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.
Canadian Panel
The Canadian panel of the ISCD conducted Quality Bone Densitometry (QBD) Courses for Physicians and for Technologists on 5-6 April 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The event was supported by an ISCD Regional Panel grant.
The technologist course was 2 days and the physician course was 1 day with 56 total attendees. This was the first in-person ISCD course given by the Canadian panel since before the Covid pandemic, and all speakers were members of the Canadian panel. The feedback received from participants was overwhelmingly positive.
Extensive in-kind support in organizing the course was provided by CAR, as well as the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT). Industry support was obtained from Aymes Medical and Hologic Canada. Endorsement was obtained from Osteoporosis Canada and the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine.
Latin America Panel
The ISCD DXA Body Composition Analysis Course held virtually on March 13, 2025, was a landmark event in collaboration with the Argentine Association of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism (AAOMM) and the Argentine Society of Osteoporosis (SAO). The course attracted over 100 participants, including endocrinologists, osteologists, rheumatol
ogists, radiologists, and DXA technicians from Argentina and several Latin American countries.
Led by ISCD Latin American Panel members, the course addressed clinical and technical aspects of DXA-based body composition analysis and emphasized best practices in body composition assessment.
Participant feedback reflected high satisfaction and a strong interest in more ISCD-led educational offerings. This event highlights ISCD’s growing presence in the region and reinforces the Society’s mission to promote excellence in musculoskeletal health assessment worldwide.
Dr. María Larroudé, ISCD Latin American Panel member and course faculty, and Dr. Francisco Torres Naranjo, ISCD Latin American Panel Chair and course faculty.
