Joyce A. Bemiller, RT(R)(M)(BD), CDT To Be Named Super Tech
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 the Samaritan Women's Health Service’s Joyce A. Bemiller, RT(R)(M)(BD), CDT with the Society’s Super Tech Award.
I am very excited to have received this award, as not only is the award an honor for me, but I am also honored every day I am able to work with patients and people the way I do,” says Bemiller. “I have a passion for people, education and continual life-long learning, especially about health issues. It is a privilege for me that I can touch so many lives just by offering compassion, coupled with educational awareness, for such important issues like good bone health.”
Bemiller was presented the award for “exhibiting high standards as a densitometry technologist.” Bemiller is employed as a radiology and DXA technologist at Samaritan Women’s Health Center in Ashland, Ohio. In addition to her 40 hour DXA job, Bemiller has taken it upon herself to reach out to her community. She speaks often to community groups and other technologists about osteoporosis and bone densitometry. Her work involves Public education, TV commercials, radiology interviews, speaking to women’s and men’s groups, and doing health fairs.
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 |
