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Robin Talbot, Gill Marshall and Nicky Mills (Bracco Ultrasound Product Manager) (in spotted scarf) with delegates
University hosts high profile Sonography CPD event
On Tuesday 2 November, at the Lancaster campus, the university hosted a prestigious symposium attended by sonographers, radiographers, radiologists and physicists, covering a variety of topics pertinent to Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS).
The day was fully sponsored by Milan-based pharmaceuticals company, Bracco UK, with whom the Faculty of Health & Wellbeing is hoping to develop even stronger strategic links. Bracco UK currently supports the university via undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the area of contrast agent and works closely with Professor Gill Marshall around developing research capacity at the university with a view to funding opportunities.
Entitled “A Sonographer’s Perspective on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)” the morning session of the event was chaired by Professor Marshall, and opened with two presentations on microbubble contrast agents and their behaviour, given by Scott Couper of Bracco UK and Dr Tony Evans, Senior Lecturer in Physics of Leeds University.
Dr Jon Berry, Consultant Radiologist with North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, then gave the delegates an overview of CEUS, outlining guidelines, practical points and safety. This was followed by an insight into CEUS in the liver from Jane Smith, Consultant Practitioner at St James University Hospital in Leeds.
The afternoon session was chaired by Nicky Mills, Ultrasound Business Manager with Bracco UK, and looked in depth at five case studies illustrating both how CEUS works and also barriers to its success. Presenters were John Bayliss, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary; Cathy Raeside, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock; Jackie Chambers, Nottingham University Hospitals; Peter Cantin, Derriford Hospital; and Ben Stenberg, Freeman Hospital.
The final afternoon session looked at overcoming hurdles and setting up a service and was delivered by Matthew Ragel, University Hospital Aintree. An open forum panel discussion, chaired by Dr Jon Berry rounded off this well-attended event.
Professor Marshall was delighted with the outcome of the day. She said: “The study day evaluated extremely well and all those present said they had learnt a great deal. As a result we are intending to repeat the day in other locations. On the next occasion we will try to encourage more radiologists to attend, as well as sonographers, because the main finding of the day, regarding setting up a successful sonography-led, contrast-enhanced ultrasound service, was that a collaborative team approach was needed between radiologists and sonographers.”
The day was acknowledged by both The Royal College of Radiologists and the College of Radiographers as CPD credit bearing and around 50 senior staff from around the UK took part, making it a very high profile event for the university.
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