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Live Educational Programs 2014 Osteoporosis: Essentials of Densitometry, Diagnosis and Management - for Clinicians Osteoporosis: Essentials of Densitometry, Diagnosis and Management - for Technologists Pediatrics Bone Densitometry Course Vertebral Fracture Recognition Course DXA Body Composition Analysis Course

Osteoporosis Essentials for Clinicians - Day 1 Description: The core elements of this program provide a set of standard practices and information to raise the level of awareness and education in bone densitometry and osteoporosis. The course is offered in two parts. The first day is for those engaged specifically in the performance and interpretation of DXA scans. It also is offered in combination with a subsequent Day 2 which focuses on the prevention, treatment and management of osteoporosis. Individuals may register for Day 1 or for Day 1 and Day 2. The course is most appropriate for those involved in the performance and interpretation of DXA scans. It is open to MDs, PhDs, DOs, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants in good standing with licensing organization. Fellows and Residents should be in good standing with Fellow/Residency program. Technologists may attend if they have previously taken the ISCD Bone Densitometry Course for Technologists course and gaining information about interpreting DXA scans would assist them with their job responsibilities. Explain the value of bone densitometry for diagnosis of osteoporosis, fracture risk estimation and monitoring Describe principles for interpreting central DXA scans Explain fracture risk assessment combining BMD with clinical risk factors (WHO fracture risk model) Evaluate non-central DXA technologies for predicting fracture risk Recognize errors in DXA reporting Lecture 1: Overview of Osteoporosis Lecture 2: Bone Measurement Device Operating Principles Lecture 3: X-Ray Science, Radiation Safety and Quality Assurance Lecture 4: Principles of DXA Scan Interpretation Schedule: Lecture 5: Use of Bone Densitometry for the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis Lecture 6: Fracture Risk Assessment Lecture 7: Monitoring Treatment of Osteoporosis Lecture 8: Principles of DXA Scan Reporting Credit Designation: for Clinical Densitometry designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing Approved by the ASRT for 9.5 for Category A continuing education credits for this educational activity. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given. Osteoporosis Essentials for Clinicians - Day 1 Clinician Associate Technologist Industry Regular $425 $615 $175 $250 $425 $615 $425 $615 Late $475 $665 $205 $280 $475 $665 $475 $665

Osteoporosis Essentials for Clinicians - Day 2 The course is most appropriate for those involved in the diagnosis, treatment and management of osteoporosis. It is open to MDs, PhDs, DOs, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants in good standing with licensing organization. Fellows and Residents should be in good standing with Fellow/Residency program. Technologists may attend if they have previously taken the ISCD Bone Densitometry Course for Technologists course and gaining information about the treatment and management of osteoporosis would assist them with their job responsibilities. Describe relevant history and physical findings to identify patients at risk for fracture Describe the radiologic findings in patients with osteoporosis including the utility of vertebral fracture assessment Describe the use of non-pharmacologic therapy (exercise, calcium, vitamin D) for the management of osteoporosis List the pharmacologic options available for the treatment of osteoporosis and their mechanism of action Explain the evidence regarding the use of combining pharmacologic agents in osteoporosis treatment Schedule: Lecture 9: Clinical Evaluation of Bone Health Lecture 10: Clinical Management - Part 1: Pharmacologic, Estrogen & SERM Treatment Lecture 11: Clinical Management Part 2: Pharmacologic Treatment Continued Lecture 12: Clinical Management - Part 3: Further Pharmacologic Treatment Considerations Lecture 13: Cases for Discussion Credit Designation: for Clinical Densitometry designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing Approved by the ASRT for 5.0 Category A continuing education credits. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given. for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing Attestation of Achievement Certificate Clinicians (This is not a replacement for CCD Certification.) The ISCD and IOF have developed an additional opportunity for those interested in demonstrating their competence in this subject matter. Individuals attending the two-day course are eligible to register for an online activity demonstrating competency in the specific content relayed in this course. Successful completion of the activity will provide the individual with an Attestation of Achievement that can be printed. This is not an ISCD Certification. Osteoporosis Essentials for Clinicians - Day 1 and Day 2 Clinician Associate Technologist Industry Regular $650 $960 $275 $350 $650 $960 $650 $960 Late $750 $1.060 $325 $400 $750 $1.060 $750 $1.060

