OTS - NEW CAPTURE THE FRACTURE® PARTNERSHIP AIMS FOR 25% REDUCTION IN THE INCIDENCE OF HIP AND VERTEBRAL FRACTURES DUE TO OSTEOPOROSIS BY 2025 (part 1)
2020. June 16. 08:00
Nyon, Switzerland, June 16, 2020 (APA/OTS) - International
Osteoporosis Foundation Announces First-of-its-Kind Partnership
With University of Oxford, Amgen and UCB to Combat Global Public
Health Burden of Osteoporosis(1) - Hip and Vertebral Fractures are
Costly for Society and Can be Life-Altering for Patients2,(3) - The
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has today announced a
partnership with Amgen and UCB, in collaboration with the
University of Oxford, to support its Capture the Fracture® program,
which aims to reduce hip and vertebral fractures by 25% by 2025.
Currently, it is estimated that more than 200 million people
worldwide suffer from osteoporosis,(4) resulting in an
osteoporosis-related fracture every three seconds.(5)
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Osteoporosis is a serious chronic condition that weakens bones
over time, making them thinner and more likely to break,(5) but
there are steps patients and healthcare providers can take to
reduce fracture risk.(1) Capture the Fracture, an IOF initiative,
now supported by Amgen and UCB in collaboration with the University
of Oxford, is a global program that helps to proactively implement
post-fracture care (PFC) coordination programs in hospitals and
healthcare systems to help patients prevent subsequent fractures
due to osteoporosis. Even after an osteoporosis-related fracture
approximately 80% of individuals at high risk are still not
identified or treated.(6)
"Osteoporosis remains a global concern, resulting in 8.9
million fractures in a single year(3) and a previous fracture
increases the risk of another osteoporosis-related fracture by
86%.(7) Early intervention through improved post-fracture
identification, diagnosis and treatment in appropriate patients can
help improve outcomes while also lessening the cost burden on
healthcare systems,"(5) said Darryl Sleep, M.D., senior vice
president of Global Medical and chief medical officer at Amgen.
"Supporting Capture the Fracture represents our proactive approach
to care designed to predict and help prevent potentially
life-altering fractures before they happen."
"We are currently witnessing a significant disease burden. As
the worldwide aging population steadily increases, it has never
been more important to address the impact that osteoporosis and
associated fractures can have on individuals," said professor Cyrus
Cooper, president of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and
professor of Musculoskeletal Science at the University of Oxford.
"We know post-fracture coordinated care implementation is the
most effective8 and efficient intervention to close the secondary
fracture prevention gap, so I'm delighted that Amgen, UCB and the
University of Oxford will support our Capture the Fracture program
as we embark on a mission to improve outcomes for patients," said
IOF chief executive officer, Dr. Philippe Halbout.
Osteoporosis is treated by multiple specialties, underscoring
the need for coordinated care to support patients with the disease.
At the core of the Capture the Fracture model is a care coordinator
who can help patients with an osteoporosis-related fracture be
identified, screened, diagnosed and appropriately treated to reduce
their future fracture risk. Post-fracture care coordination
programs have been shown to improve diagnosis and treatment
rates.(8),(9) This partnership aims to double the 390 existing
Capture the Fracture programs by the end of 2022, and will focus on
key regions including Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East,
and Europe.
"The introduction of the post-fracture care model is recognized
as a progressive milestone in the management of osteoporosis and
osteoporotic fractures, and remains a profound example of what good
looks like in coordination of care among multiple disconnected
players," said Professor Dr. Iris Loew-Friedrich, chief medical
officer and executive vice president, UCB. "Collaboration and cross
learning are necessary if we are to face the challenges of the
future and find a way to lessen the burden faced by healthcare
systems and people living with osteoporosis. This global
partnership supports UCB's ambition of connected healthcare,
finding ways to deliver more for the patient and transforming the
lives of people with severe diseases."
This partnership also welcomes collaboration from existing
fracture prevention coalitions on international, national and
regional levels to drive fracture prevention policy change and
prioritization. Additional elements of the partnership include
developing and implementing efficiencies and best practice sharing
across PFC program sites, creating a digital tool that documents
and communicates PFC effectiveness, and providing virtual and
in-person mentorship and learning opportunities for healthcare
providers.
"Capture the Fracture is an incredible opportunity to take the
academic skills and expertise from the University to deliver real
improvements in patient care for osteoporosis," said Dr. Kassim
Javaid, associate professor, the Nuffield Department of
Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS),
University of Oxford. Dr. Javaid, along with Dr. Rafael
Pinedo-Villanueva, will be responsible for the mentorship program
and for developing care pathway and benefits calculator software
for the PFC program. "We hope that through this program millions of
lives will be changed and we look forward to working with national
and international colleagues to deliver this vision."
For more information about Capture the Fracture, visit
http://www.capturethefracture.org.
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