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DXA Body Composition Analysis Course

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The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)provides comprehensive educational courses in bone densitometry and offers certification for those who perform DXA scans and interpret the results.

The ISCD DXA Body Composition Analysis Course - To educate healthcare professionals to successfully use DXA body composition analysis in the management of obesity, geriatric sarcopenia and other low muscle mass states, general health and pediatric skeletal disease. The half-day course is directed toward clinicians, technologists, researchers, scientists, and healthcare providers who wish to learn the skills and techniques of quality DXA body composition analysis to implement in their practice.

Course Objectives
After attending the course, participants will be better prepared to:

Utilize DXA technology for body composition analysis of fat, lean muscle and bone mass

Recognize other methods of body composition analysis used in the clinical setting

Incorporate scan acquisition and analysis for their adult and pediatric patients

Differentiate reference values and indices and identify their limitations

Make use of clinical applications for DXA Body Composition

Course Lectures

1. DXA Technology for Body Composition Analysis

2. Other Methods for Body Composition Testing

3. Adult DXA Body Composition Scan Acquisition and Analysis

4. Pediatric DXA Body Composition Acquisition and Analysis
5. Evolving Normative DXA Body Composition Data and Indices
6. Using DXA Body Composition in Clinical Practice and Research

Credit Designation
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing medical education for physicians.

CE Credit
Approved by the ASRT for 4.75 Category A continuing education credits. Technologists must sign in and out each day to verify attendance and receive credit. Partial credit will not be given.

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