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 research archive.
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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

 

 


Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
CONSUMER FACT SHEET

 

 

 


Beat the Break - Know and reduce your Osteoporosis Risk Factors
Cyrus Cooper for International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), 2007

 

 




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.

 


The Burden of Brittle Bones - Epidemiology, Costs & Burden of Osteoporosis in Australia
White Paper
Prepared for Osteoporosis Australia by the University of Melbourne, 2007