Research and position papers
This section contains Osteoporosis-related research papers and a selection of recent position papers produced by the our Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee.
For older research papers, please visit our health professional research archive.
To download a selection of health professional resources produced by Osteoporosis Australia please visit our health professional downloads section.
Research papers and position statements
Risks and benefits of sun exposure
Position Statement
Approved by ANZBMS, OA, Australasian College of Dermatologists and the Cancer Council of Australia
UPDATED April 2007
Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw
Position Statement
Philip Sambrook, Ian Olver, Alastair Goss
Australian Family Physician Vol. 35, No. 10, October 2006
Make it or break it - How exercise helps to build and maintain strong bones, prevent falls and fractures, and speed rehabilitation.
Helmut W. Minne for International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), 2006
Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand
Position statement
Working Group of the ANZBMS,
Endocrine Society of Australia and Osteoporosis Australia
Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 182 Number 6, 21 March 2005
Osteoporosis in men - the 'silent epidemic' strikes men too
Professor Ego Seeman for International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), 2004
Guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis for GPs
Sheila O'Neill, Alastair MacLennan, Shona Bass et al.
Australian Family Physician Vol. 33, No. 11, November 2004
Vitamin D in Australia: Issues and recommendations
Caryl A Nowson, Terrence H Diamond, Julie A Pasco et al
Australian Family Physician Vol. 33, No. 3, March 2004
Measurements techniques in Osteoporosis: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, Quantitative Ultrasound
Position statement
Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Pocock
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
