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Boston - February 2025 - Pediatric Bone Densitometry Course

Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 02/22/2025 at 1:00 PM (EST)

  • Register
    • Early bird pricing available!
    • Non-Member - $400
    • Full Member - $300
    • MOC Only - $400
    • Community Member - $400
    • Professional Member - $400
    • Regular Price after 01/17/2025 12:00 AM
    • Non-Member - $500
    • Full Member - $400
    • MOC Only - $500
    • Community Member - $500
    • Professional Member - $500

Course Date

February 22, 2025.


Course Description

The Pediatric Bone Densitometry Course provides current research and best-practice techniques for the acquisition and interpretation of bone mineral density (BMD) in children and adolescents. This educational program is designed to improve learner competence in pediatric bone densitometry. By completing this course, attendees will gain conceptual and practical knowledge which can be applied in their professional practices.


Target Audience

The content is designed for healthcare providers with an interest in skeletal health assessment, including specialists, generalists and technologists working in family medicine, general and internal medicine, endocrinology, rheumatology, obstetrics/gynecology, radiology, pediatrics, physical and occupational therapy, nuclear medicine and research.


Learning Objectives

After attending the course, participants should be better prepared to:

1. Recognize considerations and concerns with skeletal assessment in children and adolescents with a variety of medical conditions.

2. Identify the most appropriate and reproducible sites for densitometry in children and adolescents.

3. Evaluate technical aspects of bone assessment in children and adolescents.

4. Describe the uses of measurement tools for acquiring bone densitometry assessments by DXA and other modalities.

5. Summarize the elements to be included in a pediatric DXA report.


Method of Participation

This activity will be offered in person in Boston, allowing the learner to watch and ask questions in a live format on February 22, 2025. Learners will be asked to complete a post-course survey to indicate what they will change in their practice as a result of this activity.

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Cancellation Policy

Attendee Cancellation Policy All changes in registration must be made in writing to education@iscd.org. Cancellations received 30 days prior to the start of the program are eligible for a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the start of the course will not be refunded.

Course Changes or Cancellations ISCD reserves the right to cancel the program, change dates and/or meeting location. If a program is canceled, all program fees will be refunded automatically unless the registered participant elects to transfer to another program. Participants will be notified of any changes within 21 days of the course start date.

ACCME Joint Accreditation Statement

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and ISCD. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

This activity is currently under review for accreditation targeting 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.

ASRT Credit Designation: 

This activity has been approved by ASRT for 4.5 Category A continuing education credits.

Deadline to Claim Credit

Participants will have 90 days from the activity end date to complete the activity survey and claim continuing education credit.

 Schedule - February 22, 2025 1pm - 5pm - All times Eastern Standard Time (NYC/USA)

Detailed Scheduled coming soon

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Statement of Independence

The ISCD maintains a policy on the use of commercial support, which ensures that all educational activities sponsored by the ISCD provide in-depth presentations that are fair, balanced, independent, and scientifically rigorous. ISCD requires faculty, planners, managers, and other individuals and their spouse/life partner who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by ISCD for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. Individual disclosures are included in the course material. No Commercial Support has been provided for this activity

Disclaimer

The information and suggestions presented at the courses, seminars and other programs sponsored by ISCD and other collaborating societies are subject to change and therefore should serve only as a foundation for further investigation and study. Any forms presented at our seminars or programs are samples only and are not necessarily authoritative. All information, procedures, and forms contained or used in such seminars or programs should serve only as a guide for use in specific situations.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain a discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. ISCD does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for a discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Privacy & Confidentiality Statement

The ISCD will record the learner’s personal information as provided on evaluations to allow for the issuance and tracking of CME/CE certificates. The ISCD may also track aggregate responses to questions in activities and evaluations and use these data to inform the ongoing evaluation and improvement of its educational program. No individual performance data or any other personal information collected for evaluations will be shared with third parties

Attendance Cancellation Policy

All changes in registration must be made in writing to education@iscd.org. Cancellations received 30 days prior to the start of the program are eligible for a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the start of the course will not be refunded.

Course Changes or Cancellations

ISCD reserves the right to cancel the program, change dates, how the course is taught, and/or meeting location. If a program is canceled, all program fees will be refunded unless the registered participant elects to transfer to another program. Participants will be notified of any changes within 21 days of the course start date.

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Attendance Confirmation
02/22/2025 at 1:00 PM (EST)   |  4 hours  |  Attendance Required
02/22/2025 at 1:00 PM (EST)   |  4 hours  |  Attendance Required ISCD staff will mark your attendance shortly after the course ends. Once you are marked as attended you will have access to complete the course survey, then claim your continuing education credits. If you attended the course but have not had your attendance confirmed by 12 noon on the business day following the course, please email education@iscd.org so we can follow up.
Activity Survey
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11 Questions Please complete this brief survey to provide ISCD with feedback on this activity and improve future offerings.
Continuing Medical Certificate
Up to 4.50 medical credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 4.50 medical credits available  |  Certificate available After your attendance has been confirmed and you complete the course survey, you can claim the type of credit you would like to earn. You can only claim one type of credit. Physicians should only claim credit earned based on the time of their participation, to the closest .25 hour.
How To Access Your Certificate
Open to view video.
Open to view video. You can access your certificate at https://my.iscd.org/My-ISCD/My-Learning/ISCD-Education-Credits or by following the instructions in the video
Last Day to Claim Credit & Access Course Material
05/20/2025 at 12:00 AM (EDT)   |  0 minutes
05/20/2025 at 12:00 AM (EDT)   |  0 minutes This is the last day a participant will be able to claim credit and access any of the course material. Certificate for credit earned after this day will be available on the participants <i>myProfile</i> page on the website, under my learning -> ISCD Education Credits (https://my.iscd.org/My-ISCD/My-Learning/ISCD-Education-Credits).