Resources

Publications Guidelines and Reports

Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) 
Bone Health QI Tool Kit
APCO launched the Tool Kit to promote quality improvement of osteoporosis care on 24 May 2022.  Read the Media Alert here and select this link to request access to the Tool Kit.  

APCO Framework
Published in Osteoporosis International, ‘The APCO Framework’ comprises 16 minimum clinical standards that will serve as a benchmark for the provision of optimal osteoporosis care in the region.

Health and Disability Commissioner Reports 
Select the links below to read reports concerning orthopaedics by The Health and Disability Commission:

• Care provided to a patient who underwent spinal fusion
• The information provided to a patient about hand surgery and the consent process
• The importance of communication between providers, and the need for adequate processes to ensure follow-up of incidental findings

Best Practice Guide
The Council of Medical Colleges published its Best Practice Guide for Continuous Improvement on 1 February 2016.  This Guide is a framework for use when developing or reviewing programmes set up to demonstrate the competence and performance of medical specialists.

Commerce Commission 
The Commerce Commission website provides information to help health professionals understand how competition and consumer laws apply to them. This information is  particularly relevant to those in business or practising on their own account.

New Zealand Medical Association's Code of Ethics for the New Zealand Medical Profession
Please click here to read the current Code of Ethics.

RACP Guidelines on Ethical Relationships with Industry
Read the RACPS Guidelines on Ethical Relationships between health professionals and industry here.

The Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology (AP-SMART) is the peer-reviewed publication of APKASS and JOSKAS. This journal is dedicated to the disciplines of sports medicine, arthroscopy, and knee surgery. It aims to provide a forum to facilitate the rapid transmission of knowledge amongst this multidisciplinary community. The current issue is available free on the journal webpage and on ScienceDirect. To view or submit an article visit http://www.ap-smart.com/.  

Select this link for more information about APKASS including Fellowships and Meetings.

Optimizing Management of Patients with Metal-on-Metal Hips
The American Hip Society presented their recommendations on MOM hips and their management at the AAOS meeting on March 19-23, 2013.
MoM Conversion Chart - view the MoM Conversion Chart here.

NZOA Guidelines
NZOA has a number of Guidelines for members use.

HDC - Informed Consent
The Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner has released an its report on Health and Disability Research with Adult Participants who are Unable to Provide Informed Consent. Read the Executive Summary.

Management of Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ) has published its Guidance on the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in New Zealand. This user-friendly and highly practical tool provides support to clinicians throughout the health system to deliver evidence-based practice for their patients who are at high risk of sustaining fragility fractures...  

Guidance on the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in New Zealand 
Summary of the guidance

A Framework to Evaluate Musculoskeletal Models of Care
A team of Australian researchers, in partnership with the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health has developed the first internationally-informed framework for developing and evaluating musculoskeletal Models of Care.

Led by Associate Professor Andrew Briggs (Curtin University, Australia), the Framework was informed by experts from 30 nations, representing high, middle and low-income economies, using a phased research approach.  The Framework is intended to help those tasked with planning, implementing or evaluating health services to achieve an optimal Model of Care and its sustainable implementation. 

Framework to Evaluate Musculoskeletal Models of Care (pdf 4889 KB)
Executive Summary of the Framework (pdf 1472 KB)

Metal on Metal Hip Implant Information
Please click here for information on metal on metal hip implants.

Royal College of Physicians National Hip Fracture Database Annual Report
Select this link to view information on the Royal College of Physicians Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP). 

Fragility Fracture Network
The Fragility Fracture Network (FFN’s) mission is to promote globally the optimal multidisciplinary management of the patients with a fragility fracture, including secondary prevention. FFN is a fast growing organisation with global reach and a multidisciplinary membership. FFN will play a vital role in sharing of best practice worldwide and support efforts to prioritise fragility fracture care and prevention in healthcare policy.

AOANJRR Annual Report and Supplementary Reports