ISCD Orthopedic Osteoporosis and Densitometry Course

This ISCD Orthopedic Osteoporosis and Densitometry Course is a live activity consisting of a variety of sessions in didactic lectures, question and answer sessions and case-based interactive presentations. Overall, this variety of learning formats will allow learners to receive information from leading experts in important topic areas. Further, the structure and format of the course will provide learners with opportunities to engage with and learn from their colleagues. The case presentations are designed to provide learners with tangible examples that they might face in their own professional practice.  Further, panel discussions provide a forum for discussing key components of orthopedic densitometry.

This activity was developed with the support of an educational donation provided by Amgen.

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Target Audience

The ISCD Orthopedic Densitometry Course is designed for healthcare professionals with an interest in orthopedics, osteoporosis, and bone health across the lifespan, including those working in orthopedics, radiology and diagnostic imaging, physical and occupational therapy, public health, and research. These include physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, radiology technologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists.

Osteoporosis is a common problem that causes your bones to become abnormally thin, weakened, and easily broken (fractured). Fortunately, preventive treatments are available that can help to maintain or increase bone density. If osteoporosis has been diagnosed, therapies are available that can slow further loss of bone or increase bone density. The trend of under-diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis continues to occur despite the fact that effective therapy exists to reduce future fractures. This gap in treatment and diagnosis of osteoporosis could lead to an epidemic of new fractures. Clinicians and healthcare professionals must be familiar with and aware of new and current therapeutic agents to treat fracture risk and osteoporosis. They must know how to initiate proper treatment based on clinical assessment and published guidelines. The dissemination of evidence-based information on the balance of benefit and risk could help to reduce the treatment gap and improve patient health. Clinicians and other members of the healthcare team may be unfamiliar with the WHO’s definition of osteoporosis, understand the presence of fragility fracture warrants pharmacological intervention and the role of FRAX in the treatment intervention of osteoporosis.

Course Objectives

After participating in the ISCD Orthopedic Osteoporosis and Densitometry Course, participants will be able to:

• Understand various pharmacological treatments available and treatment algorithms.
• Understand and implement the recommendation of the four “pillars”.
• Describe the principles of using DXA as a monitoring tool and understand which densitometric method to use

The ISCD Orthopedic Osteoporosis and Densitometry Course provides the most current, clinically relevant, and evidence-based information on bone health assessment and orthopedic surgery. This educational program is designed to improve learner competence by providing targeted opportunities for presenting the latest information in the research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and advances in bone health assessment and management in both fracture and elective orthopedic surgery patients. Learners will have the opportunity to take the knowledge gained from this educational opportunity and properly and consistently apply it into their professional practices. The ISCD Orthopedic Osteoporosis and Densitometry Course Committee developed this comprehensive course to include the following topics:

Course Lectures

• Understanding DXA and Its Indications, Acquisition and Interpretation
• Advanced Bone Health Assessment and Fracture Risk Assessment
• Pharmacological Treatment of Osteoporosis
• Secondary Fracture Prevention Programs
• Atypical Femur Fractures (AFF) Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
• Bone Health Optimization
• Case Examples

Interested in offering this course Internationally?

If you are interested in offering this ISCD course internationally, please submit an Interest Form.