Established in 2004 in the UK
CPD accredited, online courses for doctors in all of the major specialties

King's Advanced MSK MRI Course

Taking place, live and online on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March 2025

THURSDAY 20 MARCH 2025

09.30 - 10.00

MR Ankle and Foot Update

Dr Andreas Panayiotou

Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the Alpha Evresis Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus

10.00 - 10.40

MR Ankle and Foot: Interpreation and reporting

Dr Andreas Panayiotou

Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the Alpha Evresis Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus

10.40 - 11.00

BREAK

11.00 - 11.50

MR Ankle and Foot: Interpreation and reporting

Dr Andreas Panayiotou

Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the Alpha Evresis Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus

11.50 - 12.00

BREAK

12.00 - 13.15

MR Shoulder Update

Dr David Elias

Consultant MSK Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London

13.15 - 14.00

LUNCH

14.00 - 15.00

MR Shoulder Cases: Interpretation and reporting

Dr David Elias

Consultant MSK Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London

15.00 - 15.10

BREAK

15.10 – 15.30

MR Elbow Update

Dr Paul Sookur

Consultant Radiologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

15.30 – 17.00
inc. break

MR Elbow Cases: Interpretation and Reporting

Dr Paul Sookur

Consultant Radiologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

FRIDAY 21 MARCH 2025

09.30 - 10.00

MR Wrist and Hand Update

10.00 - 10.40

MR Wrist and Hand Cases: Interpretation and reporting

10.40 - 11.00

BREAK

11.00 - 11.50

MR Wrist and Hand Cases: Interpretation and reporting

11.50 - 12.00

BREAK

12.00 - 13.00

MR Knee Update

Dr Shayan Ahmed

Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

13.00 - 14.00

LUNCH

14.00 - 15.00

MR Knee Cases: Interpretation and reporting

Dr Shayan Ahmed

Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

15.00 - 15.10

BREAK

15.10 – 15.30

MR Hip Update

Dr Mohamed Elsayad

Consultant MSK Radiologist, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

15.30 – 17.00
inc. break

MR Hip Cases: Interpretation and Reporting

Dr Mohamed Elsayad

Consultant MSK Radiologist, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

The aim

By the end of the course, participants will have:

Our expert faculty, consisting of expert MSK Radiologists with years of experience in reporting, and disseminating skills and practical knowledge to peers from leading hospitals:

Course director

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Dr David Elias

Dr David Elias is a Consultant MSK Radiologist who has worked at King’s College Hospital, London, since 2001. He trained in radiology at the Royal London Hospital and then completed a one year fellowship programme in musculoskeletal imaging in Toronto, Canada. His interests include patellofemoral joint imaging (on which he has several peer reviewed publications), hand and wrist imaging and sports injury imaging.

Faculty members

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Dr Andreas Panayiotou

Andreas is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the Alpha Evresis Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus. Prior to this he was a senior specialist registrar at King’s College Hospital London subspecialising in Musculoskeletal and Paediatric Radiology.

During his time at King's he was an associate committee member at the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists, where he was involved in organising national trainee events as well as the development of national guidelines in musculoskeletal radiology.

He is actively involved in academia and medical education with several publications and has written book chapters. He has also lectured on several national and international courses

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Dr Paul Sookur

Paul is a consultant MSK radiologist at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, which is a tertiary referral orthopaedic centre for hand & wrist management and paediatric orthopaedics. He has 12 years experience as a consultant. Paul studied at UCL Medical School with an intercalated BSc in Physiology & Pharmacology. He held posts in medicine and obtained membership to the Royal College of Physicians prior to his radiology training at Barts and The London with a subspecialist fellowship year in musculoskeletal and trauma imaging.

