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Osteoporosis essentials

Swedish Fracture Prevention, in collaboration with the Swedish Osteoporosis Society, the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD), and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), offers the course "Osteoporosis Essentials: Densitometry, Diagnosis, and Management Course."

This is a two-day course with material developed by IOF and ISCD, intended for healthcare professionals worldwide who work with DXA and osteoporosis. There are two distinct tracks, with the course for DXA operators and physicians conducted in parallel sessions. The course comprises a total of two full days and approximately 13 different sections.

This year's course will be conducted in English. Both the visual materials and course compendium are in English. 

After completing the course, a digital examination will take place (included in the course fee). Participants will receive a link from IOF, allowing them to log in on any day following the course completion. You can read more about the examination here!

To enable us to calculate the number of course compendiums to print and deliver before the course starts, we request your registration as soon as possible, but no later than one month before the course begins. We accept registrations up to the day before the course starts, but the course compendium will then be sent out afterward.

Registration and payment are only possible via the IOF website. Payment is made by credit card at the time of registration, and we are unable to issue invoices.

Date: 27-28 november 2024
Time: 8.00 - 17.45 (Both days - Central European time/Stockholm)

Digitally (ZOOM)

Fee: 750 USD

A link (ZOOM) will be sent via email well in advance of the course start date.

Click here for more information and registration at the IOF home-page

PROGRAMME

Clinicians track:

  1. Overview of Osteoporosis
  2. Principles of DXA Acquisition Analysis and Interpretation
  3. Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
  4. Fracture Risk
  5. Monitoring Treatment
  6. How to Interpret and Report DXA
  7. Can I Trust This DXA Report
  8. Clinical Evaluation of Bone Health
  9. Clinical Management Part 1 : Non-pharmacologic Treatment
  10. Clinical Management Part 2 : Pharmacologic Treatment of Osteoporosis
  11. Clinical Management Part 3 : Adverse Effects of Osteoporosis Medications, Combination Therapy and Drug Holidays
  12. Cases for Discussion

Technologist track course:

  1. Overview of Osteoporosis*
  2. Bone Measurement Device Operating Principles*
  3. X-ray Science, Radiation Safety and Quality Assurance*
  4. Clinical Evaluation of Bone Health*
  5. Quality Control*
  6. Role of the Technologist*
  7. Anatomy, Positioning & Acquisition - Spine*
  8. Anatomy, Positioning & Acquisition – Femur and Forearm*
  9. Vertebral Fracture Assessment*
  10. Scan Analysis*
  11. Clinical Management of the Osteoporotic Patient*
  12. Case-based Clinical Application
  13. Clinical Case review