Preparing Clinicians to be Game ready.
2nd London Foot and Ankle
Ultrasound and Interventions Course
An introduction to US imaging techniques and interpretation in the assessment of foot
and ankle disorders for Podiatrists, Sports & Exercise Physicians, GPs, and Physiotherapists
on Friday 27 January 2012,
at the Woburn House Conference Centre, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ

Approved by The Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists:
Ref 06/11/M - 7 CPD Points

Course Director

Dr Nat Padhiar, PhD
Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal London Hospital

Target Audience

• Podiatrists

• Sports and Exercise Physicians

• General Practitioners

• Physiotherapists

The Course Faculty

• Dr Rosy Jalan, Consultant Radiologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust

• Dr Syed Babar, Consultant MSK Radiologist, Hammersmith Hospital, London

• Dr Muaaze Ahmad, Consultant Radiologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust

• Dr James Brown, Interventional Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, Mid Yorkshire Orthopaedic and Sports Injury Clinic

• Dr Morné Wolmarans, Consultant Anaesthetist, Norfolk and Norwich
  University Hospital

• Dr Otto Chan, Consultant Radiologist, London Independent Hospital

• Dr Sivadas Ganeshalingam, Consultant Radiologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust

• Dr Adrian Lim, Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

• Dr Simon Parrington, Consultant Anaesthetist, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill

Course Objectives

• This Course is essentially to introduce Podiatrists, Sports Physicians and GPs to US imaging techniques for evaluating foot and ankle disorders

• Learn to recognise normal foot and ankle anatomy and sonographic image appearance commonly associated with key pathologies, including trauma, arthritis, infection and bone and soft tissue neoplasms and ischemia

• Gain an understanding of ultrasound-guided foot and ankle injection techniques

• Practise hands-on ultrasound examination of Med Ankle, Lat Ankle, Midfoot, Forefoot and Achilles on ‘normal’ models during practical sessions

• A first step towards further MSK ultrasound training
   

About the Course

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

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

• Immediate post-lecture skills stations, facilitated by the Faculty, for supervised learning and practice on models and phantoms using a variety of widely used ultrasound scanning machines

• Attendees will be given web access to lecture slides

• Numbers are limited to ensure low attendee/tutor ratios in the skills stations

• Good knowledge of foot and ankle anatomy is assumed

• No knowledge of ultrasound techniques and knobology is assumed

If you require further information please call us: +44 (0)20 8123 0021 or email us