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.
Latin America Panel
As part of the ISCD Latin American Panel’s ongoing educational initiatives, the virtual course “Bone Assessment in the Orthopedic Patient” was successfully delivered on March 12, 2026, during the 6th Argentine Course on Bone Densitometry and the 3rd AAOMM–SAO Osteoporosis Meeting. More than 190 healthcare professionals and densitometry technologists participated in this multidisciplinary activity focused on integrating DXA into orthopedic practice.
Directed by Dr. María Silvia Larroudé and co-chaired by Dr. J. Francisco Torres Naranjo, the course emphasized ISCD standards and best practices in perioperative bone health, fragility fractures, spine surgery, sarcopenia, and periprosthetic assessment. ISCD-affiliated faculty members promoted evidence-based strategies to improve orthopedic outcomes through comprehensive bone evaluation.
The ISCD Latin American Panel sincerely thanks AAOMM and SAO, as well as their presidents, Dr. Antonio Desmond McCarthy and Dr. María Laura García, for their outstanding collaboration and hospitality.
Dr. Juan Carlos Viveros
ISCD member
The ISCD Latin American Panel successfully organized the pre-congress course “Comprehensive Osteoporosis Management in Women: Standards of Excellence and Clinical, Technological, and Interdisciplinary Integration” on May 20, 2026, in Guadalajara, Mexico, as part of the XXXIII International Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the State of Jalisco. The activity was developed with local organizational support and the valuable facilitation of the regional gynecology college.
The course brought together more than 100 gynecology specialists and generated strong interest among congress participants, who selected this pre-congress activity from among several educational options. Engagement was further reflected in attendees’ interest in continuing education and future ISCD-related initiatives in bone health and densitometry.
Faculty members affiliated with ISCD and the gynecology community addressed contemporary osteoporosis management, DXA interpretation, TBS, vertebral fracture assessment, fragility fractures, body composition, and hormonal strategies for menopause.
The ISCD Latin American Panel extends its sincere gratitude to Dr. Lilia Micaela Gómez Becerra, President of the College of Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialists of Jalisco, for her hospitality and support in facilitating this successful educational initiative.
Asia Pacific Panel
ISCD Quality Bone Densitometry Course for Clinicians
Mumbai, India
The Department of Endocrinology, B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital and Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India is proud to have organized the ISCD Quality Densitometry Course for Clinicians on 2nd and 3rd May 2026.
The two-day ISCD-accredited program was organized by Dr. Nikhil M. Bhagwat, Professor and Head of Endocrinology and his team, and was directed by internationally renowned faculty- Prof. Manju Chandran – Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and Director, Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Clinical Professor, DUKE NUS Medical School Singapore, and Vice President of the ISCD, and Prof. Thomas Paul – Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Chair, AP panel of the ISCD. They were ably supported by faculty from Mumbai.
The course comprised a comprehensive didactic program spanning 13 modules covering the full spectrum of bone densitometry, from principles of DXA scanning and fracture risk estimation to pharmacological management, sequential therapy, and interpretation of complex cases. The workshop was attended by 60 participants, comprising qualified Endocrinologists and super-specialty trainees, reflecting the high academic caliber of the audience.
Participants went on subsequently to attend a dedicated hands-on DXA scanning workshop, conducted separately from the ISCD program. This dynamic workshop conducted simultaneously at 3 DXA centers provided a practical, supervised live experience on DXA equipment and focused on spine, hip and forearm acquisitions.
Attendees provided overwhelmingly positive feedback on both the content and overall quality of the entire program. Prof. Manju Chandran expressed her appreciation for the enthusiastic engagement and active participation of the attendees and voiced her hope that more such courses and training programs would be conducted across India in the future.
