Bone Densitometry Course Lectures

CLINICIAN COURSE LECTURES

General Session – Clinician and Technologist Courses Together

• Overview of Osteoporosis

  Definitions, pathophysiology, and epidemiology

• Basic Science of Densitometry & Device Operating Principles
  Introduction to diagnosis, fracture risk, monitoring, and clinical indications
• X-Ray Science, Radiation Safety & Quality Assurance
  Available Techniques and Technical Principles of Central Skeletal DXA and Peripheral Densitometry

Clinician and Technologist Courses Divide –
Clinician Course

• Clinical Utility of Bone Densitometry 
• Bone Densitometry for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
  Strengths and Limitations of WHO criteria, diagnosis in different patient groups, central vs peripheral sites
• Assessment of Fracture Risk
  Expressing risk, integration of clinical risk factors, assessment of risk by central skeletal and peripheral methods  

• Monitoring with Bone Densitometry
  Precision and serial monitoring, determining significance of change and appropriate follow-up interval.
• Clinical Management of Osteoporosis
  Laboratory evaluation and overview of pharmacologic management

• Principles of DXA Scan Interpretation
  Patient positioning, proper scan analysis, artifacts, recommendations for interpretation and reporting

• Principles of Reporting DXA Scans

TECHNOLOGIST COURSE LECTURES

General Session – Clinician and Technologist Courses Together

• Overview of Osteoporosis
  Definitions, pathophysiology, and epidemiology
• Basic Science of Densitometry & Device Operating Principles
  Introduction to diagnosis, fracture risk, monitoring, and clinical indications
• X-Ray Science, Radiation Safety & Quality Assurance
  Available Techniques and Technical Principles of Central Skeletal DXA and Peripheral Densitometry

Clinician and Technologist Courses Divide -
Technologist Course

• Densitometer QC
• Role of the Technologist
• Densitometric Anatomy
• Understanding the Results
• Clinical Management of the Osteoporotic Patient
  Physical Principles, Bone Density Instruments, Clinical Basics Discussion, Questions & Answers
• Patient Care & Preparation Before Scanning
• Patient Positioning & Acquisition of Scans
• Scan Analysis
• Care and Maintenance of the DXA Computer