International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)

04/29/2026

Another great course happening this weekend! DXA Body Composition Analysis is happening Sunday, May 3 starting at 10:00am ET. Don't miss it - the next chance for this course isn't until November! https://learn.iscd.org/products/may-2026-dxa-body-composition-analysis -product_tab_overview

Our next DXA Body Composition Analysis Course is happening May 3! 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.

Course faculty, Kyla Kent, BA, CBDT and John Shepherd, PhD, CCD, will share case studies throughout the lectures and answer questions from attendees as time allows during this interactive livestream course.
Register today: https://learn.iscd.org/products/may-2026-dxa-body-composition-analysis

04/28/2026

The ISCD Quality Bone Densitometry Course for Clinicians, organized by the Department of Endocrinology, B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital & Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, is a two-day program designed for practicing clinicians. The course covers the full spectrum of bone densitometry from DXA interpretation and fracture risk assessment to pharmacological management. The course is being directed by Prof Manju Chandran -Vice President, ISCD, and Prof Thomas Paul - Chair, AP Panel of the ISCD, and the faculty includes well known national experts in Osteoporosis. A separate, hands-on DXA scanning workshop will follow the main course. The course will be held in Mumbai on May 2nd and 3rd, 2026

04/24/2026

Our Virtual Technologists Symposium starts tomorrow morning with Dr. Lewiecki's presentation "Impact of Current Bone Medications on Bone Density and Expected Change Values." This symposium offers 10 ASRT Category A credits over two days!
Register before 11am tomorrow! https://learn.iscd.org/2026-technologist-symposium-registration

04/23/2026

June 6 & 7 is our next Quality Bone Densitometry course for Clinicians. The first day sets the standard to perform Quality DXA interpretation. Day 2 focuses on the clinical assessment, prevention, treatment and management of osteoporosis and the essential role that high-quality DXA plays in treatment initiation decisions and monitoring of osteoporotic patients. Register today! https://learn.iscd.org/products/june-2026-quality-bone-densitometry-performance-interpretation-and-clinical-application-for-clinicians -product_tab_overview

04/21/2026

"The Journal of Clinical Densitometry 2026 Scientific Paper Review - My Top 5 Articles for Technologists" with Christopher Cirnigliaro, PhD, CBDT will provide DXA technologists with a structured review of selected peer-reviewed articles addressing key aspects of DXA practice, including quality assurance, patient positioning, clinical applications, software innovation, and technologist–patient communication.

The Technologist Symposium starts Saturday. Register today! https://learn.iscd.org/2026-technologist-symposium-registration

04/20/2026

This is the final week to register for our Virtual Technologists Symposium! Sessions begin at 11:00am ET on Saturday!

"Quality Scanning and Positioning for Hologic and GE Scanners" with Wendy Tolman-Andrews, BS, RT(BD), CBDT is one of the many great topics on the agenda! Don't miss it! https://learn.iscd.org/2026-technologist-symposium-registration

04/17/2026

Our next DXA Body Composition Analysis Course is happening May 3! 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.

Course faculty, Kyla Kent, BA, CBDT and John Shepherd, PhD, CCD, will share case studies throughout the lectures and answer questions from attendees as time allows during this interactive livestream course.
Register today: https://learn.iscd.org/products/may-2026-dxa-body-composition-analysis

04/14/2026

Following a successful Clinicians Symposium, we are looking forward to the Technologists Symposium on April 25 - 26! We have a fantastic agenda with incredible speakers offering 10 ASRT Category A credits. You won't want to miss all the great presentations including Larry Jankowski's "Quality Assurance Programs and Why they Matter."

Register Today! https://learn.iscd.org/2026-technologist-symposium-registration

04/10/2026

TOMORROW is the big day - the start of our Virtual Clinicians Symposium. Join us live via Zoom or watch the recordings for the sessions after the fact. Either way REGISTER NOW: https://learn.iscd.org/2026-clinician-symposium-registration

Dr. John Schousboe's presentation will be the second of the day starting at 10:30am ET. "Summary of How to use TBS in Clinical Practice" - we hope to see you there!

04/10/2026

Last night, we held the Virtual Annual Business Meeting of the Society featuring the celebration of our 2026 ISCD Award Recipients, abstract and best case award winners for the symposia, and the many achievements of the Society during Dr. Angela Cheung's term as ISCD President. We thank her for her strong and strategic leadership during the past year.

Additionally, we recognized the many outstanding volunteer leaders who make ISCD the incredible organization that it is and we welcomed incoming ISCD President, Dr. Gus Hsia, MD, CCD. Dr. Hsia delivered his Presidential Address to all the ISCD Members in attendance forecasting a great year ahead under his leadership.
https://iscd.org/presidents-message/

04/10/2026

The ISCD Emerging Leader Award is a new award this year. It is presented to an emerging professional who has shown exceptional participation in promoting ISCD and its mission and goals. We are proud to present this inaugural award to Dr. Chandrika Jayakanthi Subasinghe, MBBS, MD, MRCP, CCD. Dr. Subasinghe is a Consultant Endocrinologist with special interest in Osteoporosis and Metabolic bone disease at Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama, Sri Lanka. Congratulations, Dr. Subasinghe!

Read more about all of our 2026 ISCD Awardees:
https://iscd.org/2026-iscd-award-winners/