Imaging in the ICU 2026
What the Intensivist needs to know
Suitable for helping you pass the FICM or EDIC exam
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- Designed for Consultant and Senior Trainee Anaesthetists and Intensivists looking to improve their image interpretation skills in clinical practice.
- Format: Interactive lectures followed with case scenarios, discussion and Q&A
- CPD: 12 credits with certificate in accordance with the CPD Scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), UK.
30 minutes
Introduction to CT
Dr Monica Arora
Consultant Radiologist, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Basic CT principles
- Tools for interpretation
- The ‘language’
- Answering the clinical question
Head and spine
75 minutes
Acute Non-Traumatic CT Head
Dr Luke Dixon
Consultant Neuroradiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Normal variants
- CVA – timing of pathological changes
- When is it safe to LP?
- Role of perfusion CT
Wednesday 18 March 2026
75 minutes
Trauma CT Head
Dr Bernadine Quirk
Consultant Neuroradiologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen's Square, London
- Cranial vault and cranial base fractures
- Intracranial extra-axial injury
- Subarachnoid and intraventricular haemorrhage
- Cerebral contusion
- Brain herniation
CHEST
30 minutes
Lecture: Chest Radiology
Dr Emma Helm
Consultant Radiologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Key anatomy
- Synergism of CXR, USS and CT in chest diseases
- Systematic approach to interpretation
- Misplaced lines and tubes
90 minutes
Cases: CT Chest
Dr Emma Helm
Consultant Radiologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Key anatomy
- Synergism of CXR, USS and CT in chest diseases
- Systematic approach to interpretation
- Misplaced lines and tubes
Thursday 19 March 2026
CHEST
110 minutes
CT Chest cases
Dr Lucia Chen
Consultant Radiologist, King’s College Hospital, London
- CT signs and patterns in pulmonary infection
- Mimics of pulmonary infections
- Tips, tricks and pitfalls in CT interpretation
- Common ancillary CT findings in pulmonary infection
60 minutes
Cases: CXR [compared to CT, US]
Dr Jan Brozik
Consultant Thoracic Radiologist,
Glenfield Hospital, University Hospital Leicester
- Collapse
- Heart failure
- Pleural effusions/empyema/Hx
- Px/tension Px
- Supine CXR: Supine CXR vs. Erect
- Lines and nodules, Life threatening problems
- Supine PTx
- Consolidation
- ARDS vs pulmonary oedema
ABDO
30 minutes
Lecture: Abdominal Radiology
Dr Varsha Halai
Consultant Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist, King’s College Hospital, London
- Key anatomy
- DD of gallstones/cholecystitis
- Renal tract
- Renal calculi – investigations
- AAA – stable/rupture
- Ovarian cysts and masses
- Uterus fibroids
30 minutes
Cases: Abdominal X-Ray
Dr Varsha Halai
Consultant Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist, King’s College Hospital, London
- Renal calculi
- Bowel obstruction/volvulus
- Faecal loading
- Bowel oedema and ascites
80 minutes
Cases: CT Abdomen
Dr Priyan Tantrige
Consultant Radiologist, King’s College Hospital, London
- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic trauma
- Splenic trauma
- Injuries to the urinary system and retroperitoneum
- Vascular injuries
- Bowel and mesenteric injury (the seat belt injury)
- Infections
- Air in the wall
- Abscesses/collections/ascites
- Renal calculi
- Renal problems
- Pancreatitis
50 minutes
Lung Ultrasound in the critically ill
Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley
Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
- When to use it
- Long COVID
- Diagnosis of Acute respiratory failure - the Blue Protocol
- Using US in lung monitoring
- Complexities, benefits, and limitations
The aim
- To provide attendees with a practical, stimulating and comprehensive update on the best use of imaging in the assessment of the critically ill patient
- Help attendees understand how radiological investigations can best be used to assist in the management of critically ill patients (covering head and spine, chest, abdomen)
- Interpret radiological investigations performed on critically ill patients to acquire a systematic approach to image interpretation
- Understand what not to miss and why, including life threatening problems, and common errors to avoid
- Know what investigation to ask from the Radiologists and when to ask for help
- Understand the key guidelines and protocols
- Understand the roles, advantages and disadvantages of modalities, such as X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT and MRI
By the end of the course, participants will have:
- A comprehensive understanding of best imaging interpretation and reporting practice in intensive care
- Improved imaging interpretation skills
- Greater confidence in their advanced practice
- Identified skills and knowledge gaps relevant to their practice, and clear ways by which these can be addressed.
- Broader understanding of imaging practices and guidelines
Course director
Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley
Justin Kirk-Bayley is a Consultant Intensivist & Anaesthetist in Guildford with a significant interest in critical care imaging. His area of expertise is in point of care ultrasound. He runs an ultrasound training fellowship that also teaches general imaging with radiologists, and believes that understanding imaging, and also what constitutes the best image to acquire, is the key to optimal critical care management.
