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Neuroradiology Focus on Skull base and Spine​

Taking place online and live on Tuesday 15 October 2024

  • Enhance your neuroradiology skills with a 1-day focused imaging update course covering key topics in cranial nerves, skull base and neuro-specific spinal imaging
  • Designed for consultant general radiologists and senior trainee neuroradiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons wishing to enhance their neuroradiology image interpretation
  • Format: Very short interactive presentations, followed by cases on PACS with discussion and Q&A
  • CPD: 7 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD Scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists

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09.40 – 10:30

Insights into Cranial nerves part 1: Cranial nerves 1- 6

Dr Chandrashekar Hoskote

Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London

  • Anatomy, function and common pathology

10.30 – 10.35

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10.35 – 11.20

Insights into Cranial nerves part 2: 7- 12

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Dr Ata Siddiqui

Consultant Neuroradiologist, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Anatomy, function and common pathology

11.25 – 11.50

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11.50 – 12.40

Diseases of the skull base

Dr Dermot Mallon

Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London

  • Tumour and non-tumour pathology

12.40 – 13.20

LUNCH

13.20 – 14.10

Spinal disease – non-tumour

Dr Naomi Sibtain

Consultant Diagnostic Neuroradiologist, Clinical Lead of Neuroradiology, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Demyelinatingon, inflammatory, granulomatous/infective,on and , ischaemic pathologies

14.10 – 14.15

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14.15 – 15.05

Spinal disease – tumours

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Dr David Doig

Consultant radiologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Common extra-dural, extra-medullary/intradural, medullary tumours

15.05 – 15.25

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15.25 – 16.15

Spinal disease – vascular

  • Vascular malformations, spontaneous intracranial hypotension

16.15 – 16.20

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16.20 – 17.00

Incidental brain and spine findings

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Dr Maureen Dumba

Consultant Neuoradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London

  • Common incidental findings with tips on how to report them, troubleshooting indeterminate pathology
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Who should attend

  • Consultant radiologists
  • Senior trainee neuroradiologists
  • Neurologists
  • Neurosurgeons

Designed for consultant general radiologists and senior trainee neuroradiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons wishing to enhance their neuroradiology image interpretation

The aim

To provide a comprehensive course with a practical approach that focuses primarily on imaging covering key topics in cranial nerves, skull base and neuro spine imaging.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the delegate will have:
  • Learn pearls and avoid common pitfalls when interpreting neuroradiology studies of the skull base, and spine
  • Develop confidence interpreting brain, cranial nerve, skull base and spine imaging.
  • Increase your knowledge of brain, skull base and spine pathology alongside their correlating image appearances
  • Increase your confidence interpreting and reporting more complex neuroradiology imaging that is become more frequent in your daily reporting work load.
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Course director

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Dr Maureen Dumba

Consultant Diagnostic Neuroradiologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Dr Dumba was appointed as a consultant diagnostic neuroradiologist at NHNN in 2021 following general radiology training and a subspeciality neuroradiology fellowship at Imperial (St Mary’s, Hammersmith and Charing Cross hospitals, London). Having trained at a leading neurosciences centre, she has experience in all aspects of neuroimaging, including advanced.

Faculty members

Dr David Doig

Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Dr Dermot Mallon

Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Dr Naomi Sibtain

Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

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Dr Ata Siddiqui

Consultant Neuroradiologist, King's College Hospital

Dr Chandrashekar Hoskote

Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

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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.

  • Attendance of the course includes access to the database of cases associated to this event on our server at PostDICOM.
  • Full access to each case with a full toolset to open, view and manipulate each case alongside the faculty but on your own screen!
  • You will maintain your access to the resource throughout your 60 day catch-service period too.
DICOM viewer
DICOM viewer
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Sample the DICOM viewer here. A window will load below the buttons (best demonstrated on a computer rather than mobile device)
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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.

 

Course fees

Early bookers discount (until 2 July 2024): £195 inc VAT

Standard fees: £225 inc VAT

  • Live access
  • Fee includes 90 days of access with unlimited playback during this time.
  • Full access and control to the DICOM cases
  • CPD Certificate of attendance upon completion with 7 CPD points
  • Opportunity to interact, ask questions directly to the faculty.
  • Lots of cases to review and interpret
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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
Sample the DICOM viewer

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