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October 2024 - DXA Body Composition Analysis

Includes a Live In-Person Event on 01/20/2025 at 12:00 AM (EST)

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Course Date

October 20, 2024, 10am-2pm ET

Course Description

This course focuses on increasing the knowledge and competence of clinicians and other healthcare professionals to help them successfully use DXA body composition analysis in the management of obesity, geriatric sarcopenia and other low muscle mass states, general health and pediatric skeletal disease. The inclusion of case studies will reinforce the knowledge gained and allow for application in the diagnosis, treatment and therapies of patients presenting with low bone mineral density.

Target Audience

The content is designed for healthcare providers responsible for reading and interpreting DXA scans, including specialists and generalists working in family medicine, general and internal medicine, rheumatology, endocrinology, obstetrics/gynecology, radiology, physical and occupational therapy, and research, as well as technologists.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify proper DXA technology for body composition analysis of fat, lean muscle and bone mass.
  2. List other methods of body composition analysis used in the clinical setting.
  3. Differentiate reference values and indices.
  4. Identify limitations of reference values and indices.
  5. Summarize scan acquisition for adult and pediatric patients.

Method of Participation

This activity will be offered through zoom, allowing the learner to watch and ask questions in a live format on October 20, 2024. At the end of the activity, learners will be asked to evaluate the activity online and then claim credit and print certificates. Participants will have 90 days from the activity end date to complete the activity survey and claim continuing education credit. 

Rates

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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)™

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASRT Credit Designation: 

Successful completion of this activity qualifies for 4.5 ASRT 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 - All times eastern (NYC/USA)
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Greg Yardley

Sr. Medical Radiology Technologist and Researcher

NASA Bone Mineral Laboratory

Greg Yardley works as a SR. Medical Radiology Technologist and researcher in the NASA Bone Mineral Laboratory and NASA/JSC medical clinic for KBR in the government solutions division. His job requirements are performing and analyzing, Dual Energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) exams on both retired and active Astronauts. He also extracts, records, aids in bone density interpretation and distributes bone data from Dual Energy xray absorptiometry (DXA), Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance imaging devises. Greg also performs diagnostic medical x-rays for the NASA/JSC Flight medicine and occupational health clinic. 

Greg began his healthcare career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). He then furthered his medical education and received his certification as a registered radiology technologist. Upon completion of his Radiological Science courses. Greg has worked as a Radiology technologist in a Trauma level 1 Hospital, Level III hospital, urgent care, and multi-specialty clinic. At the time of his graduation Greg had also received extensive training not only in X-ray but also DXA, CT, and Ultrasound. In 2011 just previous to his current job Greg got a job as a Bone Density Technologist at a multi-specialty medical clinic where he performed and analyzed over 3000 DXA scans a year on every type of patient imaginable while also running the day-to-day operations of the Osteoporosis center.

Jonathan Bennett, PhD

Epidemiology

University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center

Dr. Jonathan Bennett's research focuses on the technical aspects of body composition assessment technologies and the relationships between body composition measures and disease risk. His PhD research identifies the qualities and capabilities of assessment technologies for the assessment of nutrition status. His current research identifies specific components of body composition and their role in disease prevention, risk, and/or progression. His studies range in populations from infants (0-5y) to older adults with functional decline, including specialized populations such as astronauts, athletes and patients with obesity or cancer. His current efforts focus on how targeting specific aspects of body composition can impact disease risk and treatment.

Dr. Bennett received his MSc in Kinesiology (California State University, Long Beach) and PhD in Nutrition (University of Hawai'i at Manoa) and is currently a fellow at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center. His work has been recognized at national and international conferences and working groups; he also serves as a Body Composition expert for the International Atomic Energy Agency and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Body Composition Symposium conference.

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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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Lecture 1 - Methods other than DXA for Body Composition Testing
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Open to view video. Course participants should review this video prior to the start of the live component.
Lecture 2 - DXA Technology for Total and Regional Body Composition Measures
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Open to view video. Course participants should view this video prior to the live activity.
October DXA Body Composition Analysis Course
10/20/2024 at 10:00 AM (EDT)  |  240 minutes  |  Attendance Required
10/20/2024 at 10:00 AM (EDT)  |  240 minutes  |  Attendance Required
Activity Survey
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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
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Open to view video. You can access your certificate by clicking on Continuing Education Certificate task under the Course Access tab at https://learn.iscd.org. After the course ends, you can access 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
01/20/2025 at 12:00 AM (EST)   |  0 minutes
01/20/2025 at 12:00 AM (EST)   |  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 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).