Our expert faculty, consisting of experts with years of experience in reporting, and disseminating skills and practical knowledge to peers from leading hospitals:
Faculty members
Dr Imran Lasker
Consultant Radiologist, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Lasker completed his medical training at University College London and undertook his Radiology training in London. He was awarded the “Imperial Teaching Hero award” for his work on establishing regular radiology lectures for Imperial undergraduates. He has also contributed to teaching materials on the, commonly known as E-RITI, an online teaching resource endorsed by the Royal College Of Radiologists.
Imran is a passionate educator and is a prolific lecturer at multiple events. He is a keen social media user and can often be found tweeting at @DocLasker
Dr Luke Dixon
Consultant Neuroradiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Luke is an academic neuroradiologist working at Imperial College healthcare NHS trust currently undertaking a PhD in neuro-oncological imaging.
Dr Maureen Dumba
Consultant Neuroradiologist National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
Maureen undertook general radiology training and a subspeciality neuroradiology fellowship at St Mary’s, Hammersmith and Charing Cross hospitals, London.
Maureen was appointed consultant diagnostic neuroradiologist at the Neuroradiologist at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, in 2021.
She is a very keen lecturer and apart from regular departmental sessions with both, neuroradiology fellows and other specialties such as neurologists and anaesthetists, she is regularly invited to speak at national and international courses, including the European Society of Radiology and the European Society of Emergency Radiology.
She has recently been invited to join the RCR’s iRefer Review Expert Panel for neuroradiology guidelines.
She firmly believes that, for the next generation of radiologists, it is important to outreach to all specialties and she is enthusiastic about mentoring and outreach programmes.
Dr David Doig
Consultant Neuoradiologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
David Doig is a consultant at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust where he is one of the radiologists responsible for the spine oncology multildisciplinary meeting.
He has degrees in clinical neuroscience and medicine from the University of Glasgow, and trained in general medicine and then general radiology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. He also holds a research degree from University College London, and completed a dedicated neuroradiology fellowship in London in 2019.
He is a member of the British Society of Neuroradiology Training & Education Subcomittee, and teaches on the UCL advanced neuroimaging and stroke MSc courses.
Dr Emma Helm
Consultant Radiologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Dr Sa Tran
Consultant Radiologist, King's Coilege Hospital, London
Dr Jan Brozik
Consultant Radiologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Dr Jan Brozik, PhD. is a consultant thoracic radiologist working at the Glenfield Hospital, University hospitals of Leicester. His clinical interests are interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, non vascular thoracic interventions and imaging of critically ill. He has been awarded PhD for thesis on pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung disease. He is a college tutor for Radiology department at UHL.
Dr Khalid Ballal
Consultant Radiologist, King's Coilege Hospital, London
Dr Husam Wassati
Consultant Radiologist, King's College Hospital, London
Comments from past delegates
Confidence in radiological aspects of ICU, better use of windowing and different planes of view, improve my interpretation of CT scan in ITU
Improves my overall interpretation skills in ICU-related imaging
I made a resolution to learn lung ultrasound, much more confidence with complex imaging. Better use of imaging, high impact in my case
At home and not have to travel in the rain to a remote city somewhere in the UK
All the content was useful. Thank you
Well-pitched with knowledgeable faculty and excellent streaming
I enjoyed the platform, and ability to attend from home which makes these things far more accessible for everyone
I felt this course was a great refresher and way to improve knowledge
The content, the support, and the image quality were really good
Very good speakers and a wide range of radiology
Glad to say that IT set up, and Infomed support, made it possible to attend from home with no problems
Very good that we were able to use online controls to view images concurrently with the lecturers
Good to do this from home, sitting in my own comfortable chair and also have the catch-up version to view again later
It really made me a lot more confident of opening the CT images
Provided me with a better structure in imaging review on ITU and a more precise understanding of images, especially CT
Really good faculty, clear images, excellent explanations, able to look back in catch-up at a later stage
I will be more confident now in interpreting 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 on-demand service period too.
Sample the DICOM viewer here. A window will load below the buttons (best demonstrated on a computer rather than mobile device)
How to attend this course
When you book an on-demand course, you will receive a confirmation email with step-by-step instructions on how to access the course and view the associated cases on PACS.
For full guidance, you can watch our tutorial below. If you are still unsure about anything, just send us an email or give us a call — we are always happy to help.
Frequently asked questions
When will I receive my course login?
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.
Will I need any special software to partake?
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.
Can I interact with the speakers?
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.
How I do access my catch-up & CPD certificate?
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.
How to connect to a live online course
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
Accessing the PACS
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
I've connected to a course but can't hear anything
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
What do I need to join a course?
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
When will the on-demand catch-up be ready?
We aim to make the on-demand catch-up service available to you as quickly as possible.
The recordings will go through editing and then they will be placed on to our e-learning platform. This usually take around 3 working days.
Once they are available, we’ll write to you with the direct link and instructions
You’ll then see the sessions waiting for you on your account. You’ll then have 90 days of access.
Speed test
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Course fee
£295
Fees includes VAT
What's included
- 120 days of access to the on-demand version of the course with unlimited playback
- Full access and control to the DICOM cases
- CPD Certificate of attendance with 12 CPD points
- Opportunity to submit questions directly to the faculty
- Lots of cases to review and interpret