Summary
Suitable for: SHOs and registrars involved in emergency medicine, surgery, trauma, orthopaedics and critical care
A majority of patients attending Irish emergency departments have radiological investigations requested and interpreted by emergency medicine physicians prior to radiological reporting. Based on international data, up to 5% of such emergency imaging is subsequently given a discordant interpretation by a radiologist. The most commonly missed findings include fractures, dislocations, air-way space disease and pulmonary nodules.
Some of these patients require a change in their emergency management and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has established a best practice guideline for the management of radiological results in the emergency department.
This course offers you a chance to enhance your knowledge and improve your confidence in assessing urgent radiological imaging. A series of short, interactive workshops are delivered by a radiologist and an emergency medicine physician. The course focuses on providing and practicing techniques in assessing examples of abnormal imaging.
Topics covered include:
- The chest X-ray in the ED
- Abdominal imaging – the PFA, CT abdomen and CT KUB
- Cervical spine imaging
- Basic assessment of the CT brain (trauma, stroke)
- Upper and lower limb injuries