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The IOF Osteoporosis Diagnosis Course with
Densitometry Certification
Offered by the International Osteoporosis
Foundation
5-6 March, 2008
Crowne Plaza, Festival City, Dubai
The IOF Osteoporosis Diagnosis Course, with
Densitometry Certification, covers the latest
knowledge on the physiology, epidemiology,
diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The
course will also offer modules that focus on the
principles and practices of osteoporosis
diagnostic techniques, and incorporates a
certification examination for those participants
who require this. The broad topics covered in
the course include:
Osteoporosis: the scope of the problem
Pathophysiology of osteoporosis
Clinical evaluation
Overview of bone densitometry methods
Radiation safety and quality control
Diagnostic use of densitometry (2 lectures)
Risk assessment
Monitoring skeletal changes
Clinical management: prevention
Clinical management: treatment
Clinical case studies
The course is structured to run over two days
and comprises 13 lectures of 45 minutes in
length, including 510 minute discussions.
Participants have the option of sitting the
2-hour certification exam at the end of the
course. The exam is in the form of True/False
and multiple choice questions.
Training course faculty members:
IOF Speakers: Renι Rizzoli, Marius
Kraenzlin
PAOS Speakers: Abdul Rahim Al Suhaili,
Basel Masri
International Speaker: Aliya Khan
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