Official Positions

We are pleased to share that our ISCD 2023 Adult Official Positions are available for viewing. The Official Positions that are new or revised since 2019 are in bold type. You may also download a pdf of the 2023 Adult Position StatementsIf you would like to order a printed copy of the booklet, click here.

Why hold a Position Development Conference (PDC)?
The PDC advances the field of skeletal assessment by developing Position Statements on important topics in skeletal assessment, through a rigorous, validated method. The PDC is a 18-24 month long process that generates practical advice for clinicians and researchers in the field of musculoskeletal assessment: the ISCD Official Positions. Examples of past topics range from nomenclature to scan acquisition and analysis, from the adoption of new technologies to monitoring of skeletal response, and beyond.

With the evolution of bone densitometry, differences in technologies, acquisition techniques, reference databases, reporting methods, and terminology have developed. These differences may have adverse effects on patient care and the exchange of scientific information. To address these issues, the ISCD periodically holds Position Development Conferences, a process whereby an international panel of experts makes recommendations based on reviews of the scientific literature by task forces. Recommendations that are approved by the ISCD Board of Directors become Official Positions of the ISCD. 

All ISCD Official Positions are for worldwide application except where otherwise noted. 

2027 ISCD Position Development Conference (PDC)

We are starting the process to hold a Position Development Conference (PDC) in 2027, dates and location are still “to be determined.” The first step in the process is was a call for topics which closed on October 30. Our PDC Chairs are now reviewing the topic submissions to select which will be brought forward to be updated in 2027. This information will be shared once finalized. 

2027 PDC Co-Chairs

Robert Blank, MD, PhD, FACP, CCD

Co-Chair

John Schousboe, MD, PhD, CCD

Co-Chair

Topic Submissions

The call for topic submissions have now closed. Thank you to all who took the time to submit a topic for consideration. The Chairs will be reviewing all topic submissions to select the topics to be updated in 2027. More information coming soon.

2023 Position Development Conference

The 2023 ISCD Position Development Conference (PDC) public session was held  March 28, 2023, at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel. Those who attended were able to voice their opinion on proposed positions and substantiating scientific data.

Topics for the 2023 PDC included Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) Application and ReportingDXA Monitoring, and DXA Reporting, as approved by the ISCD Board in March 2022 after a process of topic solicitation from the ISCD membership, Steering Committee review, Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) assessment, grading and ranking, and Executive Committee review and recommendation to the Board.

2023 Position Development Conference Task Forces

Angela Cheung
Ranjodh Gill
Christopher Shuhart

Linsey Gani
Heenam Goel
Auryan Szalat

Diane Krueger
Adrian Lau
Alan Malabanan
Harold Rosen
Auryan Szalat
S. Bobo Tanner

Robert Blank
Weiwen Chen
Ruban Dhaliwal
Linsey Gani
Julie Gilmour
Joon-Kiong Lee
Chanika Sritara

Neil Binkley
Miranada Boggild
Heenam Goel
William Leslie
Eugene McCloskey
Sarah Morgan
Barbara Silva

Robert Adler
Francisco Bandeira
John Carey
Manju Chandran
Anita Colquhoun
Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan
E. Michael Lewiecki
Nicholas Pocock
Andrea Singer

2019 Position Development Conference Task Forces

Christopher Shuhart
John Shepherd
Swan Sim Yeap

Joao Lindolfo Borges
John Carey
Angela Cheung
Yoon-Sok Chung
Juliet Compston
Kathryn Diemer
David Kendler
Kelly Krohn
E. Michael Lewiecki
Malachi McKenna
Valerie Peck
Elliott Schwartz
Christopher Shuhart
Jeevitha Srighanthan
Denise van de Laarschot
Robert Ward
Chih-Hsing Wu
Carola Zillikens

S. Bobo Tanner
Carol Zapalowski
Matthew Abdel
Paul Anderson
Kyle Jeray
Joseph Lane
John Shepherd
Diane Krueger
Sarah Morgan
Susan Bukata
Kelly Krohn

Fin Biering-Soerensen
Laura Carbone
Tomas Cervinka
Christopher Cirnigliaro
Cathy Craven
Scott Falci
Therese Johnston
Nan Liu
Leslie Morse
Christopher Shuhart
Karen Troy
Frances Weaver

OP Hamnvik
Unnop Jaisamrarn
Alan Malabanan
Harold Rosen
Joshua Safer
Vin Tangpricha
Lalita Wattanachanya
Swan Sim Yeap

Alison Boyce
Catherine Gordon
Wolfgang Hogler
Heidi Kecskemethy
Madhusmita Misra
Christopher Shuhart
Diana Swolin-Eide
Peter Tebben
Leanne Ward
Halley Wasserman
David Weber
Babette Zemel

Sanford Baim
Neil Binkley
Robert Blank
Aliya Khan
Joon-Kiong Lee
William Leslie
Craig Munns
Richard Prince
Laura Tosi
Weibo Xia