Healthy Bones After Hip Fracture: From Guidelines to Practice

In this episode of Hipcast, we’re joined by Dr Angela Sheu, Staff Specialist Endocrinologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst, Conjoint Senior Lecturer at UNSW, and Research Officer at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, alongside Professor Jacqui Close, internationally recognised orthogeriatrician and co-chair of the ANZHFR.Together, we unpack the updated Healthy Bones Australia recommendations and what they mean for clinicians caring for people after hip fracture. Angela and Jacqui discuss the persistent osteoporosis treatment gap, why the post-fracture period is a critical window for intervention, and how the latest evidence is shaping recommendations around treatment initiation and sequencing.We also explore the practical realities of implementing these guidelines across hospital and community settings, including the role of fracture liaison services, shared care, and strategies to reduce the risk of patients being lost to follow-up.Importantly, the conversation highlights that a hip fracture should be seen not only as an acute event requiring surgical management, but also as an opportunity to prevent the next fracture through timely, coordinated osteoporosis care.🎙️ Hipcast is hosted by Dr Niamh Dove and produced by the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry, dedicated to improving outcomes and experiences for people with hip fracture and those who care for them.