Expires 5/7/2026: This session will discuss the value of opportunistic CT in a bone health practice and will demonstrate how to use opportunistic CT to screen for low bone density and vertebral fractures.

Expires 6/14/2026: The consideration of how to best report less than 4 vertebrae for spine BMD is frequently discussed. This issue was addressed during the last position development conference. This lecture will review how this should best be evaluated and reported along with taking into account trabecular bone score reporting in this situation as well.

Expires 7/14/2026: Fracture Liaison Services are crucial to helping prevent future fractures in very high risk patients. The ideal way in which to implement this service remains debatable. The success and data available on the current FLS program being implemented at MGH to date with the use of Zoledronate early on will be discussed.

Expires 7/14/2026: This session will review currently available DXA software features that may not be integrated into routine clinical practice along with companion software that expands the utility of DXA imaging. Finally, discussion of potential opportunities to enhance or extend the technology.

Expires 6/14/2026: An update on anabolic and antiresorptive therapies and the importance of drug sequence.

Expires 5/26/2026: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are at increased risk for bone loss due to changes in their hormonal milieu. The ISCD recommends screening for low bone density in TGD people especially in those who are at high risk for bone loss and/or may not reach peak bone mass. This case based session will discuss different clinical situations where bone density screening should be performed and when treatment should be considered.

Expires 5/26/2026: Many important diagnostic evaluations by sports medicine specialists are important for the non-orthopedic clinician. Sports medicine is more of a blend of specialties rather than a single specialty, and the care of the athlete requires understanding them.

Expires 11/14/2025: Serial and combination treatment in osteoporosis.

Expires 10/14/2025: This talk will review the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of hypophosphatasia in a case-based format.

Expires 10/14/2025: Describe guidelines on screening and treating low bone mass prior to spinal fusion surgery.