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DEXA Course

What will I learn?

Improve your medical skills with our complete Dexa Course, made for health workers who want to become experts in checking bone health. You'll learn how to read Dexa scan results, understand T-scores and Z-scores, and know the different bone health problems. We'll also talk about how to manage and treat these problems, including changes to your lifestyle, what to eat, and using medicines. You'll get a better understanding of bone mineral density, osteoporosis (weak bones), and osteopenia (thinning bones), while also learning how to talk to patients and write reports clearly.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Become a master at reading Dexa scans: Avoid mistakes, understand T-scores and Z-scores properly.

Make bone health better: Know the different bone problems, and advise people on changes to their lifestyle and diet.

Improve your knowledge of BMD (Bone Mineral Density): Learn how it's measured and what affects it.

Deal with osteoporosis (weak bones): Understand what causes it, the risks, and how to prevent it.

Get better at talking to patients: Give them good care, use helpful ways to explain things, and write clear reports.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.