Patient Partnership
Ailsa Donnelly
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on some key aspects of working in partnership with patients to manage their illness using a case study approach. This session was reviewed by Suchita Shah and last updated in October 2014.
Radiculopathy
Luis Concepcion
0.75 Hours
This session describes the imaging workup of patients with radiculopathy.
Disc Calcification
Ian Minty
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the radiological spectrum of the appearances of disc calcification.
Contrast Studies of the Upper GI Tract Including Normal Anatomy
Bruce Fox and Petra Williams
0.75 Hours
This session will provide a practical approach to the technique used to perform barium meal, and normal anatomic findings.
Radial Scars and Architectural Distortion in the Breast
Sue Barter, Sabrina Rajan and Erika Denton
0.50 Hours
This session describes the imaging and histopathological features of radial scars, and subsequent management. It also describes the imaging features, differential diagnosis and assessment algorithm for management of mammographic architectural distortion.
Renal Trauma
Tze Wah
0.75 Hours
The principal aim of this session is to provide a simple and effective diagnostic imaging approach for imaging renal trauma. It discusses current practice and controversies, describes the classification and features of urinary tract injuries, defines the indications for imaging and outlines the computed tomography (CT) technique....
Renal Cystic Syndromes
Uday Patel
A companion session in Module 4c Genito-Urinary and Adrenal/Simple Renal Cysts (300-0416) focused on simple cysts and calyceal diverticula. This session will expand on the various renal cystic syndromes and miscellaneous cystic conditions.
Developmental Journal Visual Impairment: Developmental Principles (Part 2)
Alison Salt, Naomi Dale and Michelle OReilly
0.50 Hours
This session describes key developmental principles for supporting the baby and child’s progress in development and learning.
Creating a Safe Environment for the Use of Lasers and Other Optical Radiation Devices
Sarah Pape
0.75 Hours
This session describes the legislation and standards pertaining to laser, IPL and LED safety and highlights the role of effective safety management and administration in ensuring safe practice.
Biological Responses of Laser
Emily Fletcher
0.50 Hours
This session describes the laser-tissue interface allowing selection of the appropriate laser for different clinical conditions. It also includes the effect of laser settings on retinal laser burns.
Pattern Visual Evoked Potentials (Pattern VEPs)
Ruth Hamilton
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pattern VEP, its origins and ways to record it. It explains how the pattern VEP complements other investigations in the clinical setting and situations where the pattern VEP is likely to make a useful contribution to clinical care.
Post-operative Monitoring
Richard Barnes
0.50 Hours
This session covers patient monitoring through the peri-operative period, the complications, problems and effects of general anaesthesia, and the levels of care that are available post-operatively.
Risks vs Benefits in Patient Exposure - Radiology
Stephen Evans
0.50 Hours
This session describes the risks associated with exposure to ionising radiation.
Patient Selection: The Justification of Patient Exposure - Radiology
Tony Denman and Stephen Evans
0.25 Hours
This session provides referrers with background information on the process by which requested medical exposure is justified and the factors taken into account.
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - Radiology
Sally Scott
0.75 Hours
This session describes the natural history, anatomy and imaging in developmental dysplasia of the (DDH) in infants.
Ossification - Radiology
Miny Walker
0.50 Hours
This session covers normal patterns of ossification and how to differentiate these from trauma, using as examples; the paediatric elbow, the base of the 5th metatarsal, and the calcaneum.
Osteochondral Lesions - Radiology
Sean Crowther
0.50 Hours
This session discusses imaging techniques for the identification of osteochondral lesions, with a review of aetiology and locations. Classification of lesions and differentiation between stable and unstable lesions is also covered.
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Anatomy
Dorothy Keane
0.50 Hours
This session will briefly describe the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the anatomical and functional evaluation of the heart and related vasculature. Anatomy of the heart and great vessels will be demonstrated using diagrams and MR images.
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Pathology
Dorothy Keane
0.50 Hours
This session will briefly describe a range of pathologies related to the heart and major vessels for which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used as an imaging modality. It will focus on cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarcts and cardiac masses as well as short descriptions of other pathologies along with their imaging appe....
Anatomy of the Foot (Adult) - Radiology
Kevin Harvell and Kathy Dewar
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the anatomy of the foot.
Anatomy of the Knee (Adult) - Radiology
Tracy O’Regan
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the anatomy of the knee.
Anatomy of the Facial Bones (Adult) - Radiology
Anne Lancaster
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the anatomy of the facial bones.
Anatomy of the Pelvis and Hip (Paediatric) - Radiology
Joanne Hargreaves
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on the anatomy and bone development of the pelvis and hip.
Anatomy of the Bones of the Thorax and Spine (Paediatric) - Radiology
Dorothy Keane and Susan Gowdy
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on the anatomy and bone development of the bones of the thorax and the spine.
Acute Pain Management
Tacson Fernandez, Ben Thomas and Rob Searle
0.50 Hours
This session describes the assessment, management principles and benefits of early treatment of acute pain.