinguished Professor Ian Reid, is giving a series of public lectures throughout New Zealand – Register today Keeping bones strong over a lifetime is a longstanding challenge in medical health research and treatment. Distinguished Professor Ian Reid’ …
Read MoreClinical Standards for Fracture Liaison Services in New Zealand
Today, Osteoporosis New Zealand has published Clinical Standards for Fracture Liaison Services in New Zealand. The purpose of this document is to set evidence-based standards of post-fracture care that health professionals and patients should expect.
Read MoreCapture the Fracture Webinar: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Register now for IOF’s Free Capture the Fracture webinar on Tuesday 16th August 2016. Entitled: Learn how to implement a Fracture Liaison Service to improve patient care Fragility fractures have an enormous socioeconomic impact globally and yet most pa …
Read MoreA seismic shift in the prevention of falls and fractures in New Zealand
ACC is putting more than $30 million into services aimed at reducing the number of falls and fractures older people suffer. Accident Compensation Corporation Minister Nikki Kaye has made an announcement concerning a major investment in falls and fracture prevention services in New Zealand.
Read MoreONZ Board Member awarded the Queen’s Service Order
Congratulations to Osteoporosis New Zealand’s Board Member, Adrienne von Tunzelmann who has been awarded the Queen’s Service Order for her services to governance and the community.
Read MoreOsteoporosis New Zealand Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020
Osteoporosis NZ’s Strategic Plan for 2016 – 2020 outlines our future planning to achieve full implementation of BoneCare 2020, our strategy to transform fracture care and prevention in New Zealand.
Read MoreASBMR, NOF and NBHA call for action
ASBMR, NOF, NBHA call for action on the dangers of not treating osteoporosis more aggressively. They urge healthcare professionals to increase diagnosis and patients to be aware of this risk.
Read MoreCongratulations to ‘Osteoporosis NZ’s Paul Mitchell recognised with IOF President’s Award
Paul Mitchell, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Osteoporosis NZ is a 2016 recipient of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) President’s Award. This award honours individuals who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of the work of the IOF.
Read MoreNZ Minister of Health highlights the New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry
On Friday 8th April in his speech to the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons conference, Health Minister Dr. Jonathan Coleman said the following with respect to key elements of the Osteoporosis NZ Strategy
Read MoreNew Zealand Hip Fracture Registry to be launched
An important new health initiative is being launched which will help the over 4,000 New Zealanders who suffer from a hip fracture annually. Click here for more on this news story.
Read MoreCapture the Fracture Webinar 19th November 2015
Register now for IOF’s Capture the Fracture webinar on November 19th 2015. Entitled: Global success stories Fragility fractures have an enormous socioeconomic impact globally, and FLS have proven to be the most cost-effective solution for reducing this …
Read MoreThis year’s IOF World Osteoporosis Day Report has just been published – Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Bones.
This report highlights the role that nutrition plays in the development and maintenance of a healthy skeleton.
Read MoreCapture the Fracture Webinar 17th September 2015
Register now for the next of IOF’s Capture the Fracture webinar on September 17th 2015. Entitled: Get Mapped: How to get best practice recognition for your FLS.
Read MoreGreat News – Major research grants secured
Congratulations to distinguished Professor Ian Reid and his team at the University of Auckland on the Health Research Council (NZ) funding announcement today for the ‘Mechanisms and management of musculoskeletal disease’.
Read MoreFFN Global Congress 2015 – Registration is now open!
Registrations are now open for the Fragility Fracture Networks 4th Global Congress on the 3 – 5 September 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This annual meeting is an international congress addressing the full pathway of care for fragility fracture patie …
Read MoreCapture the Fracture webinar June 11th 2015
Register now for the second of IOF’s Capture the fracture webinars on June 11th 2015. Entitled: Step-by-step guide for implementing a successful Fracture Liaison Service (FLKS) Fragility fractures have an enormous socioeconomic impact globally, and FLS …
Read MoreStand Up To Falls
Osteoporosis NZ is pleased to endorse and support the April Falls Quiz 2015 work being led by the Health Quality & Safety Commission in New Zealand, on Reducing Harm from Falls.
Read MoreANZHFR Newsletter
Click here to read the latest ANZHFR Newsletter which will give you an update on how NZ and Australia are progressing with their Hip Fracture registry If you are a LinkedIn user, go to ‘Australian & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry’ and hit the gr …
Read MoreExecutive Director Appointed
Osteoporosis New Zealand has appointed its new Executive Director, Christine Gill. Reporting to Chairman, Paul Mitchell, Christine will be responsible for supporting the board in achieving their strategic direction and contribute toward building the r …
Read MoreWorld Congress in Osteoporosis imminent
The World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases is coming up soon in Milan. WCO, IOF and ESCEO have worked in partnership for several years to develop a unique European springtime meeting programme for healthcare profess …
Read MoreANZ Hip Fracture Registry – Newsletter Issue 4
The Australia New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry have just published their first newsletter for 2015. Click here to view.
Read MoreFFN Global Congress, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-5 September 2015
Fragility Fracture Network [FFN] invites you to join them at their Annual meeting where an international congress will discuss the full pathway of care for fragility fracture patients. Topics include perioperative care, surgical treatment, rehabilitati …
Read MoreIOF Fracture Liaison Service Global Call
The International Osteoporosis Foundation has put out a global call to FLS to grow the network of sites featured on their Map of Best Practice. Of the 114 sites currently on the map, three are from NZ: Christchurch Hospital, Middlemore Hospital and Nor …
Read MoreFracture Liaison Service Resource Pack published today
Throughout the world – and here in New Zealand – a pervasive and persistent care gap exists for people suffering fragility fractures caused by osteoporosis. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has collated numerous studies conducted at the …
Read MoreLatest study on milk – controversy
You might have seen an article featured in yesterday’s Herald which states “Milk is not as good as we thought” . The National Osteoporosis Society in the UK has made this comment in regards to this article and ONZ support this comment. Make sure you r …
Read MoreWhy men are the weaker sex when it comes to bone health
New report shows men are not being adequately diagnosed or treated for osteoporosis, with those suffering a hip fracture twice as likely to die compared to women Wellington, New Zealand (October 10, 2014) – Alarming new data published today by the Inte …
Read MoreTrans-Tasman Hip Fracture Care Guidelines Published
In September 2014,The Australian and New Zealand Guideline for Hip Fracture Care was published, a watershed for the outcomes and quality of life for more than 20,000 Australians and New Zealanders who suffer a hip fracture each year. The Australian an …
Read MoreOsteoporosis NZ Board Member Receives Esteemed Award
Professor Jillian Cornish received the Paula Stern Achievement Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) at the ASBMR 2014 Annual Meeting in Houston in September 2014. This prestigious award recognises a woman in the bone fi …
Read MoreOsteoporosis NZ Strategy Presented at Major Congresses
Osteoporosis NZ’s strategy BoneCare 2020 was presented at 3 major international congresses in September 2014: 3rd Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Madrid, Spain – 4-6 September 2014 24th Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Bone …
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