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Fracture Liaison Services (Capture the fracture)

http://capturethefracture.org/fracture-liaison-services

Fracture Liaison Services, commonly known as FLS, are coordinator-based, secondary fracture prevention services implemented by health care systems for the treatment of osteoporotic patients.

The FLS is designed to:

Close the care gap for fracture patients, 80% of whom are currently never offered screening and/or treatment for osteoporosis
Enhance communication between health care providers by providing a care pathway for the treatment of fragility fracture patients

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ILAR

http://www.ilar.org/projects/

The International League of Associations for Rheumatology’s mission is to advance rheumatology in developing countries. The ILAR Executive Committee consists of the Presidents and Presidents-Elect of ACR, EULAR, PANLAR, APLAR and AFLAR. The collaboration of the leaders of these international organizations has resulted in a renewed commitment to provide grants to support programs that lead to progress in the practice and education of rheumatology in countries where there is an exceptional need.

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Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology

http://www.igotglobal.org/

'The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) was founded in 2006 by the faculty and residents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

IGOT’s mission is to use the power of surgical education to save limbs and save lives in the developing world.

Through our global network of over 75 partners and affiliates we:

EDUCATE – Host advanced surgical training courses across the globe to save limbs & lives of patients today, and invest in the surgeons of tomorrow.
RESEARCH – Collaborate on locally-driven, high-quality research studies with the potential to permanently improve care standards.
DEVELOP – Build a leadership development infrastructure to empower surgeons to become the leading voices in advocacy for health issues effecting their region.
EMPOWER – Facilitate the flow of orthopaedic knowledge between global partner sites through observerships, fellowships and online with the IGOT Portal.'

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Bookmarked by gracedrury on 13 Sep 2016
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RCSI-COSECSA Collaboration Programme

http://www.rcsi.ie/cosecsa

Developing Surgical Skills in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) established a Collaboration Programme in 2007. The aim of the Programme is to increase the provision of quality, essential surgical and emergency care in the COSECSA region, particularly at district level.
The Programme is supported by Irish Aid (the Government of Ireland's Development Agency) and RCSI which provides for staff and resources including curricula, education tools, skills training, examination, accreditation and quality assurance processes.

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Cochrane

http://www.cochrane.org/

'Cochrane is for anyone who is interested in using high-quality information to make health decisions. Whether you are a doctor or nurse, patient or carer, researcher or funder, Cochrane evidence provides a powerful tool to enhance your healthcare knowledge and decision making.We are a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health.'
(Includes a Cochrane Africa Network and Cochrane Brazil Network)

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