About us

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project is a research, education and community engagement project that aims to raise awareness of bone health and osteoporosis prevention and management through working with health and social care professionals and people living with osteoporosis.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project aims are focused on three key pillars:

To enhance knowledge and understanding of bone health and osteoporosis among health and social care professionals, undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare students, and the public, supporting prevention, early identification and person-centred approaches to care.

Engagement

To engage with people living with osteoporosis and their families/carers, facilitating education and peer support.

To build a community of people living with osteoporosis and health and social care professionals with a special interest in osteoporosis through meetings hosted at (QMU). These meetings will have educational input and space for informal networking and support.

Research

To undertake person-centred research on the impact of osteoporosis and osteoporosis as a public health issue. This research will focus on improving healthcare services for people living with osteoporosis.

To achieve these aims, the project team undertake a wide range of activities under each key pillar:

The project facilitates a range of educational initiatives to enhance knowledge and understanding of bone health and osteoporosis among health and social care professionals, undergraduate and post-graduate healthcare students, and the public, supporting prevention, early identification and person-centred approaches to care.

Our community engagement work focuses on building a community of people living with osteoporosis and health and social care professionals with a special interest in bone health and osteoporosis. This is achieved through hosting community cafes, forums, symposiums and digital knowledge exchange.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project also undertakes person-centred research on the impact of osteoporosis and osteoporosis as a public health issue, aiming to improve healthcare and community support services for people living with osteoporosis.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project is a research, education and community engagement project that aims to raise awareness of bone health and osteoporosis prevention and management through working with health and social care professionals and people living with osteoporosis.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project aims are focused on three key pillars:

To achieve these aims, the project team undertake a wide range of activities under each key pillar:

Our community engagement work focuses on building a community of people living with osteoporosis and health and social care professionals with a special interest in bone health and osteoporosis. This is achieved through hosting community cafes, forums, symposiums and digital knowledge exchange.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project also undertakes person-centred research on the impact of osteoporosis and osteoporosis as a public health issue, aiming to improve healthcare and community support services for people living with osteoporosis.