Diagnostic Imaging (Jul 2024)

Description

This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice / referral practice

Week 1

Radiation Physics and Safety

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Understand the properties of x-rays
Explain how an x-ray tube works
Explain how digital x-ray systems work
Explain the risks of working with radiation
Explain the principles of radiation protection and how this is implemented in veterinary practice

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

Pre-recorded tutorial with Ash = 50 minutes
Further reading = 60 minutes
Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 2

Radiographic Anatomy and Physiology in Small Animal Patients

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Understand the normal radiographic anatomy of the thorax
Understand the normal radiographic anatomy of the abdomen
Understand the normal radiographic anatomy of the spine
Understand the normal radiographic anatomy of the thoracic limb
Understand the normal radiographic anatomy of the pelvis and pelvic limbs

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

Pre-recorded tutorial with Ash = 50 minutes
Further reading = 60 minutes
Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 3

Radiographic Techniques (Positioning and Contrast Studies)

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Understand and implement the optimum positioning for thoracic radiographs
Understand and implement the optimum positioning for abdominal radiographs
Understand and implement the optimum positioning for spinal radiographs
Understand and implement the optimum positioning for pelvic
Understand and implement the optimum positioning for thoracic limb radiographs
Understand and implement the optimum positioning for pelvic limb radiographs
Explain specialised orthopaedic views (TTA / TPLO / stressed / flexed / extended)
Understand contrast media and its usage
Describe contrast and dynamic studies (IVU / retrograde urethrocystogram/angiography)

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

Pre-recorded tutorial with Ash = 60 minutes
Further reading = 60 minutes
Written assignment (retrograde urethrogram case scenario) = 30 minutes
Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 4

MRI and CT – Physics and Safety

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe the basic principles of how CT works
Describe the basic principles of how MRI works
Explain safety concerns when working with CT
Explain safety concerns when working with MRI
Compare differences between CT and MRI

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

Pre-recorded tutorial with Ash = 60 minutes
Further reading = 60 minutes
Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 5

MRI Techniques and Acquisition

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Understand how to position small animal patients for spinal imaging
Understand how to position small animal patients for brain imaging
Explain which sequences are commonly utilised in small animal imaging
Understand commonly seen MRI artefacts

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

Pre-recorded tutorial with Ash = 60 minutes
Further reading = 60 minutes
Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 6

CT Techniques and Acquisition

Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Understand how to position small animal patients for commonly performed CT studies (Spine / Thorax / Abdomen / Elbow)
Explain which reconstruction algorithms can be utilised and when
Understand commonly seen CT artefacts

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

Pre-recorded tutorial with Ash = 60 minutes
Further reading = 60 minutes
Written assignment (spinal fracture case scenario) = 30 minutes
Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

This course will be fully tutored by Ash Moors and will consist of 15 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 6 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.

All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference

3 reviews for Diagnostic Imaging (Jul 2024)

Rated 5 out of 5

Iga Sieraj – 29/08/2023

Amazing course with great resources. Very informative webinars, learned a lot!

Rated: Advanced level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)
Rated 5 out of 5

Marie Gannon – 11/08/2023

Excellent course. Intense and highly informative. By far the best I have done.

Rated: Advanced level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)
Rated 5 out of 5

Rachel Tretton – 10/08/2023

Really enjoyed the past 6 weeks. Thank you Ash!

Rated: Intermediate / Advanced Level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)

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Speaker

Ash Moors FdSc, GradDipVN, PGCertVedEd, FHEA, RVN
Radiographer, Royal Veterinary College

Ash graduated from the Royal Veterinary College with an FdSc in Veterinary Nursing in 2010, and worked in first opinion Practice in Dorset with access to low field MRI and digital radiography systems. He returned to the RVC in 2012, undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Clinical and Professional Veterinary Nursing whilst continuing to work in first opinion practice, choosing to undertake the surgical nursing and diagnostic imaging elective modules, which further developed his interest in radiography. During this period he built and coded a custom image storage system for the practice he worked at, allowing query and retrieval of digital imaging studies.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 15 hours of CPD.

A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the course. A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

AVNAT

Australia and New Zealand

The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 15 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 15 CPD points.

Information

Upon purchase you will be registered to attend the course, for 6 weeks from the start date. The course will consist of various interactive tasks and lessons, including quizzes, case studies, forum discussions and further reading material.

The course is fully tutored, with new material will be provided each Monday morning, but the onus will be on the individual delegate to ensure that all tasks are fully complete. The certificate will only be issued at the end of the course when all tasks have been accomplished. Fewer CPD hours will be awarded at the the end of the course if there are unfinished tasks or there has been no contribution to the discussion forum, for example

The course is fully flexible, and there are no weekly ‘deadlines’ – the lessons and tasks may be completed whenever is convenient for each delegate, and any live lessons with be recorded and made available later that same day. Furthermore, all the course material will be available for a further 2 weeks, to allow delegates the opportunity to catch up on missed lessons and tasks, or to take the opportunity to delve further into the suggested reading texts. Please note however, that the course will not be tutored by the speaker during these final two weeks, but the time spent will count towards your CPD hours

After 8 weeks, the course will be complete and there will be no further opportunity to gain the certificate or CPD hours, however, you will have unlimited lifetime access to the tutorials, further reading and quizzes for future reference. If you make any personal notes during the course using the ‘take notes’ app, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My CPD’

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Intermediate / Advanced’ level

All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!

The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:

Introduction
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course

Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course

Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice

Pawprints

You will earn 255 Pawprint Points (£25.50 website credit) when you purchase this course

Our loyalty scheme rewards you with 10% in website credit to spend on future courses. Choose pay with Pawprint Points during checkout.

Invoice My Practice

Invoice

Debit or credit card is the preferred payment method

Please ask your practice manager or accounts department to visit the website, register an account in their own name, and during checkout, complete the ‘delegate name’ and ‘delegate email’ sections with your personal details. We will then register you a personal account on your behalf, and transfer the course booking over to your new personal account. We will of course email you all the information you need to access this new account and your CPD course.

If you need an invoice and no other payment method is available to you, then please email [email protected] with all the following information:

Full name of delegate
Email address for delegate
Course(s) booking
Any discounts / promotions being redeemed
Practice name and address
Invoice address (eg Linnaeus, IVC Evidensia, Vets4Pets, Companion Care)
Practice code (eg Vet4Pets practices)
Booking / invoice reference (if required)
Email address to send the invoice (practice manager, accounts department or head office – not your own email address please)

Please note the following:

Invoices must be requested a minimum of 4-6 weeks prior to a course starting, to allow time for the payment to be received
Delegates will not be allowed access to any course without prior payment
An invoice will be emailed to the contact provided and the course booking will be reserved for 7 days, whilst payment via debit / credit card or BACS is arranged
There will be an administration fee of £2.50 +VAT per invoice generated. You may book multiple delegates / multiple courses on a single invoice to the same practice

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