title: The National Osteoporosis Foundation's methods and processes for developing position statements.
abstract: The methods and processes described in this manuscript have been approved and adopted by the NOF Board of Trustees on November 11, 2015. This manuscript has been peer-reviewed by the NOF Research Committee and Osteoporosis International. The National Osteoporosis Foundation frequently publishes position statements for the benefit of educating healthcare professionals and the general public on a particular issue and/or concern related to preventing osteoporosis and/or promoting strong bones throughout the lifespan. This manuscript represents the official methods and processes adopted by the NOF Board of Trustees for the purpose developing future position statements in a transparent and unbiased manner.
authors.affiliation: National Osteoporosis Foundation, 251 18th Street South, Suite 630, Arlington, VA, 22202, USA. taylor.wallace@me.com.|Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, George Mason University, MS 1F8, 10340 Democracy Lane, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA. taylor.wallace@me.com.
authors.forename: Taylor C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrine Neoplasia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gagel
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.affiliation: Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lappe
authors.affiliation: Skeletal Health and Osteoporosis Center and Bone Density Unit, Calcium and Bone Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Meryl S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: LeBoff
authors.affiliation: Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Recker
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Saag
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*
keywords: National Osteoporosis Foundation; Position statement; Process