RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Position Development Conference of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Vancouver, BC, July 15-17, 2005. JF The Journal of Rheumatology JO J Rheumatol FD The Journal of Rheumatology SP 2319 OP 2321 VO 33 IS 11 A1 Edward S Leib A1 Neil Binkley A1 John P Bilezikian A1 David L Kendler A1 E Michael Lewiecki A1 Steven M Petak YR 2006 UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/11/2319.abstract AB Every 2 years the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) organizes a position development conference at which a panel of experts reviews topics of interest in the field of bone densitometry and proposes Official Positions of the ISCD. In July 2005, the most recent conference was held in Vancouver, Canada, during which 4 topics were discussed: (1) Cross-calibration of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) systems, (2) Vertebral fracture assessment, (3) World Health Organization (WHO) classification of bone density for populations other than postmenopausal women, and (4) WHO classification for varying skeletal sites. The Official Positions reached at this conference enumerated in this report have been published in The Journal of Clinical Densitometry, and can be found at www.iscd.org.