Thursday, February 17, 2005 Scientific Highlights

7:30AM - 8:20AM                                                                                                            

• The Technologist as an Educator - John Monk, RT, CDT - Explorer's Ballroom
• Working Knowledge of Osteoporosis - Joao Lindolfo Borges, MD, CCD - Emerald Ballroom
• ISCD Official Positions - Aliya Khan, MD, CCD - University Ballroom

9:00AM - 9:50AM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                        

• Keynote Address - Peering Deeper Through the Looking Glass Into Bone: The Future of Bone Densitometry - Sydney Bonnick, MD, CCD

10:30AM - 11:20AM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                    

• Science of Fracture Risk Reporting - John Kanis, MD

11:30AM - 12:20PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                    

• Clinical Applications of Fracture Risk Reporting - Paul Miller, MD, CCD

12:30PM - 1:00PM - International Ballroom                                                              

• Meet the Author - Poster Session (Even Numbered Posters)

1:20PM - 2:10PM                                                                                                    

• Case-Based Workshop - Who & When to Treat - Emerald Ballroom
• Using Fracture Risk - Paul Miller, MD, CCD
• Case-Based Workshop - Vertebral Fracture Assessment – Michael McClung, MD - University Ballroom
• Reducing Fall Risk - Donna Landis, RN, CDT - Explorer’s Ballroom

2:20PM - 3:10PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                        

• Aspects of Bone Strength: What Can We Measure in 2005? – David Dempster, MD, CCD

3:20PM - 4:10PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                         

• Best Abstracts and Challenging Case Presentations

4:30PM - 5:20PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                  

• Assessment: Vertebral Fracture in Osteoporosis – Harry Genant, MD, PhD

5:30PM - 6:30PM - International Ballroom                                                           

• Reception - Supported by Merck & Co.

6:30PM - 8:00PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                           

• Novel Insights Into Current Diagnostic Treatment Approaches for the Management of Osteoporosis - Supported by Merck & Co.

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