Beyond Red Dot…!
Recognising and Commenting on
Musculoskeletal Trauma
Saturday & Sunday
May 15th & 16th 2010
Galway University Hospital
To register e-mail or phone: helen.calvey@hse.ie at 091 544318
Course Outline:
An intensive 2-day course designed to assist radiographers and other healthcare professionals in both recognizing and commenting on musculoskeletal trauma radiographs.
This course will enable participants to develop appropriate skills to discern between normal and abnormal trauma radiographic appearances and enhance their ability to effectively communicate findings.
Delivered by Advanced Reporting Radiographer Practitioners and experienced Radiography Lecturers from Bradford University, this course is designed to provide many opportunities for participants to test their ability to recognize and comment on trauma.
Proposed timetable:
| | Saturday May 15th | Sunday May 16th |
| Time | Title | Title |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Registration / Coffee/Introduction | Day 1 Refresher |
| 9.30 – 10.30 | Mechanisims of Injury | Acute Chest |
| 10.00 – 11.00 | Terminology Trial | Acute Abdomen |
| | | |
| Short Break |
| 11.25-11.45 | Quiz | Workshop 5 (Elbow/Knee) |
| 11.45 – 12.35 | Skull & Facial Bones | Workshop 6 (Elbow/Knee) |
| LUNCH |
| 13.30 – 14.15 | Work Shop 1 ( H&W/F & A) | Workshop 7 (Pelvis/Hip) |
| 14.15 – 15.00 | Work Shop 2 (H&W/F & A) | Workshop 8 (Pelvis/Hip) |
| Short Break |
| 15.25-16.10 | Workshop 3 (Shoulder/Spine) | Foreign Bodies |
| 16.10-16.55 | Workshop 4 (Shoulder/Spine) | How to use skills in the future |
| 16.55-17.00 | Instruction for the next day | Quiz and Feedback |
