OVERVIEW

Quality Bone Densitometry: Performance, Interpretation, and Clinical Application for Technologists is organized by International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and will be held from Feb 27 - 28, 2021.

Accreditation:
This activity is approved by ASRT for 11.50 Category A continuing education credits. Partial credit will not be given for either day. This activity can be used toward the RT Structured Education and CQR requirements for the ARRT.

Conference Description:
The core elements of this program focus on performing quality DXA scans, dissecting the data and applying this knowledge to a technologist’s role in patient care. This course, which focuses on quality DXA, is innovative, interactive and informative. The course emphasizes technical excellence in the performance, analysis, and troubleshooting of bone densitometry scans. The course will provide standard practices and applications to raise the quality of DXA scan procedures and its impact on patient care. This is achieved by enhancing awareness of the technical expertise involved in performing bone densitometry and applying protocols to address the everyday challenges. The course focuses on the considerable impact that a technologist plays in the delivery of quality DXA, and how that influences patient management.

Course Schedule (All Times Listed in US Eastern Time)

Pre-requisites
• Video A – Overview of Osteoporosis
• Video B – Fundamentals of Bone Densitometry, Physics, Radiation Safety, and Quality Assurance
• Optional Video C – What US Healthcare Providers Need to Know about DXA for Patient Care

Day 1: The Importance of the Technologist in patient care and quality performance of DXA Scans

Day 1 Objectives: After attending the course, participants should be better prepared to:
• Design and implement quality control and assurance practices
• Perform a precision assessment and appreciate the requirement for clinical care
• Identify the anatomy relevant to clinical DXA scanning
• Implement consistent and appropriate technical acquisition and analysis techniques
• Perform a fracture risk assessment using FRAX

Day 2: The Importance of Understanding and Applying the Science and Language of Densitometry

• Day 2 Objectives: After attending the course, participants should be better prepared to Provide DXA interpreters sufficient information for a high-quality DXA report
• Understand how specific medical conditions and medications affect bone density
• Demonstrate how to access features within the DXA software
• Critically evaluate DXA scans to identify acquisition and analysis errors and implement resolution methods
• Recognize how technical errors impact clinical interpretation and patient care