TAKING ACTION FOR A WORLD WITHOUT FRAGILITY FRACTURES

Osteoporosis is a major public health concern. It is an underlying cause of chronic pain, long-term disability and premature death. Yet the condition remains severely underdiagnosed and undertreated. This must stop!

Through this Charter, as a patient or family member of a patient, I call for the rights to:

• DIAGNOSIS: Timely and correct assessment of fracture risk, falls risk and diagnosis of osteoporosis
• PATIENT CARE: Access to effective intervention options (treatment, lifestyle changes) and to regular drug treatment check by healthcare professional
• PATIENT VOICE: Involvement and choice in a long-term management plan with defined goals
• SUPPORT: Care and support from society and healthcare providers, to make sure active and independent living

Help drive improvement, and show your support:

• PATIENTS: speak to your physician to identify your risk, and take action for change
• HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: protect communities’ bone health through right assessment and treatment
• POLICYMAKERS, HEALTHCARE AUTHORITIES AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS: support the establishment of coordinated models of care (Fracture Liaison Services) to help cut the global human and socioeconomic burden of fragility fractures

Show your commitment, sign the IOF Global Patient Charter. Your signatures will help raise the profile of this silent disease, to make fracture prevention a global health priority.