Geriatrician, Previous Clinical Lead, ANZFFR
Geriatrician at Auckland City Hospital retired at end of 2016 but continued working by doing locums around New Zealand to allow Geriatricians in provincial centres to take well-earned holidays. Worked in Orthogeriatrics all of his career and helped set up New Zealand contribution to the ANZHFR beginning in 2012. Data collection started in 2015, and he remained as Clinical Lead until 2019.
When ACC approved funding of ANZ Fragility Fracture Registry in 2021, he coordinated the writing of the data dictionary and obtaining approval of the National Ethics Committee. Data collection began in early 2022 with the first full year of data collection beginning in July 2022. ACC also funds Fracture Liaison Services across New Zealand, and the Registry measures the work of these services against a set of standards formalised by Osteoporosis New Zealand in 2021. Dr Harris was the Clinical Lead for this programme until 2023. He makes this presentation on behalf of the current Clinical Lead, Dr Frazer Anderson who is unable to attend this meeting. |
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Update on the Fragility Fracture Registry
The New Zealand section of the Australia and New Zealand Fragility Fracture Registry (ANZFFR) was developed over 2021 after funding for both Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) across New Zealand and the Registry was announced by ACC at the end of 2020. The first year of data collection was from July 2022 when many services were still developing. Since then, the overall programme has rapidly developed into a world leading demonstration of secondary fracture prevention.
The presentation will explain the size of the fragility fracture problem in New Zealand and the worldwide care gap that exists for the secondary prevention of further fractures. Fracture Liaison Services are now recognised as the clinical methodology to address this care gap. Their development in New Zealand will be explained and the important role of geriatricians in these services will be emphasised. Statistics from the Registry will be used to demonstrate the progress that has been made and the challenges that lie ahead.
The presentation will explain the size of the fragility fracture problem in New Zealand and the worldwide care gap that exists for the secondary prevention of further fractures. Fracture Liaison Services are now recognised as the clinical methodology to address this care gap. Their development in New Zealand will be explained and the important role of geriatricians in these services will be emphasised. Statistics from the Registry will be used to demonstrate the progress that has been made and the challenges that lie ahead.