Osteoporosis Essentials for Technologists Description: The core elements of this program provide a set of standard practices and information to raise the quality of DXA exams and patient care. This is accomplished by increasing awareness of the technical expertise involved in bone densitometry and educating how to address the related challenges. The course focuses on the role a technologist plays in DXA exam acquisition and patient care. This course is most appropriate for those involved in bone densitometry examination performance. It is open to any Technologist or Allied Health professional performing DXA scans. Design and implement quality control and assurance practices Understand the importance of precision assessments and how to conduct in a facility Identify lumbar spine, proximal femur and forearm anatomy and recognize abnormal or unusual anatomy and correct patient positioning for scan acquisition and analysis Recognize vertebral fracture significance in osteoporosis and techniques for acquiring VFA scans Critically evaluate DXA scans and identify acquisition and analysis errors as methods to resolve errors Recognize how technical errors impact clinical interpretation and patient care Lecture 1: Overview of Osteoporosis Lecture 2: Bone Measurement Device Operating Principles Lecture 3: X-Ray Science, Radiation Safety and Quality Assurance Lecture 4: Principles of DXA Scan Interpretation Lecture 5: Quality Assurance Lecture 10: Scan Analysis Lecture 11: Scan Interpretation and Fracture Risk Assessment Lecture 12: Clinical Application Schedule Day 1: Lecture 6: Role of the Technologist Lecture 7: Anatomy, Positioning and Acquisition Spine Lecture 8: Anatomy, Positioning and Acquisition Femur & Forearm Lecture 9: Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) Schedule Day 2: Lecture 13: Application of DXA Tools and Features Lecture 14: Clinical Management of the Osteoporotic Patient Lecture 15: Clinical Case Review Day 1 has been approved by the ASRT for 9.5 continuing education credits. Day 2 has been approved by the ASRT for 5.0 continuing education credits. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given for either day. Attestation of Achievement Technologists (This is not a replacement for CBDT Certification.) The Joint Entity of ISCD and IOF have developed an additional opportunity for those interested in demonstrating their competence in this subject matter. Individuals attending the two-day course are eligible to register for an online activity demonstrating competency in the specific content relayed in this course. Successful completion of the activity will provide the individual with an Attestation of Achievement that can be printed. This is not an ISCD Certification. Osteoporosis Essentials for Technologists Technologist Industry Regular $325 $425 $325 $425 Late $375 $475 $375 $475

Pediatric Bone Densitometry Course There are caveats that arise in the interpretation of BMD results from growing and developing children. Lectures will review children in a pediatric practice who may be at risk for a low BMD; a definition of osteoporosis in pediatric patients; diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in the child or adolescent with chronic disease; appropriate reporting of pediatric bone density results; and a review of peripheral quantitative tomography (pqct) and other modalities to evaluate the peripheral skeleton. The ISCD Pediatrics BDC is an advanced densitometry course that provides an overview obtaining and interpreting bone mineral density (BMD) measurements in children and adolescents. The half-day course is open to clinicians, technologists, scientists, researchers, and healthcare providers who wish to learn more about pediatric densitometry. Identify children who are at risk for developing early bone loss and osteoporosis in accordance with the guidelines from the 2007 Pediatric Position Development Conference Identify issues that arise in the assessment of skeletal health in children with chronic disease in order to develop an effective management strategy Apply the recommendations from the 2007 Pediatric Position Development Conference for reporting bone densitometry results in your pediatric patients Evaluate the use of measurement tools for acquiring bone density assessments other than DXA (e.g., pqct, ultrasound) to provide optimal assessment of the skeletal health of your pediatric patient Schedule: Lecture 1: Definition of Osteoporosis in Children and Adolescents Lecture 2: Bone Mass Assessment in Children with Chronic Disease Lecture 3: Use of pqct and Other DXA Skeletal Assessment Tools in Children s Hospital Boston Lecture 4: Reporting Pediatric Densitometry Results Lecture 5: Summary and Case Presentations Credit Designation: for Clinical Densitometry designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing Approved by the ASRT for 4.0 Category A continuing education credits. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given. Pediatric Bone Densitometry Clinician Associate Technologist Industry Regular $250 $325 $125 $175 $125 $175 $250 $325 Late $300 $375 $175 $225 $175 $225 $300 $375

Vertebral Fracture Recognition Course This is an advanced densitometry course that focuses on vertebral fracture imaging, which offers a significant advance in the diagnosis and management of patients at risk for osteoporotic fractures by allowing clinicians to identify and treat those who would not be recognized using a bone density test alone. This course discusses the importance of vertebral fractures in the clinical management of osteoporosis. It describes the appearance of a normal spine, vertebral fractures and other findings that may be confused with fractures. Detailed instruction is given regarding fracture recognition and methods used for their definition and classification. Patient positioning, image acquisition and analysis, which are helpful in optimizing the visualization of vertebral fractures, are also described. The course includes case-based interactions which help the attendees learn to recognize, classify and report vertebral fractures. The half-day course is open to clinicians, technologists, scientists, researchers, and healthcare providers who wish to learn more about the importance of vertebral fractures and their recognition on VFA and spine images in general. Assess the quality of an imaging examination and understand when to use complementary technologies Utilize vertebral imaging as indicated in the 2013 Official Positions of the ISCD to optimize clinical management decisions for patients with osteoporosis Recognize, define and report vertebral fractures detected on spine imaging and incorporate this information in diagnosing and treating osteoporosis Compare and contrast the appearance of normal and fractured vertebrae as well as non-fracture abnormalities on spine imaging Schedule:: Lecture 1: Importance of Vertebral Fractures Lecture 2: Technical Aspects Lecture 3: Vertebral Fracture Recognition and Interpretations Lecture 4: Indications for Spine Imaging and Principles of Reporting VFA Lecture 5: Case Study Review and Workshop Credit Designation: for Clinical Densitometry designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing Approved by the ASRT for 4.75 Category A continuing education credits. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given. Vertebral Fracture Assessment Clinician Associate Technologist Industry Regular $250 $325 $125 $175 $125 $175 $250 $325 Late $300 $375 $175 $225 $175 $225 $300 $375

