Friday, February 18, 2005 Scientific Highlights

7:30AM - 8:20AM                                                                                                           

• Secondary Osteoporosis: How to Diagnose? - Marc Hochberg, MD, MPH - University Ballroom
• Research Protocols and the Technologist - Jan Van Pelt, CDT - Emerald Ballroom
• Statistics and Reference Databases - Satvinder Dhaliwal, MSc, CCD - Explorer’s Ballroom

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

• Total Body and Body Composition Scans - Gary Kiebzak, PhD, CCD

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

• Technical Challenges in Bone Densitometry - Larry Jankowski, CNMT, CDT & JoAnn Caudill, RT, CDT

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

• Clinical Applications for Peripheral Bone Density Testing - Sergio Ragi-Eis, MD, CCD

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

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

1:30PM - 2:20PM                                                                                                            

•  The Challenge of Bone Densitometry in Men - John Bilezikian, MD, CCD - University Ballroom
• The Importance of Ethnicity in BMD Interpretation - Richard Prince, MD, CCD - Emerald Ballroom

2:30PM - 3:20PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                      

• Obesity, Osteoporosis and Bone Density Testing - E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, CCD

4:00PM - 4:50PM - Imperial Ballroom                                                                       

• Best Abstracts and Challenging Case Presentations

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

• When Is Too Old? Exploring Parameters for Bone Densitometry Testing in Elderly People

Neil Binkley, MD, CCD & Michael McClung, MD, CCD

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