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ISO2026: Be CLEAR: The Communication Framework Every Bone Health Clinician Needs
This session presents the CLEAR communication framework as a set of repeatable behaviors that support reliable patient interactions in bone health care. The framework comprises five elements: Connect, Listen, Explain, Ask, and Reassure. Each element is defined and paired with practical strategies, including establishing trust and psychological safety, active listening for content and context, translating clinical information into plain language, eliciting patient agendas through open-ended questions, and restoring patient confidence. The session also addresses factors and barriers that impair communication, the influence of clinician and patient bias on risk perception, environmental considerations for effective encounters, and shared decision making. Tools for communicating fracture risk are reviewed, including numeric formats, visual and decision aids, T-score and FRAX outputs, and balanced discussion of treatment benefits, risks, and non-pharmacologic options.
Target Audience
This continuing education activity is intended for use by health professionals who participate in the care of patients at risk for or suffering from osteoporosis, in the areas of primary care, endocrinology, geriatrics, gynecology, internal, obstetrics, orthopedics, osteopathy, pediatrics, physiatry, radiology, rheumatology and physical therapy.
This includes physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, technologists, researchers, public health professionals and health educators with an interest in osteoporosis and bone health.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Define the five elements of the CLEAR communication framework and describe the purpose of each within a bone health encounter.
2. Apply specific Connect, Listen, Explain, Ask, and Reassure strategies to standardize patient communication and build trust.
3. Identify factors and barriers that impair patient communication, including low health literacy, limited recall, time constraints, distrust, and fear of medication.
4. Explain how clinician and patient bias influences perception of fracture risk and of treatment side effects, and describe strategies to elicit and address that bias.
5. Demonstrate use of decision aids and risk communication tools, including numeric formats, visual aids, T-score, and FRAX, to support shared decision making and balanced discussion of treatment and non-pharmacologic options.
Name of Individual | Individual's Role(s) in Activity | Name of Ineligible Company(s) | Nature of Relationship(s) |
| Amy Mitchell, MSN, FNP-C | Speaker | N/A | N/A |
| Amy Mitchell, MSN, FNP-C | Planner/Accredited Provider Program Director & Content Expert | Amgen & Radius Health | Speaker’s Bureau, Scientific Advisory Board, Consulting |
Ami Patel | BHOF Staff, Vice President of Science & Education | N/A | N/A |
Andrea Medeiros | BHOF Staff, Vice President of Public Health & Policy | N/A | N/A |
Disclosures:
No relevant financial disclosures.
Accreditation Statement
The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CME Program Eligibility
Method of Participation in the Learning Process: Clinician learners will view and analyze the subject matter, conduct additional informal research through related internet searches on the subject matter, and complete a post-test assessment of knowledge and skills gained as a result of the activity.
After participating in this activity, the reader has the option of taking an evaluation for this activity. It is estimated it will take 0.75 hour(s) to complete the reading and take the evaluation. Continuing education credit will be available for two years from the date of publication.
Disclosure of Commercial Support
It is the policy of the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored publications and programs. BHOF requires the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship the sponsor, Editorial Board or Guest Contributors have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation. All authors and contributors to this continuing education activity have disclosed any real or apparent interest that may have direct bearing on the subject matter of this program.
Please be advised that BHOF’s accreditation status with ACCME and ANCC does not imply endorsement by BHOF, ACCME or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity or endorsement of any point of view.
Refund Policy
BHOF offers no returns or refunds on online internet CME activities purchased through our store. All sales are final. Meeting and workshop registrations will be refunded in accordance with the cancellation policy of the meeting and/or workshop, as outlined at registration.
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The National Osteoporosis Foundation is an approved Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredited CME provider through March 2023. ACCME accreditation accelerates learning, change and improvement in the field of osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The National Osteoporosis Foundation designates educational activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.75 ANCCThe mission of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is to promote excellence in nursing and health care globally through credentialing programs. The National Osteoporosis Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The National Osteoporosis Foundation designates educational activities for continuing nursing education credit(s).
- 0.75 Participation
- 0.75 Participation/AttendanceA certificate of attendance will be provided to all other attending healthcare professionals. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants may request AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ certificate of participation. Please refer to your provider to determine whether this program will qualify for other categories of continuing education credits. The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) also accepts educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education (ACCME).