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Dr Shayan Ahmed

Dr Shayan Ahmed is a Consultant Radiologist at Barts Health NHS Trust with a special interest in musculoskeletal and urological imaging.
Dr Ahmed graduated from Kings College London with a distinction in 2011 and went on to complete his core radiology specialist training in the East Anglia region encompassing hospitals in Cambridge, Essex and Bedfordshire. He undertook higher subspecialty training in musculoskeletal and trauma imaging at two internationally renowned institutions – The Royal National Orthopadic Hospital and Kings College Hospital.
Dr Ahmed regularly teaches on musculoskeletal radiology courses, has presented at international conferences and is actively involved in organising national radiology educational events.

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Dr Mo Elsayad

Dr Mohamed Elsayad is a consultant radiologist with a special interest in Musculoskeletal imaging, ultrasound-guided injections and cross-sectional body imaging.

In his current role as a consultant, he has developed an interest in pelvic imaging including Colorectal, Gynaecological & Multiparametric prostate MRI imaging. He is a core member of these Multi-Disciplinary Meetings.

He has established and led the introduction of Microbubble Contrast Ultrasound in the liver and renal imaging.

Dr Elsayad has a Specialist Ultrasound Masters degree, including the abdomen, Pelvis, MSK, Vascular, Gynae, small parts & lumps and bumps.

He teaches many national and local radiology courses. He is passionate about teaching junior doctors and is working with GP partners, clinicians & all Radiology teams to deliver an outstanding service to all patients.

Dr Elsayad plays tennis, loves swimming and enjoys travelling and listening to audiobooks on psychology and human behaviours.

Comments from attendees of the most recent King's MSK MRI courses

  • Nice cases. Professional speakers. Good presentation formats.
  • Content, interactive, recordings
  • the whole course, very useful
  • Lots of interesting cases to go through, presentations, interaction
  • Excellent cases Good interactive session Nice content
  • Well structured, stuck to timing, opportunity to ask questions
  • Online course, excellent PACS and excellent coverage of cases
  • Easily accessible.
  • Quality of speakers. Lecture followed by case. Good discussion on findings. non itimidating
  • The enthusiasm of the team, quality of the contents, the relaxed format
  • The review of the anatomy before the actual cases The number of cases presented and the pace which it was presented.
  • The case variation, easy to the point presentations and being online
  • Lectures, case examples and going through cases live while pointing out pathology and anatomy
  • Interaction with presenters , very good number of cases, interactive analyses of cases
  • Topic, Delivery and Quiz
  • 1/Quick overview of the topic then straight into the cases 2/ Presenters kept moving and not bogged down by (silly) questions 3/ SLIDO word salad is brilliant
  • Case discussion
  • Truely excellent case collections and prepared lectures. Good IT solution.
  • No travel / hotel costs! No need to be away from home.
  • Good coverage of material, good cases, engaging speakers
  • Shoulder, elbow and my own coffee machine
  • Slido was very useful, good knowledgeable presenters and very responsive
  • Quick fire showing of cases. Friendly faculty Recorded
  • The knowledge and expertise of the presenters. 2. Being challenged to view/interpret MRI in the case studies. 3. Range of case studies available.
  • The ease of reviewing images and interaction with the speakers was excellent
  • Clear explanation, coverage of the topic and interactive sessions.
  • Covered the major areas I was in need of brushing up on. Will be good to have access to the cases for post course to go through pathology at my own speed.
  • Fantastic course, very high standard
  • DICOM, presentation, cases
  • Ease of use and communication
  • good cases, excellent explanations and from basics approach (anatomy, sequences, reporting template etc)
  • The quality of the cases.
  • It was very well supported from an IT point of view. The quality of the speakers.
  • lots of case variety. interaction from presenters. good depth of content.
  • 1.Provided a fantastic summary of all the major joints 2.Very interactive 3. All the lectures and other staff members of the course are very helpful.
  • Well organised.
  • Interactive case-based style. High standard of speakers
    Really useful in reporting MSK MRI
  • Improved my clinical practice
  • Very useful tips and take-home messages which I will be applying in my reports and clinical practice.
  • has given me more confidence as i move towards looking for a consultant post. Identified a few areas of weakness which i can work on (elbow imaging predominantly)
  • A lot, I find myself more confident for future reporting
  • Has provided more than enough information to help me report mri studies, that I have limited experience in e.g. hip and elbow.
  • Plenty of pathology, Questions were always answered
Computer monitor displaying DICOM images

