Activities

Multiple streams of work are underway to engage nurses and other care workers across the globe in the leadership of and education for excellent orthogeriatric care with the aim of working towards the FFN Pillars of the Global Call to Action. This is a joint initiative involving the FFN regions and country FFNs alongside the Education Committee and Special Interest Groups. The work is a continuation of that started in 2017 following the successful San Servolo Educational Nursing Project from which educational courses were hosted in many European Countries and China.

A springboard for the current work is the publication of the 2^nd edition of the online open access book, “Fragility Fracture and Orthogeriatric Nursing” published in 2024. The book is currently being translated into several languages.

Education will be provided globally for nurses and other care workers on the evidence-based management of fragility fracture patients using an orthogeriatric approach. The project will include online learning through a series of modules, webinars, educational mentorship and assessment of learning achieved. A large resource of learning materials is currently under development and will be delivered via an online learning platform in the near future. Teams of nursing leaders and educators will lead and deliver education in their own localities with support from the FFN Global Nursing Team.

If you are interested in the Nursing project contact: communications@fragilityfracturenetwork.org

Lead: Julie Santy Tomlinson and Karen Hertz

The project aims to improve the quality of life and care of the fractured patients and their carers, providing the opportunity for carers around the world to access web based educational information for free. The educational series is structured in 13 modules that cover all the aspects of caregiving support.

The modules are animated and interactive and participants will have the opportunity to communicate with the authors of the modules to get clarifications on the topics.

This project supports the education of healthcare professionals using information available in the second edition of the Orthogeriatrics book by providing web based learning materials. Key leaders are developing the three initial modules on Frailty and Sarcopenia, Nutrition and Rehabilitation focusing on the importance of correct nutrition in optimizing rehabilitation and recovery in older frail and sarcopenic patients with fragility fractures.

Leads
Frailty and Sarcopenia: Finbarr Martin
Nutrition: Jack Bell and Ólöf Geirsdóttir
Rehabilitation: Maria Crotty

Through its network of leaders around the globe, FFN supports individuals who are interested in learning more about evidence-based practice for fragility fracture patients, using an Orthogeriatric approach to care.