26 SYNERGY NEWS DECEMBER 2013 www.sor.org Short Courses & Study Days


To advertise, please visit www.sor.org/short-courses-study-days. The cost is £125 (including VAT) per 100 words for inclusion in one issue, which includes a listing on the sor.org website. Regional committees of the SCoR will not be charged, nor will organisers of study days costing £50 or less per day. Display advertisements are available at normal rates, please contact Rob Aspin on 01795 542410 or email ads@synergymagazine.co.uk.


INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN COLORECTAL IMAGING – CTC 7 December, Peterborough City Hospital A study morning (9am -1pm) for advanced practitioners and other radiographers with an interest in CT colonography. Peterborough City Hospital has operated a radiographer led CTC service for over five years. Seven advanced GI practitioners are now reporting CTC examinations. The study morning will include 1) Service requirements. 2) Critical


parameters to achieve a diagnostic study 3) Radiographer reporting and 4) Image review with pathology. The study morning has endorsement by the College of


Radiographers for Cpd Now. Cost: £50. For more information, contact email stephen.wilson@pbh-tr.nhs.uk or 01733673525.


7TH ANNUAL RAPIDOLOGY CT STUDY DAY 18 January, Royal Free London NHS FT The annual Rapidology CT study day is back with an exciting programme of world class speakers.


Topics include PET CT, CT enterography, cardiac CT, CT pulmonary nodule update, post liver transplant CT, CT in acute pancreatitis, CT of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Each lecturer will go through techniques and pathological appearances. Cost: £90. Hot Indian lunch and refreshments included. Accredited


by the College of Radiographers for CPD Now. For application form and full programme go to www.rapidology.co.uk/CT.aspx.


RED DOT STUDY DAY 1 February (all day), The Hilton Hotel Leeds An interactive study day aimed at junior radiographers and final year radiography students, or anyone wishing to consolidate their existing musculoskeletal radiology knowledge. The course introduces basic plain radiograph pattern recognition. The study day will concentrate on trauma and by the end of the day the delegate should be able to assess a plain radiograph of the upper limb, lower limb, pelvis and spine for signs of trauma. Normal radiographic anatomy and physiology will be discussed whilst normal variants and common pitfalls will be considered. Cost: £50, includes lunch and refreshments. For further information, contact enquiries@ukradiologyeducation.co.uk or book online at www.ukradiologyeducation.co.uk


Midlands Regional Meetings


Important Dates 2013 / 2014 Venue: The Barn (Beefeater/Premier Inn) Stratford


Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull B94 6NX (unless stated otherwise)


Meeting start at 10.00 for networking, 10.30 for meeting/ training. 4.00pm finish (Except ADC & AGM)


11/12/13 Midlands Regional Meeting 21/01/14 Executive Members Away Day 28/01/14 Industrial Relation Rep Training - topic TBC 11/03/14 Midlands Regional Committee Meeting 6-8/04/14 April ADC 2014 Leeds 22/05/14 Health and Safety Training 02/06/14 Learning Rep Training 10/06/14 Midlands Regional Committee Meeting 04/09/14 Midlands Regional Committee Meeting 09/10/14 Health and Safety Training 14/10/14 Industrial Relation Rep Training TBC


09/12/14 Midlands Regional Meeting


IMAGE GUIDED & INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE COURSE 6-8 February, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust A three day course designed to help clinicians, physicists and radiographers develop programmes for the clinical implementation of image guided and intensity modulated radiotherapy. In 2013 it was awarded 19 RCR category I CPD credits from the


Royal College of Radiologists and 20 CPD credits from the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics. The curriculum covers many practical aspects and includes hands-on


practical outlining sessions, QA and Dosimetry. Cost: £500. For further information, contact sandra.poku@rmh.nhs.uk or 02078082501 or visit www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/education/other/ pages/2014-igimrt.aspx.


INTRA-ORBITAL FOREIGN BODY (IOFB) REPORTING STUDY DAY 17 March (all day), University of the West of England This CPD Now accredited course aims to enhance imaging service provision by equipping radiographers with the skills required to interpret orbital x-rays as part of the MRI screening process. Topics include anatomy of the orbit and skull; IOFB safety; schemes


of work; IRMER guidelines for requesting/ interpreting IOFB x-rays; film interpretation.


Midlands Region Study Day at the National Motor Cycle Museum


Cost £145 which includes lunch, refreshments, course notes, log- book and a certificate of attendance. For further information please contact: HAS.StudyDays@UWE.ac.uk or 01173281137.


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