STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Celebrating bone and joint week, an integrated teaching ATCOM learning session on Osteoporosis and its medical and surgical management was held on Saturday at GMC Jammu jointly by Postgraduate Department of Pharmacology and Orthopeadics.
Dr Shabnam Choudhary, Professor and acting head, in her opening remarks said that osteoporosis is a silent killer disease and with the increasing life expectancy it shall pose a huge health burden on society and nation at large. Thus recognising it as health priority is need of hour. Prof Dr Nusrat Kareem Bhat maintained that the lifestyle modification and calcium and vitamin D rich diet at the earliest along with specific medicine treatment followed as per the medical advised shall go a long way in the prevention of said disease and its related morbidity and mortality.
Prof Dr Abdul Ghani from the Department of orthopaedics GMC Jammu stressed that the surgical management of osteoporotic fracture is difficult, challenging and at the same time has a high complication rate with high morbidity and mortality involved. Prof Dr Vishal Tandon stressed that calcium, vitamin D and bisphoshonates are the most important treatment modalities available whereas teriparatide and biologics are kept as reserve drugs for high risk patients or for patients who have already experienced fractures. He maintained that DEXA scan and FRAXS risk categorization is must to decide and start the medical management. The other speakers in the said session were Dr Kanika, Dr Himani and Dr Veenakshi. The session was concluded by pledge taken by all for early detection and management of the disease. The said ceremony was conducted by Associate Professor Pharmacology Dr Sapna Gupta. Principal GMC Jammu, Dr Ashutosh Gupta said we all should collectively put our efforts to achieve academic Excellence.