Mission of the Bone Diseases Division
- Treat adult patients, on nonsurgical diagnostic and therapeutic levels, suffering from bone diseases and bone and mineral metabolism diseases.
- Treat elderly patients with frequent falls and/or fractures, or acute risk of fracture, in investigations and rehabilitation problems stemming from geriatric rehabilitation, in post fracture care or for “bone disease” specialties.
- Improve the treatment and prevention of bone diseases that affect mobility by disseminating cross-disciplinary programs, especially in the areas of osteoporosis, age-related malnutrition, balance and mobility (muscle & bone, osteoporosis stream, nutrition stream, falls & osteoporosis programs).