NAON offers networking and educational resources focused on hip fractures for any orthopaedic nurse or allied health member involved in care of the geriatric patient with a hip fracture (Orthopaedic Directors, Managers, Coordinators, Navigators, Fracture Liaisons, APPs, etc.).
Hip Fracture Meetings
NAON Hip Fracture meetings take place on the first Friday of each month 10:00 - 11:00 am CT.
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Discussions will include topics ranging from arrival to the Emergency Room through Post-Discharge Follow-up.
Topics will include but are not limited to:
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Time from Emergency Room to Operating Room
- Delirium Screening and Management
- Post-operative Early Ambulation/Mobility
- Pre-operative and Post-operative Pain Management (Nerve Blocks, Multimodal Regimen, etc.)
- Frailty Screening and Treatment
- Patient and Family Education – Expectation Setting
- DEXA Scans and Follow-ups
- Future Fracture Prevention
NAON Hip Fracture Discussion Forum
Do you have hip fracture questions or want to share your program successes? Post them to the Hip Fracture thread in the NAON Discussion Forum. Please note that access to the discussion forum is a member only benefit. Not currently a NAON member? You can find information on joining NAON here.