Reported by (Name):

William Breeden
Organization:

ARRT
Position Title:

Committee Member
Activity:

ARRT Bone Densitometry Examination Committee
Meeting Dates:

4/6/17-4/7/17
Meeting Location:

Minneapolis, MN
Payment $:

N/A
Reasons for Attending or not Attending

Annual Meeting
Issues from Previous Meetings or Year:

None
General Description of Activities of the Organization and/or Meeting:

Thank you for attending the recent meeting of the Bone Densitometry (BD) Examination Committee on April 6-7, 2017. The points below summarize the major activities completed at the meeting.

We welcomed Brad Richmond to our committee.

Dan Anderson gave a PowerPoint presentation that reviewed the Bone Densitometry exam statistics including the pass rate and exam volume for 2016.

We reviewed the changes for the Bone Densitometry and Bone Densitometry Equipment Operator programs based on the recent practice analysis project. The forms finalized at this meeting are based on the new content specifications that go into effect July 1, 2017 for the Bone Densitometry exam and January 1, 2018 for the Bone Densitometry Equipment Operator (state) exam.

The committee reviewed and finalized the BD16 form. Two sets of thirty new pilots were selected and many were edited for this form. We also reviewed and finalized the BDO9 form with 15 pilots.

The committee looked at the plan for Professional Profile part of the Continuing Qualifications Requirements (CQR) for Bone Densitometry. A suggestion was made to change one of the categories to a more appropriate breakdown of tasks.

We reviewed items on both the BD and BDO item writer websites with mixed reviews. They were accepted, rejected, and edited as needed.

Issues for AAPM:

None
Budget Request ($):

None

Reported by (Name):

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2018-01-05

Breeden, William K

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