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5th London Musculoskeletal
Ultrasound Skills Course
An intensive and practical two day course on the use of Ultrasound in the assessment of musculoskeletal injuries organised by Infomed Research & Training, on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 July 2011
at the Russell Square Conference Centre, 10-12 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH

Course Director


 Dr David Elias,
Consultant Radiologist, King’s College Hospital, London


Target Audience

  • Radiologists

  • Rheumatologists

  • Emergency Physicians

  • Sports Medicine Physicians

  • Orthopaedic Surgeons

10 CPD Points - Certificate of attendance will be given.
This course carries 1 Credit Point (Category 2) towards the ESSR Diploma

The Course Faculty

  • Dr Otto Chan, Consultant Radiologist, London Independent Hospital

  • Dr Keshthra Satchi, Consultant Radiologist,
    Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospital, London

  • Dr Syed Babar, Consultant Radiologist,
    Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospital, London

  • Dr Leonard King, Consultant Radiologist,
    Southampton General Hospital

  • Dr Sivadas Ganeshalingam, Consultant Radiologist,
    Whittington Hospital, London

  • Dr Chandani Thorning, Consultant Radiologist,
    East Surrey Hospital, Redhill

  • Dr Waseem Mazrani, Consultant Radiologist, St Richard's Hospital, Chichester

  • Dr Tom Crisp, Sports and Orthopaedic Physician, Springfield Hospital, Chelmsford

  • Dr Kathrin Hammer, Consultant MSK Radiologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Course Objectives

  • Gain an understanding of musculoskeletal ultrasound anatomy and techniques

  • Learn to identify key pathologies during lectures, with real-life shots (dual screen setup) and video clips, from expert musculoskeletal radiologists

  • Practise hands-on US examination of each joint in groups under the supervision of recognised  musculoskeletal radiology experts

 

About the Course

  • Knowledge and practical skills will be gained by a mixture of lectures and skills stations

  • Anatomy and pathologies on Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Hand, Hip, Knee, Ankle and Foot

  • Interactive, focused lectures, with extensive use of real-life screenshots and video clips

  • Immediate post-lecture Practical Sessions with live demos with models and patients (the latter subject to condition availability)

  • Ultrasound work at the Stations facilitated by the Faculty and supported by Senior Radiology Registrars

  • Each delegate will be provided with web access to copies of the lecture slides and other relevant information

  • An opportunity for delegates to practise on a variety of widely used ultrasound scanning machines

Conference equipment and technical support provided by:
                           

                      

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