Title: Standards and Measurements for Assessing Bone Health

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Standards and Measurements for Assessing Bone Health

ISCD-NIST Workshop on Standards and Measurements for Assessing Bone Health Track III - Special Considerations, Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, CA Saturday, February 4, 2006 Program:
Session 1 Moderator - Tammy Oreskovic, MS, NIST
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome - Herbert Bennett, PhD, NIST
8:10 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.	The United States Measurement System - The NIST Approach and Your Role Herbert Bennett, PhD, NIST
8:40 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	Clinical Implications Resulting from the Unification of Bone Densitometry Calibrations and Standards Nelson Watts, MD, University of Cincinnati
9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.	State of Standardization in Central Densitometry Thomas Hangartner, PhD, Wright State University
9:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m.	Break
Session 2 Moderator - Andrew Dienstfrey, PhD, NIST
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	State of Standardization in Peripheral Densitometry Paul Miller, MD, Colorado Center for Bone Research
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	DXA Reference Data: Status, Issues, and Future Needs Anne Looker, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Quality Assurance and National Standardization Programs for Densitometry Around the World Didier Hans, MD, MBA, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon	Discussion of Measurement Needs with Audience Participation
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
Session 3 Moderator - Thomas Fuerst, PhD, SYNARC
1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
ISCD Perspective	Steve Petak, MD, JD, FACE, Texas Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology
Industry Perspective	John Shepherd, PhD, University of California - San Francisco
CMS/Insurer Perspective	Mitchell Burken, MD, TrailBlazer Health Enterprises
NIST Perspective	Lawrence Hudson, PhD, NIST
http://usms.nist.gov/workshops/BoneHealth.htm
Format for Summarizing Measurement Needs [1 page each] Technology at Issue [2-3 words: as broad or as narrow as fits situation] Technological Innovation at Stake Economic Significance of Innovation Technical Barrier to the Innovation Stage of Innovation Where Barrier Appears [R&D, Production, Marketing, End Use] Potential Solutions to Problem Potential Providers of Solutions [please be as specific as possible] Role for NIST if Any If a Government Role, Why Industry Says It Can't/Won't Pay for That Part of Solution

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