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Fracture Risk Stratification and TBS in Clinical Practice (On-Demand)

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Activity approved for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 
Activity approved for 1.25 ASRT Category A Credits
Activity Expires October 14, 2027

Activity Description

Estimating fracture risk should be an integral part of bone health assessment. Multiple tools and strategies are available - some well validated, others more controversial but nonetheless potentially useful. We'll try to explore as many avenues as possible to get the fullest understanding of fracture risk for treatment recommendation. The second presentation will first review the principle behind TBS, and why it correlates with other measures of trabecular bone microarchitecture and bone strength. We will review the effects of degenerative changes, fracture and other artifacts on TBS values. We will then review how the addition of TBS can alter fracture risk assessment and highlight clinical scenarios where the addition of TBS may alter fracture risk management decisions.

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the rationale(s) for risk stratification in osteoporosis
  2. Review some scientific aspects of commonly utilized risk stratification tools
  3. Appreciate some additional available resources to individualize fracture risk profiles
  4. Explore near-term novel approaches to risk stratification
  5. Understand the associations of TBS with incident hip and major osteoporotic fractures, and the practical effect measurement of TBS has on FRAX fracture prediction
  6. Understand the circumstances under which vertebrae may need to be removed from BMD measurement but not TBS
  7. Understand expected changes of TBS vs BMD with osteoporosis drug therapy
  8. Understand how changes in scan type and tissue thickness between current and prior DXA studies may artefactually create apparent changes in TBS measurement values

Instructions

Clinicians and Technologists are required to answer a set of online test questions following the review of the video and will have up to three attempts to answer questions correctly before losing credit for the activity. Once the activity test has been passed (75% or higher), you will be asked to evaluate the activity online and then be allowed to claim credit and print certificates.

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Cancellation Policy

On-Demand/ Enduring Material Cancellation
Purchases of on-demand or enduring educational materials are non-refundable.

On-Demand/Enduring Material Program Changes or Cancellations 
ISCD reserves the right to cancel the program, change dates, and/or the location/method of offering. All program fees will be refunded if a program is canceled unless the registered participant elects to transfer to another program.

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)™

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASRT Credit Designation 

This activity has been approved by ASRT for 1.25 Category A Continuing Education credits.

Date of Original Release and most recent Review or Update 

This activity was most recently reviewed and released on October 15th, 2026.

Christopher Shuhart, MD, MHA, CCD

Christopher Shuhart, MD, MHA, CCD

Instructor, Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics Fellowship

Swedish Medical Center

Dr. Shuhart was the founder and director of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center at Swedish Medical Group in Seattle, Washington. He is Past-President of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) 2019-2020. He is a co-author on the ISCD’s 2016 publication of “Best Practices” in the Journal of Clinical Densitometry, and was Co-Chair and Executive Author for the 2019 and 2023 ISCD Position Development Conferences.

Dr. Shuhart is now retired from clinical practice but continues to be active in teaching and training of residents, fellows and APC’s. 

Dr. Shuhart received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in 1987, and his Masters in Health Administration from the University of Washington in 2009. He is board certified in Family Medicine since 1990.

John Schousboe, MD, PhD, CCD

John Schousboe, MD, PhD, CCD

Health Services Researcher

HealthPartners Institute

Dr. Schousboe is a health services researcher at HealthPartners Institute and past director of the bone densitometry center of Park Nicollet Clinic, a large integrated health care delivery system the Twin Cities, Minnesota. He is a Past President of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and a Fellow of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). During a 20 year research career, he has been an author on over 250 peer-reviewed publications. His contributions to science include studies of the accuracy, prevalence, clinical impact, and cost-effectiveness of vertebral fracture assessment, identification and prognostic significance of abdominal aortic calcification identification on lateral spine bone density images, trabecular bone score in older men, and associations of fractures, frailty, physical performance, sleep disturbances, and cognitive impairment with total health care costs.

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All changes in registration must be made in writing to [email protected]. Purchase of on-demand or enduring educational materials are non-refundable.

Course Changes or Cancellations

ISCD reserves the right to cancel the program and change the dates of the offering. All program fees will be refunded if a program is canceled unless the registered participant elects to transfer to another program.

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