Orthogeriatrics Training

Orthogeriatrics is a subspecialty developed in response to clinical, social and financial needs in the management of patients with fragility fractures, and more specifically hip fractures.
This objective of the training for participants are for them to be able to follow good standard of care in term of :

1. Prompt admission under the care of an orthopedic consultant
2. Rapid comprehensive assessment with surgical, medical and anesthetic
input
3. Minimal delay to surgery
4. Accurate and well-performed surgery
5. Prompt mobilization
6. Early MDT rehabilitation
7. Early supported discharge and community rehabilitation
8. Secondary prevention of fractures.

The aim of the orthogeriatric model is to:

1. Addresses gaps in current service delivery.

2. Incorporating planned infrastructure changes for health services
as well as heeding the demographic predictions and other challenges.

3. The focus of the model is the care of older people presenting with fragility
fractures to the tertiary care environment.

4. Primary and secondary care for the 'at risk' older person and younger person is included.

5. There may be a focus on hip fractures as the most significant of the fragility fracture group in terms of associated debility and resource use. However, other fractures are not neglected, as they should also receive specialised attention from orthogeriatric services.