OSTEOPOROSIS ESSENTIALS COURSE
Organized by: Calcium Disorders Clinic
Clinician track, Technologist track
Virtual Event - REGISTER USING LINK IN DESCRIPTION BOX
50 Charlton Ave E
ON L8N 4A6 Hamilton Canada
from 10 Apr 2021 to 11 Apr 2021
Day 1: 10:00 to 19:00
Day 2: 10:00 to 14:15
USD 50.00 for member
USD 50.00 for non-member
Description:
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - registration completed through the McMaster University Continuing Professional Development portal.
For more details about this course please see our brochure and program agenda.
The Osteoporosis Essentials Bone Densitometry course by the ISCD (International Society of Clinical Densitometry) and IOF (International Osteoporosis Foundation) and Update on Skeletal Imaging presents the state of the art for skeletal health assessment by leading national and international faculty. Advances in the diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosis and fracture risk assessment are presented. An advanced curriculum will be presented for both physicians and technologists providing the tools for achieving excellence in skeletal health assessment including optimal BMD scan acquisition, interpretation, reporting and application of DXA technology. The limitations of DXA technology in the diagnosis and monitoring of skeletal health in pre and postmenopausal women, men and children will be presented. Common pitfalls in interpretation will be reviewed. The clinical utility of bone densitometry and quality assurance of this modality will be reviewed.
Target Audience:
Dual track content has been designed for physicians including radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical specialists as well as technologists.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize and report fragility fractures and know impact on fracture risk assessment
- Evaluate fracture risk utilizing advances in skeletal imaging
- Integrate trabecular bone score with BMD and FRAX in evaluating fracture risk
- Recognize early radiographic features of atypical femoral fractures