Principles of Pain Management
Joanna Elverson
This session covers the essential principles of pain management that together provide a framework for a comprehensive pain management strategy. This session was reviewed by Jo Elverson and last updated in September 2022.
Assessment and Management of Anxiety in Palliative Care
Annabel Price
This session gives a framework for recognising and managing anxiety in patients with advanced disease.
Difficulties of Treating Interstitial Lung Disease
Melissa Heightman
This session looks at interstitial lung disease (ILD), with an emphasis on those types that can present acutely. It identifies treatments with some evidence of benefit.
Breathlessness Type 1 and Type 2 Respiratory Failure
Phil Raines
This session discusses the causes of Type 1 and Type 2 respiratory failure, and why people suffer with these types of respiratory problems.
Presenting Features of Pulmonary Embolism
Amy Daniel
Pulmonary embolism is difficult to detect because patients present with a wide array of symptoms and signs. This session will highlight the breadth of clinical presentations and which signs and symptoms are common in particular age groups.
Challenging Communication With Colleagues
Pauline Dand
0.25 Hours
This session examines the reasons why challenging communication with colleagues takes place, especially when dealing with patients approaching the end of their lives, and the most effective approaches to handling these situations. This session was reviewed by Pauline Dand and Christina Faull and last updated in June 2015.
Assessment of Carers’ Needs
Sim Lan Koon
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the areas that should be considered in a holistic assessment of carers' needs and highlights the risk factors that can impact on a carer's experience of death and bereavement. This session was reviewed by Sim Koon and Christina Faull and last updated in January 2016.
Antenatal Care
Amanda Hutcherson
0.50 Hours
Appropriate, effective and timely care reduces the need for intervention in labour and perinatal morbidity and mortality for both mother and baby.
Communication Skills
Jonathan Silverman
0.50 Hours
This session deals with the interrelationship between consultation models and communication skills. It introduces the Calgary-Cambridge guides as an example of both structure and skills and examines the problem of delineating all the skills. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in June 2014.
Compartment Anatomy of the Arm
John Rendle
0.50 Hours
This session covers radiologically relevant anatomy of the upper arm with special emphasis on cross-sectional imaging and identification of fascial compartments.
Child with a Painful Elbow after Trauma
Barry Oliver
0.75 Hours
This session covers normal paediatric elbow anatomy, common patterns of injury, other paediatric elbow disorders and the role of radiography and other imaging modalities in the assessment of these.
Pelvic Fractures after RTA
Ahmed Daghir
0.50 Hours
This session covers pelvic fractures after trauma and the associated complications.
Radiological Evaluation of the Loose Total Hip Replacement
Jason Smith, Srinivas Boddu, John Cahir and Thomas Marshall
0.75 Hours
This session covers the variation in the normal appearances of total hip replacements and multi-modality imaging features which suggest prosthetic loosening. Pitfalls in interpretation are described along with examples of septic and aseptic loosening.
Contrast Media
Robert Lavis
0.50 Hours
This session covers the principles of contrast use in gastro-intestinal (GI) radiology.
Benign Colonic Tumours
Adel Abdellaoui and Bruce Fox
0.50 Hours
In this session, we will review benign colon tumours and consider the key investigations to help you identify the characteristic appearances of the different pathologies.
Pharynx: Normal Anatomy and Examination Techniques
Bruce Fox
0.50 Hours
This session will build on trainees' existing understanding of the anatomy of the pharynx. It will integrate the structural and functional information obtained in the contrast examination of the pharynx. It will introduce the basis of the normal swallow and outline some common functional disorders and structural variants.
Anomalies and Anatomic Variants of the Liver
Simon Jackson
0.25 Hours
During this session you will learn about the different anatomical variants and anomalies of the liver using a range of interactive exercises. A knowledge of the topic is important as these variants are commonly misinterpreted during routine imaging studies and may simulate pathology.
Pancreas: Normal Anatomy and Examination Techniques, Anomalies and Anatomic Variants
Chris Fang, Sara Upponi and Helen Bungay
0.75 Hours
This session revises the normal anatomy of the pancreas and how it is examined radiologically. It also discusses the development of the pancreas and how this relates to the more common normal variants.
Adrenal Syndromes
Sheila Rankin and Rodney Reznek
0.50 Hours
This session is about adrenal syndromes.
Benign Testicular Mass and Malignant Extra-Testicular Tumours
Paul Sidhu
0.50 Hours
This session describes the various benign extra- and intra-testicular masses encountered on imaging. Some rare malignant extra-testicular masses are also discussed.
Calcification: Nephrolithiasis
Gareth Davies , Colin Evans, Colin Davies and Mark Robinson
0.50 Hours
The phrase 'renal calculi' refers to stones in the renal collecting system. In this session the phrase 'renal stones' is preferred.
Renal Failure Diagnosis and Management
Clarisa Choh and Ramesh B Naik
This session outlines the definition and common causes of acute and chronic renal failure. By the end of the session you should be able to list the common causes of renal failure and describe how renal failure should be managed.
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Shabnam Iyer and Ridzuan Farouk
0.50 Hours
This session defines surgical site infections (SSIs) and explains the principles of antibiotic prophylaxis, including risks and benefits. It outlines alternatives available for those patients with penicillin allergy.
Ethics - Human Rights
Stephen Ellis
0.50 Hours
This session examines the articles of The Human Rights Act 1998 that have implications for healthcare.
Radiopharmaceuticals
Helen Blundell and Wil Evans
1.00 Hours
This session describes the principles of production of radionuclides and their use in the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals. Particular emphasis is given to the technetium-99m (99mTc) generator and the facilities and procedures required for safe and sterile production of 99mTc-labelled radiopharmaceuticals. The mechanisms of a....