BMD Course for Physicians and Technologists

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Course Fee: $500
Exam Fee: $150
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Technologists
OAMRT MEMBERS
Course Fee: $325 Exam Fee: $100
OAMRT NON-MEMBERS
Course Fee: $350 Exam Fee: $100
Symposia and Course Faculty
Aliya Khan, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE (Co-chair) is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at McMaster University in the Divisions of
Endocrinology and Metabolism and Geriatrics. She is the Director of the Calcium Disorders Clinic at St Joseph’s Healthcare
Hamilton and the past Chair of the ISCD Certification Council and ISCD Clinician Instructor of the Year 2011.
Anita Colquhoun M.R.T.(N), CDT (Co-chair) is the charge technologist in the Bone Density Department of the Multidisciplinary
Osteoporosis Program at the Women's College Hospital in Toronto. Anita has been working in the field of BMD since the early
1990s. She is currently serving her second term on the Board of the ISCD. She is a member of the ISCD Technologist Faculty and
serves on several other committees within the ISCD. Anita is also working with the Ontario Association of Medical Radiation
Technologists in developing a provincial competency profile for the establishment of best practice guidelines in BMD.
Greg Toffner M.R.T. (R.), RTR, BSc, MHS (candidate) (Co-chair) is currently employed with the Ontario Association of Medical
Radiation Technologists (OAMRT) as Manager, Professional Services & Deputy CEO. Prior to his appointment with the OAMRT,
Greg worked as full-time faculty in the undergraduate Medical Radiation Sciences program at the Mohawk-McMaster Institute
for Applied Health Sciences; Health Services Manager at a hospital in Northwestern Ontario; and as a front line Medical Radiation
Technologist.
Alexandra Papaioannou, MD, FRCPC, FACP is a Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine; CIHR-Eli Lilly Chair in
Osteoporosis at McMaster University and author of the 2010 Osteoporosis Canada Guidelines.
Angela Cheung, MD, FRCPC is Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging, and Lillian Love Chair of Women’s Health
at the University of Toronto. She is the Director of the Osteoporosis Program and the Director of the Centre of Excellence in
Skeletal Health Assessment (CESHA) at the University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, and a member of the Publication
Committee of ISCD.
Brian Lentle, MD, FRCPC is an Emeritus Professor of Radiology at the University of British Columbia and past president of the
Canadian Association of Radiologists.
David A. Hanley, MD, FRCPC is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Oncology at
the University of Calgary. He is Past-President of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Chair of the ISCD
Canadian Panel.
David Koff, MD, FRCPC is an Associate Professor of Radiology, Chair of the Department of Radiology at McMaster University and
Chief of Diagnostic Imaging at Hamilton Health Sciences. He is also the Director of the Medical Imaging Informatics Research
Centre at McMaster.
Diane Krueger, BS, CCRC, CBDT has been program manager of the University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Clinical Research
Program since 1993. She is an ISCD-certified clinical densitometrist and a certified clinical research coordinator through the
Association of Clinical Research Professionals. Ms. Krueger has been involved in the field of bone densitometry for over 10 years,
during which time related activities include scan acquisition, research and education. She currently serves as an ISCD Board
member, Secretary and is active in ISCD educational activities.
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BMD Course for Physicians
and Technologists
An Interdisciplinary Team Approach
ISCD BMD Course & Certification Exam
May 27-29, 2011
St. Joseph’s Health Care (Charlton Campus)
Campbell and Miller Auditoriums
50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton ON L8N 4A6
This International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) Bone Mineral
Density (BMD) course is designed for experienced physicians and
technologists who have worked or are working in the field. It offers an
advanced curriculum, given over two days. A voluntary certification exam is
offered at the end of the course and upon passing the exam allows physicians
to add the credential of Certified Clinical Densitometrist (CCD) to their name
and technologists to add the credential of Certified Densitometry
Technologist (CDT). This course will enable the attendee to identify
advances in the diagnosis and management of common endocrine
conditions. Attendees will appraise the applications of DXA
technology, its limitations and pitfalls, and evaluate and monitor
fracture risk. Participants will also be able to interpret the
clinical utility of bone densitometry and describe x-ray science,
radiation safety and quality assurance of this modality.
This course is brought to you by McMaster University, the
Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
(OAMRT) and Mohawk College Enterprise (MCE).
