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BoneFit™ USA 2026 Foundations Training
BoneFit™ is an evidence-informed exercise training workshop, designed for healthcare professionals and exercise practitioners to provide training on the most appropriate, safe and effective methods to prescribe and progress exercise for people with osteoporosis.
Target Audience
This continuing education activity is intended for use by health professionals who participate in the care of patients at risk for or suffering from osteoporosis, in the areas of primary care, endocrinology, geriatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, obstetrics, orthopedics, osteopathy, pediatrics, physiatry, radiology, rheumatology and physical therapy.
This includes physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, technologists, researchers, public health professionals and health educators with an interest in osteoporosis and bone health.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, all participants will be able to:
- Understand the human and economic cost of osteoporotic fractures, the importance of maximizing bone health across the lifespan, and preventing primary and secondary osteoporotic fractures.
- Describe how the structural and material properties of bone respond to loads, and how bone changes with progressing age.
- List health and lifestyle factors that increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
- Use the fracture assessment tools to identify an individual’s fracture risk.
- Understand the bone mineral density values (T-score) from a DXA scan and apply critical thinking to relate it to an individual’s overall fracture risk.
- Identify physical examination procedures and screening tools for height, posture, strength, balance, and physical performance test measures, to identify risk of osteoporosis, falls, and fractures.
- Effectively perform and instruct the proper hip hinge, golfer’s reach and apply these to activities of daily living.
- Instruct safe and appropriate erector spinae strengthening exercises in various positions.
- Instruct and/or modify an individual’s exercise program to minimize the risk of fractures (Yoga, Pilates, Gym program), while placing an emphasis on alignment, safe transitions, and appropriate loads.
- Apply problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills in patients with low bone density to prescribe safe and appropriate therapeutic modalities to achieve rehabilitative goals.
Joanne MacPherson PT, DPT, OCS, Dip MDT, CEEAA received her BSc. in Physiotherapy from Dalhousie University in 1990 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from A.T. Still University in 2022. She earned her Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy from the McKenzie Institute in 2000 and has been an APTA Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist since 2001. Joanne is also an APTA Board-Certified Exercise Expert for the Aging Adult and holds the APTA Advanced Certificate in Home Health. Joanne has a special interest in exercise prescription for special populations. She holds certifications in Otago and LSVT Big, is a leader for the community fall prevention program “A Matter of Balance” and has been a licensed provider of the Onero program. Joanne has been a presenter for the United States Bone and Joint Initiative and the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF). In addition to being one of the lead trainers for the BHOF BoneFit program, Joanne has served as an adjunct professor at Husson University School of Physical Therapy and works at a Home Health agency in Maine.
Kavita Patel, PT, DPT is a physical therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience, a health coach, and the owner of Move with Utsaha, a concierge physical therapy and bone health fitness practice in New Jersey. She is a Lead Trainer for the BoneFit USA course and a peer educator with the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. Kavita serves as adjunct faculty for Rutgers University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Bone Health Special Interest Group. She has taught professional education courses on bone health for the APTA-NJ Chapter, Select Medical, and ReVital Cancer Rehab programs. A frequent speaker at the Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis, Kavita promotes interprofessional collaboration in bone health management. Her passion for community education includes volunteering with New Jersey’s Project Healthy Bones and participating in local and national outreach programs to raise awareness about osteoporosis and fracture prevention.
Gina Rago, PT, DPT, OCS received her B.Sc degree from The College of New Jersey and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Columbia University. She graduated from Select Medical's Orthopedic Residency Program in 2019 and has been an APTA Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedics since then. She works in outpatient orthopedics for Kessler Rehabilitation where she served as a center manager for 5 years, lead for the Bone Health special interest group, and faculty and advisory board member of Select Medical's Orthopedic Residency program. She has also held leadership positions within Kessler’s student program and therapeutic alliance team. Gina is POWR (personal orthopedic weight reduction), BFR (blood flow restriction), and REVITAL Cancer certified and is a Basics Trainer for the BHOF's BoneFit USA courses.
CME Program Eligibility
Method of Participation in the Learning Process: Clinician learners will view and analyze the subject matter, conduct additional informal research through related internet searches on the subject matter, and complete a post-test assessment of knowledge and skills gained as a result of the activity.
After participating in this activity, the reader has the option of taking a post-test with a passing grade of 70% or better to qualify for continuing education credit for this activity. It is estimated it will take 1.0 hour(s) to complete the reading and take the post-test. Continuing education credit will be available for two years from the date of publication.
Disclosure of Commercial Support
It is the policy of the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored publications and programs. BHOF requires the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship the sponsor, Editorial Board or Guest Contributors have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation. All authors and contributors to this continuing education activity have disclosed any real or apparent interest that may have directbearing on the subject matter of this program.
Please be advised that BHOF’s accreditation status with ACCME and ANCC does not imply endorsement by BHOF, ACCME or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity or endorsement of any point of view.
Refund Policy
BHOF offers no returns or refunds on online internet CME activities purchased through our store. All sales are final. Meeting and workshop registrations will be refunded in accordance with the cancellation policy of the meeting and/or workshop, as outlined at registration.
Available Credit
- 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The National Osteoporosis Foundation is an approved Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredited CME provider through March 2023. ACCME accreditation accelerates learning, change and improvement in the field of osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The National Osteoporosis Foundation designates educational activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.00 ANCCThe mission of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is to promote excellence in nursing and health care globally through credentialing programs. The National Osteoporosis Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The National Osteoporosis Foundation designates educational activities for continuing nursing education credit(s).
- 0.00 Participation
- 0.00 Participation/AttendanceA certificate of attendance will be provided to all other attending healthcare professionals. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants may request AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ certificate of participation. Please refer to your provider to determine whether this program will qualify for other categories of continuing education credits. The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) also accepts educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education (ACCME).