Dato’ Dr Joon-Kiong LEE

Selamat Datang,

On behalf of the Scientific Committee, it is my great honor to warmly welcome you to the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) Annual Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The burden of osteoporosis and related fragility fractures is expected to be a major problem in the world, particularly in Asia Pacific countries. In view of the ageing population and the changes in the demographic and socio-economic status of countries in the Asia Pacific region, more than half of the osteoporosis related hip fractures are predicted to occur in this region by the year 2050.

The well-developed state-of-the-art scientific program aims to provide you the latest information on osteoporosis management, both globally and regionally especially in the Asia Pacific region. Highlights on advances in various aspects of clinical densitometry and current best practice allowing both clinicians and technologists to perform better in acquiring, interpreting and applying clinically the densitometry measurements in managing their patients will also be presented during this meeting.

As this is the first ISCD Annual Meeting being held in an Asia Pacific country, there will be a mix of cultures in the planning of the scientific programs, bringing both scientific sessions and speakers from global and Asia Pacific countries. Through the scientific program, this will be the best platform and opportunity for all of us from different parts of the world to exchange opinions and to find opportunity to collaborate and to share our expertise and experience.

I would like to express my most sincere thanks to the faculty members, speakers as well as those who submit and present their abstracts and research works to make this meeting a great success. I would like to thank the members of the Scientific Committee for all their efforts in putting up the excellent scientific program.

Do join us in Kuala Lumpur, to meet all our old friends as well as meeting new friends.

See all of you in Kuala Lumpur.

Terima kasih,
Dato’ Dr Joon-Kiong LEE
Scientific Committee Chair, ISCD Annual Meeting

Robert Blank

Dear colleagues and friends,

It is my great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISCD in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For the first time in ISCD history, our annual meeting will be held on the continent of Asia. We are excited and honored to be co-hosting this remarkable event with the Malaysian Osteoporosis Society (MOS) and Malaysian Society of Radiographers (MSR).

The ISCD Scientific Committee led by chair, Dato JK Lee, with committee members Christopher Shuhart (ISCD), Lai Kuan Chan (MSR) and Siew Pheng Chan (MOS) have put together a truly remarkable and integrated program. This team of experts will select the most thought-provoking topics for inclusion in the scientific sessions. In addition to the invited program, the meeting will feature presentations selected from the best abstract submissions. The ISCD’s position development conference will also be integrated into the meeting, making this a unique opportunity to gain state of the art knowledge.

Kuala Lumpur offers our attendees a unique history, incredible architecture, and some of the best cuisine in the world. I encourage all our attendees to spend a few extra days in the area and see all this beautiful country has to offer.

I look forward to collaborating with our colleagues in Southeast Asia and we welcome everyone within the musculoskeletal health community to this outstanding meeting.

Sincerely,
Robert Blank, MD, PhD
President, ISCD