Mellanby Centre – ECTS Training Course: Identification of Vertebral Fractures
Course overview:
Up to one in five older people will have a vertebral fracture, but most are unaware of this. Such fractures can be diagnosed by spinal radiographs but more recently, the bone densitometer has been used for this purpose: vertebral fracture assessment. The use of this technique is increasing worldwide; this course aims to give a basic training on the identification of vertebral fractures.
Target audience:
This day-long course is open to clinicians, scan technicians and nurses involved in developing and delivering fracture risk assessment services.
Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants should:
- understand the importance of vertebral fracture identification
- understand the principles of good quality image acquisition
- be aware of the different methods used to identify vertebral fracture
- recognise non-fracture vertebral deformities
- recognise the clinical features of vertebral fracture
Programme:
The training course will be held within the ECTS 2021 Digital Congress Programme.
| 09:00 - 12:15 | ECTS-Mellanby Training Course Diagnostic Tests for Osteoporosis: Identification of Vertebral Fractures: Session 1 | |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Introduction | Willem Lems, Netherlands Richard Eastell, United Kingdom |
| 09:05 - 09:20 | Vertebral fracture: Clinical importance | Richard Eastell, United Kingdom |
| 09:20 - 09:45 | Vertebral Fracture Assessment | Margaret Paggiosi, United Kingdom |
| 09:45 - 10:10 | The normal spine and non-fracture deformities | Adrian Highland, United Kingdom |
| 10:10 - 10:50 | Break | |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Vertebral fracture mechanisms and identification | Sarah Gowlett, United Kingdom |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Incorporating VFA into fracture risk assessment | Jennifer Walsh, United Kingdom |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Other modalities to identifying vertebral fractures | Roland Chapurlat, France |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Management of symptomatic vertebral fracture | Emma Clark, United Kingdom |
| 12:15 - 12:50 | Break | |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | ECTS-Mellanby Training Course Diagnostic Tests for Osteoporosis: Identification of Vertebral Fractures: Session 2 | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Interactive Quizz | Sarah Gowlett, United Kingdom |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Panel Discussion & Q&A | All Speakers |
| 14:30 | Closing Remarks | Willem Lems, Netherlands Richard Eastell, United Kingdom |
CME:
As part of the ECTS 2021 Digital Congress Programme, the training course is CME Accredited.
Participants can claim up to 8 European CME credits by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for hours of credit that you have actually spent in the educational activity.
Registration:
The course is open to ECTS 2021 Digital Congress and ECTS@Home registered delegates.
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