Access to cases for our imaging events

Our imaging courses are very much an interactive experience. Presentations are kept to the minimum and then you'll be into the fully featured cloud based DICOM viewer, looking at cases, feeding back your findings using our interactive tools. You'll get immediate feedback and learning points from our expert faculty member.

DICOM viewer
DICOM viewer
POSTDICOM Logo
Sample the DICOM viewer here. A window will load below the buttons (best demonstrated on a computer rather than mobile device)

Frequently asked questions

We will contact you by email one week before the course takes place with all the necessary links and joining information.

We will re-send the links the day before the course.

If you have not received an email from us please contact us at webinars@infomedltd.co.uk and we will respond ASAP.

NO. Infomed shall provide you, upon registration a link to stream the course within your web browser, or you can download a small application to run it as a separate window on your computer. If you would prefer a mobile device, we shall also include a link download an app from the Play Store/App Store.

YES! It is very much encouraged. There will be Q&A sessions chaired by Infomed. You can type your questions in the ‘chat’ facility and they will be put to the speakers.

You can find your catch-up in your account page.

At the end of the catch-up page you will find a link to the feedback form, which will generate your CPD certificate when you submit your feedback.

If the catch-up is not visible in your account, please contact us and we will amend your account ASAP.

Using the short videos below, we shall guide you through the process of joining a meeting using Webex.

If joining from your own computer

If you are connecting from your own device then it is likely that you will be able to join via the Webex application.

If joining from a trust/institution computer

However, if you are using a computer that is owned and restricted by your trust, then you may find it easier to join via your web browser. Please see the second video for guidance on this process.

Joining Webex using the application on your PC or Mac

Joining Webex using your web browser

Using the short videos below, we shall guide you through the process of opening the PACS and then on to opening, manipulating, and closing a case.

You are welcome to access our demo case set below

View demo cases here
Password: INFOMED

Accessing the database and cases on PACS​

Advanced features of PACS​

When you connect to a course you should see some introductory slides and hear music.

If you cannot hear any music please check you are connected to the audio.

At the bottom of the webex meeting you may see a button that says “Connect to audio”.

Click this and then select “Use computer for audio” in the pop-up box.

If you have connected by a browser you may need to give your browser access to your microphone in order to connect to the audio.

Click the padlock in the top left of your browser and make sure microphone access is allowed

If this does not resolve your issue please email us or call us on 0204 520 5081

To join an Infomed Online course you simply need an internet connection and a browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari).

You can also connect from a mobile device: Download the Webex Meetings app from your App Store.

To join a course with a smooth experience, your internet connection must be stable, not connected to a VPN and at least 20Mbps download.

Below you can use the tool to run an internet speed test.

You must test from:

  • — the location that you intend the see the course from;
  • — withing the location, if using Wi-Fi, the room or department area that you intend to view the course from to ensure a good signal
  • — if connecting from home, a computer that is not connected to a workplace VPN

Internet Speed Test

Please test your connection speed at www.fast.com

To join a course with a smooth experience, your internet connection must be stable, not connected to a VPN and at least 20Mbps download.

MRI of a knee

Course fee

Early bookers rate: £355
(until 31 December 2024)

Normal fee: £385

Fees include VAT

How to attend this course

This course is hosted online using Teams or Webex. We shall provide you with a joining link and instructions one week before the course begins.

In the meantime, you can checkout our tutorials below. On the course day, we also provide full support and giudance by chat, email and telephone.

How to join a course
How to open and use the DICOM cases