DAY 2 MAY 29
MAY 27
Symposia
6:00
6:25
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
9:00
7:45
General Session
Registration and Dinner
Welcome from Chair
New Osteoporosis Guidelines
Bone Strength
Controversies in Management
Panel Discussion and Question Period
Symposia Ends
8:00
9:30
Registration opens
10:15
10:30
ISCD Introduction and Objectives
Lecture 1: Overview of Osteoporosis Definitions, pathphysiology and epidemiology
Lecture 2: Basic Science of Bone Densitometry and Device Operating Principles
Introduction to diagnosis, fracture risk, monitoring and clinical indications
Break
Lecture 3: X-Ray Science, Radiation Safety and Quality Assurance
Available Techniques and Technical Principles of Central Skeletal DXA and Peripheral Densitometry
Physician Lectures
11:30
12:30
1:15
2:15
3:15
3:30
4:30
5:30
6:00
Lecture 4: Clinical Evaluation of Bone Health
Value of Bone Densitometry in diagnosis and monitoring
of osteoporosis
Lunch
Lecture 5: Use of Bone Densitometry for the
Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
Strength and limitations of WHO criteria, diagnosis in
different patient groups, central vs. peripheral methods
Lecture 6: Assessment of Fracture Risk
Expressing risk, integration of clinical risk factors,
assessment of risk by central skeletal and peripheral
methods
Break
Lecture 7: Monitoring with Bone Densitometry
Precision and serial monitoring, determining significance
of change and appropriate follow-up interval
Lecture 8: Clinical Management of Osteoporosis
Laboratory evaluation and overview of pharmacologic
management
Faculty Panel Discussion
End of Day One
9:45
11:15
12:00
2:00
General Session
8:00
8:15
9:15
Lecture 9: Principles of DXA Scan Interpretation
Patient positioning, proper scan analysis, artifacts, recommendations for interpretation and reporting
Break
Physician Lectures
DAY 1 MAY 28
7:30
Arrival
Technologist Lectures
11:30
12:30
1:15
2:15
2:45
3:00
4:00
5:30
6:00
Lecture 4: Densitometer Quality Control
An overview of quality control procedures that
ensure accuracy in DXA
Lunch
Lecture 5: Role of the Technologist
Expectations & responsibilities of the technologist
Lecture 6: Anatomy in Bone Densitometry
Identification & standard nomenclature of
anatomy imaged with DXA
Break
Lecture 7: Patient Positioning and Scan
Acquisition
A description of standard positioning &
acquisition techniques used in DXA
Lecture 8: Scan Analysis and Interpretation
A description of standard analysis and
interpretation used in DXA
Faculty Panel Discussion
End of Day One
Lecture 10: Principles of Reporting
DXA Scans
Standard nomenclature, ISCD
recommendations for reporting
Program Ends/ Lunch
Clinician Certification Exam
Examination Ends
Technologist Lectures
9:40
10:40
11:40
12:30
1:00
3:00
Lecture 10: Clinical Management of the
Osteoporotic Patient
A brief overview of fracture risk and methods to
decrease incidence
Lecture 11: Evaluating DXA Scans: Case Studies
Lecture 12: Software Demonstration
Program Ends/Lunch
Technologist Certification Exam
Examination Ends
About the ISCD:
The ISCD is a reputable International Society whose mandate is to advance excellence in the assessment of skeletal health.
As an established leader in this area they have been offering comprehensive educational courses in BMD to physicians and
technologists for years.
Allied Health Professional Development Fund (AHPDF):
The AHPDF will reimburse all MRTs up to $1500 for continuing professional development activities. HealthForceOntario has
approved the AHPDF to continue and funds have been allocated and secured for each of the next four years without any
disruptions. Please visit www.ahpdf.ca to learn more.
Credit:
Physicians who participate in this weekend course will receive a certificate of completion from McMaster University. Those who
wish to stay and pass the exam at the end of day two will receive both the certificate of completion from McMaster and the
certification from the ISCD.
Technologists will receive a joint certificate of completion from the OAMRT, MCE, and the ISCD indicating 11.5 education hours
and the equivalent ASRT approved Category A credits. Those who wish to stay and pass the exam at the end of day two will
receive both the certificate of completion and the CDT certification from the ISCD. The OAMRT recognizes this certification as a
higher level certification for experienced BMD technologists.
Please note that participants from the United States attending this course are not eligible to write the CDT certification exam.
United States applicants are required to write the exam at a Prometric testing center. Please visit the ISCD website for more
information.
*ALL REFRESHMENTS AND LUNCHES INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION.