ISCD Position Development Conferences (PDC) are held every two years.  Attend to:

• Address controversial issues in clinical densitometry
• Meet and talk to industry leaders
• Take a stand on key issues and help form ISCD Official Positions in clinical densitometry
  
  

The next PDC will be held in 2009.  Details will be posted as they are available.

Click here for the current ISCD Official Positions.

The ISCD Board of Directors and the Position Development Conference Steering Committee would like to thank the following Corporate Partners for supporting the ISCD 2007 Position Development Conference.  Conference support is an integral part of the success of a conference.  Their continued support is greatly appreciated.

RECENT CONFERENCES:

Topics at 2007 Pediatric PDC Topics:

• Definitions in Children (is low BMD predictive of fracture, criteria for diagnosis)

• Extent of Disease in Children (diseases associated with osteoporosis and

  increased fracture risk, indications for initial and follow up studies)

• Reporting of Bone Densitometry in Children (most appropriate sites, method of

  reporting and normative databases)

• pQCT Measurement in Children

Pediatric PDC Expert Panelists & Task Force Participants

Topics at 2007 PDC:

• Vertebral Fracture Assessment (indications, accuracy, definition of

  fracture, medical legal responsibilities)

• DXA Technical Issues (indications in men, perimenopause, high BMD)

• QCT and pQCT (diagnosis, monitoring, interpretation, reporting,

  quality control)

• pDXA (diagnosis, monitoring, interpretation, reporting, quality control)
• QUS (diagnosis, monitoring, interpretation, reporting, quality control)

Adult PDC Expert Panelists & Task Force Participants