DXA Body Composition Analysis Course To educate healthcare professionals to successfully use DXA body composition analysis in the management of obesity, geriatric sarcopenia and other low muscle mass states, general health and pediatric skeletal disease. Case studies will be presented in the final lecture. The half-day course is directed toward clinicians, technologists, researchers, scientists, and healthcare providers who wish to learn the skills and techniques of quality DXA body composition analysis to implement in their practice. Utilize DXA technology for body composition analysis of fat, lean muscle and bone mass Recognize other methods of body composition analysis used in the clinical setting Incorporate scan acquisition and analysis for their adult and pediatric patients Differentiate reference values and indices and identify their limitations Make use of clinical applications for DXA Body Composition Schedule:: Lecture 1: DXA Technology for Total and Regional Body Composition Measures Lecture 2: Other Methods for Body Composition Testing Lecture 3: Adult DXA Body Composition Scan Acquisition and Analysis Lecture 4: Body Composition Reporting and Reference Data Lecture 5: Current and Potential Uses of DXA Body Composition in Clinical Practice and Research Credit Designation: for Clinical Densitometry designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing Approved by the ASRT for 4.75 Category A continuing education credits. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given. DXA Body Composition Analysis Clinician Associate Technologist Industry Regular $275 $375 $275 $375 $175 $225 $275 $375 Late $350 $450 $350 $450 $250 $300 $350 $450

2014 Education Policies Register online at www.iscd.org under Education and Publications or by returning the registration form with payment in US Dollars via mail or fax. Check, Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. Registration confirmation will be sent via email. Course materials will be available on-site. Please observe all start dates for Registration options. Later registrations must be called in, faxed or the individual may register on-site the first day of the course. Attendee Cancellation Policy All changes in registration must be made in writing to education@iscd.org. Cancellations prior to Late Registration are subject to a $75 administrative fee. Cancellations received during Late Registration will not be refunded. Transfer to another course also must be requested in writing, at least 14 days before the course. The request is subject to space availability and a $25 administrative fee. Course Changes or Cancellations ISCD reserves the right to cancel the program, change dates and/or meeting location. If a program is cancelled, all program fees will be refunded automatically unless the registered participant elects to transfer to another program. Participants will be notified of any changes within 21 days of the course start date. Policy on Commercial Support and Conflict of Interest The ISCD maintains a policy on the use of commercial support, which ensures that all educational activities sponsored by the ISCD provide in-depth presentations that are fair, balanced, independent and scientifically rigorous. All faculty and planners are required to complete a Conflict of Interest form. This information will be made available through course syllabus materials. Disclaimer The information and suggestions presented at the courses, seminars and other programs sponsored by ISCD and other collaborating societies are subject to change and therefore should serve only as a foundation for further investigation and study. Any forms presented at our seminars or programs are samples only and are not necessarily authoritative. All information, procedures and forms contained or used in such seminars or programs should serve only as a guide for use in specific situations. Travel Cancellations Disclaimer ISCD does not assume responsibility for registrants travel or hotel expenses. ISCD recommends that transportation arrangements be made no sooner than 21 days before the course date. Disability Compliance The ISCD fully complies with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require any special accommodations to participate fully in the ISCD program, please notify ISCD in writing or call 860.259.1000, ext 101. We request that you provide as much notice as possible and no less than 7 days to allow for compliance to be arranged.

2014 ISCD Live Educational Activities Registration now open for all 2014 ISCD courses! www.iscd.org Location Dates Late Registration Starts Venue Osteoporosis Essentials Orlando, FL February 18-19 February 11 Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa Philadephia, PA March 29-30 March 22 Hilton Philadelphia Airport Birmingham, AL April 5-6 March 29 University of Alabama Campus Las Vegas, NV April 26-27 April 19 Embassy Suites Convention Center Virginia Beach, VA May 17-18 May 10 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Rapids, MI June 7-8 May 31 Hilton Grand Rapids Airport Portland, OR July 12-13 July 5 Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown Convention Center Buffalo, NY July 26-27 July 19 Adam s Mark Albuquerque, NM August 13-14 August 6 DoubleTree by Hilton Providence, RI August 23-24 August 16 Sheraton Providence Airport Houston, TX September 10-11 September 3 TBD (ASBMR) Sacramento, CA October 25-26 October 18 DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City, MO November 15-16 November 8 Embassy Suites Kansas City - International Airport Pediatric Bone Densitometry Course Orlando, FL February 19 February 12 Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa Vertebral Fracture Recognition Course Orlando, FL February 19 February 12 Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa Portland, OR July 13 July 5 Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown Convention Center DXA Body Composition Analysis Course Orlando, FL February 17 February 10 Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa Sacramento, CA October 26 October 18 Doubletree by Hilton

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