1.
IMAGE
INTERPRETATION
FOLLOWING
TRAUMA
SYDNEY
4-­‐5
JULY
Venue
to
be
confirmed
Workshops
-­‐ Interpretation
of
upper
and
lower
limb
Duration
-­‐ Two
consecutive
days
8.30am-­‐
5.00pm
Why
come
Medical
image
interpretation
is
a
complex
clinical
skill,
supported
by
a
broad
knowledge
base.
Radiologists
are
considered
the
‘gold
standard’,
however,
x-­‐ray
interpretation
is
also
done
by
a
wide
range
of
health
care
professionals
including
Emergency
Doctors,
Junior
Doctors,
Radiographers,
Physiotherapists
and
Nurses.
In
response
to
growing
demands
on
emergency
care
services
globally,
a
broader
range
of
healthcare
professionals
can
positively
contribute
to
patient
management
by
enhancing
their
image
interpretation
skills.
Research
in
this
field
has
acknowledged
that
healthcare
professionals
that
receive
targeted
image
interpretation
education
enhance
their
ability
to
detect
and
describe
abnormalities
in
the
trauma
environment.
Objectives
-­‐ Enhance
ability
to
identify
normal
and
abnormal
radiographic
appearances
-­‐ Develop
skills
to
accurately
describe
abnormal
radiographic
appearances
-­‐ Identify
and
avoid
common
interpretation
pitfalls
-­‐ Enable
health
care
professionals
to
provide
an
accurate
opinion
on
trauma
radiographs
Format
-­‐ Interactive
workshops
with
short
lectures,
group
activities,
small
group
facilitated
discussions
and
practice
of
skills.

2. -­‐ Brief
interactive
tutorials
will
provide
the
focus
for
small
group
sessions
in
which
participants
are
able
to
share
experience
and
pool
knowledge.
-­‐ Case
studies
will
be
used
to
enable
participants
to
analyse
and
practice
their
own
skills.
-­‐ The
format
has
been
carefully
structured
to
enable
a
mix
of
lectures,
discussion,
practice
and
evaluation.
-­‐ Image
review
is
on
high
definition
tablet
devices.
Topics
covered
include:
-­‐
Common
pathology,
normal
variants
and
considerations
in
paediatric
radiography
-­‐
Common
pitfalls
in
interpretation
Trainers
-­‐ All
Egg
Cup
trainers
are
senior
clinical
radiographers
with
postgraduate
training
in
image
interpretation
and
experience
in
clinical
education
and
facilitation.
-­‐ They
are
highly
skilled
at
assisting
participants
to
achieve
their
own
and
the
workshop’s
objectives.
The
workshops
are
highly
interactive
with
a
minimum
of
2
facilitators
per
workshop.
Continuing
professional
development
(CPD)
-­‐
Every
registrant
will
receive
a
certificate
of
attendance.
Outcomes
-­‐
Identify
normal
and
abnormal
appearances
of
trauma
radiographs
-­‐
Enhance
patient
management
by
accurately
describing
abnormal
appearances
-­‐
Avoid
common
pitfalls
in
interpretation
-­‐
Learn
to
immediately
apply
practical
skills
in
the
workplace
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THE
WORKSHOP