FREE • OPEN-ACCESS • FOR CLINICIANS
Recognizing Rare Bone Disease
ASOP Foundations — a ten-part clinical video series
A recognize-and-refer series for clinicians anywhere. Learn to spot rare bone diseases, place what you're seeing, and know when to refer — with the sources to go deeper. Free to every provider, everywhere.
• 10 Lectures ~ 4 hours
• Slides + Narration
• Recognize & refer — not a diagnostic tool
This educational content was developed by the American Society of Osteoporosis Providers (ASOP) and made possible through an independent educational grant from Kyowa Kirin, Inc. The supporter had no role in the content, faculty selection, or materials. This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to promote any product.
ABOUT THE SERIES
BUILT TO HELP YOU RECOGNIZE — AND REFER WITH CONFIDENCE
These conditions are rare, so most clinicians rarely see them. Each lecture keeps to a recognition level: the presentation, how to categorize it, and when to send the patient to a specialist — not a step-by-step diagnostic workup. Presented by Eric Rush, MD.
Clinicians in the field
Providers who may encounter a rare bone disease and need to know what they're looking at and where to send it.
ASOP trainees
Learners in ASOP's advanced bone-health and certification track, building on a grounding in physiology and calcium metabolism.
Quick reference
Come back to a single lecture to refresh on a specific disorder — every video stands on its own.
✔ Free & open access, no login ✔ Independent, balanced content ✔ Off-label uses flagged · generic names ✔ Faculty disclosures on every lecture
WHY THIS SERIES
You spoke.
We listened.
Some of our early pilots sent back a clear, consistent message — and this series is our answer to it.
WHAT WE HEARD
Reviewers and participants in some of our early pilots agreed that rare bone disease is a genuine gap in provider education — but told us the content needed to be sharper, more focused, and more practical at the point of care.
WHAT WE BUILT
A tighter, recognition-first series: ten standalone lectures, each designed to help you spot a disorder, place it, and refer — with the primary sources to go deeper when you want them.
THE LECTURES
ten lectures,
each standalone
Jump into any topic — every lecture stands on its own, so you can start where your patient is. Runtimes are approximate.
Introduction
• How to use the series
Review of Genetics Concepts
• Inheritance • Variant interpetation
Disorders of Collagen Synthesis
• Osteogeneiss imperfecta • EDS
Connective Tissue Disorders
• Marfan • Loeys-Dietz
Disorders of Mineralization I
• Hypophosphatsia • XLH
Approach to Suspicious Fractures in Children
• NAT mimics • Workup
Sclerosing & Disorganized Bone Disorders
• Osteopetrosis • Fibrous dysplasia
Disorders of Mineralization II
• Tumeral calcinosis • Hypocalcemia
Osteochondrodysplasias
• Achondroplasia • Skeletal dysplasia
Transition of Care: Pediatric to Adult
• Transition planning
ON THE GO
Prefer to listen?
Pick your lectures.
Every lecture is available as an audio download — made for the commute. Check the ones you want and we'll email you the links. The full video series stays free and open to everyone, no sign-up needed.
Requests are counted per lecture, so we can see which topics providers want most — and keep improving the series.
FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This educational content was developed by the American Society of Osteoporosis Providers (ASOP) and made possible through an independent educational grant from Kyowa Kirin, Inc (grant #25902). The supporter had no role in the content, faculty selection, or materials. This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to promote any product.
ABOUT THIS CONTENT
Open-access educational content for clinicians. Not offered for CME credit; depending on your profession and licensing board, you may be able to claim it as self-directed (Category 2) continuing education — check your board's requirements. Intended to support clinical recognition and appropriate referral — not a substitute for clinical judgment, individual patient evaluation, or specialist consultation, and it does not establish a diagnosis.
Presented by Eric Rush, MD
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About this series
The lectures
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