Jackson Orthopedic Foundation
  • Home
  • About Us
    • History
    • Team
    • Healthcare Immersion Program >
      • HIP Application
    • Get involved
  • Earn CEs
    • Online courses
    • Live courses
    • Hybrid courses
    • Orthopedic Primary Care >
      • Orthopalooza-2-Day-Workshops
      • Orthopedic Injection 1-Day Workshops
      • OPC FAQs
    • Scholarships >
      • Scholarship application
  • Donate
    • Donate monthly
    • Donate once
    • Meet our donors
    • KG scholarship
  • Canes Annual Gala
  • Blog
  • Contact

Our blog

Announcing: online-only OPC courses

7/31/2020

 
Picture
COVID-19 has made us all re-examine how we carry on with the important things in our lives, and that includes continuing education. Like many institutions now postponing in-person classes, and rolling out online-only tuition, we’ve decided to do the same. ​

Read More

2020 Healthcare Immersion Program is underway!

7/27/2020

 
Picture
We're excited to introduce our class of 2020, who recently began our summer Healthcare Immersion Program. The program, which provides college students with a unique, clinical immersion experience in healthcare, continues this year, although we've modified it a bit to accommodate COVID-19 health and safety protocols.  As always, our students will only be observers in low-risk outpatient, orthopedic, elective care. and classroom settings.

This year's students are: Mahnoor Yousuf, Roxie Wiblin, Christian Roy, and Sarah Shandy. Our program coordinator once again is Jacob Geier.

Read More

Our nurses are in trouble. You can help.

7/20/2020

 
Picture
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.4 million health care workers — many of them nurses — were laid off or furloughed in April. ​
donate today
Our nurses are in trouble. Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, many nurses who treat patients living with muscle, bone and joint disorders are having their pay cut, or being laid off or furloughed. Orthopedic procedures have been canceled or delayed, and some medical practices have been forced to close.

Read More

Update: What You Don't Know about Osteoporosis Can Hurt You

7/10/2020

 
Picture
​Before COVID-19, there was a growing concern that many individuals who suffer from osteoporosis had experienced adverse issues with prescribed medications, and were therefore avoiding seeking treatment. ​ Now, with the disruption to the health system by the pandemic, the situation has only gotten more complicated, and potentially dangerous, for these patients.

For that reason we thought it would be good to update our article from last year to include new clinical guidance on managing osteoporosis patients that takes the so-called "new normal" into account.

Read More
    Picture

    Authors

    We're the staff and volunteers at Jackson Orthopedic Foundation, committed to improving the lives of patients with musculoskeletal conditions through education, research and service.

    Archives

    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    March 2024
    June 2023
    May 2023
    August 2022
    July 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020

    Categories

    All
    APP
    Arthritis
    California
    Canes Film Festival & Gala
    Careers
    Clinical Nurse Specialist
    Conference
    Courses
    COVID
    Donate
    Education
    Events
    Guidelines
    Healthcare Immersion Program
    Immunization
    JOF News
    Juvenile
    Menopause
    MSK Fundamentals
    Nurse Practitioners
    Nursing
    Orthopedic Injection Workshops
    Orthopedic Primary Care
    Osteoporosis
    Policy
    Polio
    Preceptors
    Rheumatic
    Safety
    Scholarship
    Sponsorships
    Student
    Wellness
    Working At Home
    Workplace
    Workshops

    RSS Feed

Organization

About us
Meet our team
Read our blog
Donate to JOF
Healthcare Immersion Program
Scholarships
Canes Annual Gala

Courses

Online courses
Live (in-person) courses
Hybrid courses
Orthopedic Primary Care
Orthopalooza 2-Day Workshops
Orthopedic Injection Workshops

Picture
Jackson Orthopedic Foundation is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17398, to provide continuing education.
Picture
Education Department, Jackson Orthopedic Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Support

Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
​Accessibility
Contact us
Join our mailing list

Jackson Orthopedic Foundation
​4096 Piedmont Ave, #238
Oakland, CA  94611-5222
510.238.4851

Our live courses are taught in Lafayette, California
Picture
© COPYRIGHT JACKSON ORTHOPEDIC FOUNDATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • History
    • Team
    • Healthcare Immersion Program >
      • HIP Application
    • Get involved
  • Earn CEs
    • Online courses
    • Live courses
    • Hybrid courses
    • Orthopedic Primary Care >
      • Orthopalooza-2-Day-Workshops
      • Orthopedic Injection 1-Day Workshops
      • OPC FAQs
    • Scholarships >
      • Scholarship application
  • Donate
    • Donate monthly
    • Donate once
    • Meet our donors
    • KG scholarship
  • Canes Annual Gala
  • Blog
  • Contact