Janet L. Van Pelt, CDT To Be Recognized as ISCD Technologist of the Year
SAN DIEGO – February 2, 2006 – The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD), the world’s leading organization in the field of bone densitometry, will honor Janet L. Van Pelt, CDT with the Society’s Technologist of the Year Award.
I was surprised and honored to be selected Technologist of the year. It is very rewarding to gain this kind of recognization,” said Van Pelt on receiving the award.
Van Pelt has been an integral part of the ISCD’s Technologist Bone Densitometry Course since its conception in 1997 and has served this program well as faculty and helped to write much of the program’s educational materials.
ABOUT ISCD: The ISCD is a not-for-profit multidisciplinary professional society with a mission to enhance knowledge and quality of bone densitometry among healthcare professionals, to provide continuing education courses for clinicians and technologists, to increase patient awareness and access to bone densitometry, and to support clinical and scientific advances in the field.
To address bone densitometry issues, the ISCD holds Position Development Conferences, whereby a panel of experts makes recommendations for official ISCD positions based the ISCD’s Scientific Advisory Committee review of scientific literature. Information on the Official Positions of ISCD is available on the organization’s Web site at www.iscd.org.
ABOUT CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY: Osteoporosis or bone loss that can lead to fractures is a disease that affects 44 million Americans, causing 1.5 million fractures each year, with an annual healthcare cost of about $17 billion. Osteoporotic fractures can result in chronic pain, disability, loss of independence, and even death. Early detection of low bone density before fractures occur is the key to successful management. With medications now available and under development, experts feel that osteoporosis is a preventable and treatable disease.
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For more information, please contact:
Christer Osterling at 860.508.9433 or costerling@iscd.org |
