ISCD’s Regional Panels support the development of regional meetings of the ISCD, including educational courses, aim to grow ISCD membership, and advocate for access to bone densitometry and osteoporosis care in their region.
Learn more about the recent activities of some of our ISCD Regional Panels.
UK & Ireland Panel News Update
Panel Members hold regular quarterly meetings and share topical presentations.
The UK/Ireland panel in collaboration with the Irish DXA Society hosted a hands on workshops for Hologic with a Clinical Skills Assessment to evaluate its impact. The workshop on October 24 was attended by six participants.
Panel Chair, Susan van der Kamp, and Vice Chair, Rowena Johnson, report “The skill mix was good and feedback excellent, we are confident that the participants were happy with the day’s practical hands-on training. Individuals had an opportunity to follow the above program, there was ample opportunity to ask questions from the staff running the workshop. It was suggested that an education source of joining the ISCD is excellent for obtaining skills competency and knowledge.”
Latin American Panel News Update
On October 16th, as part of the XXXIV Mexican Annual Meeting of Orthopedics and Traumatology FEMECOT 2024 held in Cancún, Quintana Roo, the ISCD-FEMECOT Symposium was held with great success. This collaboration highlighted the significance of bone mineral density (BMD) assessment in orthopedics and traumatology, reinforcing ISCD’s presence and influence within the orthopedic community in Mexico and Latin America.
Event Highlights
The symposium attracted a large audience of orthopedic specialists, showcasing the critical role of accurate bone health assessment in improving clinical outcomes. The ISCD and FEMECOT worked together to deliver a program that addressed the latest advancements in BMD measurement and monitoring, with presentations tailored to the practical needs of orthopedic and trauma professionals. This collaboration exemplifies ISCD’s mission to enhance clinical practice through interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and targeted education.
Key Presentations: Esteemed experts and ISCD Latin American Panel members delivered impactful presentations covering essential topics in the field:
- The Importance of Accurate BMD Measurement – Dr. Andrea Olascoaga Gómez de León
- Monitoring BMD – Dr. Juan Carlos Viveros García
- TBS: Updates and Clinical Utility – Dr. José Francisco Torres Naranjo
- Using DXA and TBS Before Spinal Surgery – Dr. Rafael Alfonso Jiménez Umbarila
- Uses and Recommendations for Periprosthetic DXA – Dr. José Francisco Torres Naranjo
- Bone Optimization in Arthroplasty – Dr. Roberto Enrique López Cervantes
- Index Fractures in Osteoporosis – Dr. Rafael Alfonso Jiménez Umbarila
- Spino-Pelvic Balance in Fragility Vertebral Pathology – Dr. Önder Aydingöz
- Chair – Dr. José Francisco Torres Naranjo
- Co-Chair – Juan Rafael Castro Alonso
Contribution to ISCD’s Mission
This symposium was an excellent platform for disseminating current knowledge, facilitating discussion, and promoting clinical excellence in BMD assessment within orthopedics. The active engagement from professors and attendees underscored the importance of these topics in everyday clinical practice. Events like this enhance awareness and strengthen ISCD’s network in Latin America, encouraging a collaborative approach to advancing bone health.
Thank you to all participating professors and attendees for their enthusiasm and dedication. This symposium represents another step forward in our commitment to improving patient outcomes through advanced knowledge and innovation in clinical densitometry.
Thank you for your continuous support,
Best,
Francisco Torres, Chair of the ISCD Latin American Panel
Asia Pacific Panel News Update
The Asia Pacific (AP) Panel of the ISCD is proud to have held the first Hands On DXA BMD workshop in the Asia Pacific region in Singapore on November 23, 2024 . The workshop which was organized by Prof Manju Chandran, Senior Consultant and Director, Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Singapore General Hospital and Chair of the ISCD AP Panel and was supported by ISCD, ITS MEDICAL and Amgen Asia. Joy Thorpe (UK) and Susan van der Kamp (Ireland) served as the Expert trainers. They were ably assisted by May Ann Delos Santos (ITS Medical, Singapore). The full day workshop comprised of a didactic session titled , “Theoretical Overview of DXA Scanning”, that was livestreamed and viewed by over 75 participants. and a day long fully subscribed for, hands-on session for 20 participants with a focus on Spine, Hip, Forearm and Lateral Spine. A unanimously positive feedback was obtained from the attendees about the content and quality of the workshop.
Prof Manju Chandran expressed her satisfaction at the the incredible success of the workshop, stating that the workshop would help to elevate the standards of practice of bone densitometry not only in Singapore but also through a snowball effect, the rest of Asia.
