Development of the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) Framework: clinical standards of care for the screening, diagnosis, and management of osteoporosis in the Asia-Pacific region.
Manju ChandranPaul James MitchellTanawat AmphansapS K BhadadaM ChadhaD-C ChanYoon-Sok ChungP EbelingN GilchristAyesha Habib KhanP HalboutF L HewH-P T LanT C LauJ K LeeS LekamwasamG LyubomirskyL B Mercado-AsisA MithalT V NguyenD PandeyI R ReidA SuzukiT T ChitK L TiuT ValleenukulC K YungY L Zhaonull nullPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)
The 5IQ analysis confirmed previous anecdotal observations of marked heterogeneity of osteoporosis clinical guidelines in the AP region. The Framework provides practical, clear, and feasible recommendations for osteoporosis care and can be adapted for use in other such vastly diverse regions. Implementation of the standards is expected to significantly lessen the global burden of osteoporosis.