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2010 Clinical Endocrinology Update

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Management of Osteoporosis in Patients with Impaired Renal Function

Track : Friday October 1, 2010

Program Code: 230

Date: Friday, October 1, 2010

Time: 9:15 AM to 9:45 AM EST

Location: Los Angeles Room

SPEAKER :

Paul D. Miller, MD, Colorado Ctr for Bone Research
Disclosure:Paul D. Miller, MD, has received research grants from the Alliance for Better Bone Health (Procter & Gamble and sanofi-aventis), Roche-GSK, Lilly, Merck, Novartis and Amgen; has served on scientific advisory, or speakers, boards, or as a consultant

Paul D. Miller, MD, is Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. In addition, Dr. Miller is the Medical Director of the Colorado Center for Bone Research in Lakewood, Colorado. After Dr. Miller received his medical degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, he became an intern in medicine and chief medical resident at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York. Subsequently, he completed a clinical fellowship and research fellowship in the Division of Renal Diseases at the University of Colorado Medical Center. Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women has been the focus of Dr. Miller's research. He is now Principal Investigator of a number of clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of various therapies now used or considered for use in these patients, such as alendronate, ibandronate, risedronate, and zoledronic acid, parathyroid hormone, and, renal bone disease. Based on his research, Dr. Miller has authored or coauthored more than 220 publications, including original articles, chapters, and books. He has contributed his work to the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Osteoporosis International, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Notably, Dr. Miller is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Densitometry and is on the editorial boards of Osteoporosis International, Calcified Tissue Research, The Journal of Women's Health, and the National Osteoporosis Foundation's Clinical Newsletter. A Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Miller is a member of numerous professional organizations. He was a Founder of the Metabolic Bone Disease Society of Colorado in 1980 and is its current President, and also the Founding President of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Dr. Miller has served on The National Osteoporosis Foundation's Interspecialty Council (NOF); the Professional Practice Committee of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) and is on the Board of Directors of The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Dr. Miller has received numerous awards for his professional contributions including an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa; The Lasker Award from The Colorado Chapter of The American College of Physicians, and Outstanding Teacher, Publication(s) and Researcher of The Year Awards from the UCHSC; and The Outstanding Volunteer Faculty Award from Denver Health and Hospitals. Most recently Dr. Miller was awarded the Career Achievement Award (2005) and The Distinguished Clinical Professor promotion (2006) by The Department of Medicine of UCHSC.

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(Code: 230)

This session is a part of:

Complete Clinical Endocrinology Update Compilation