Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal Distance Education
Key information
Beyond broken bones - Increase your diagnostic accuracy and confidence.
This comprehensive course will take your understanding of musculoskeletal imaging and pathology to a new level. Learn to refine the quality of your digital images and enhance your interpretation of radiographs of the appendicular and axial skeleton and joints.
Dogs, cats and exotics are all discussed with tutor -written notes, case studies, self-assessed quizzes and individual feedback enhancing the application of your learning. Make the most of the online forum to ask questions and share cases. Get to know your tutor and colleagues at the one-day face to face workshop. As well as conventional radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI will be introduced where appropriate.
The course assumes that you have some experience with radiography. Additionally, the course includes a self-paced introduction that will cover key pre-requisites.
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Improve your knowledge and expertise in the technical aspects of veterinary radiography that contribute to image formation
- Improve your radiologic expertise as it applies to radiography of musculoskeletal structures
- Increase your understanding of the comparative radiographic appearance of aggressive and benign bone disease
- Be able to evaluate radiographic changes that involve joints of the axial and appendicular skeleton
- Understand when advanced imaging studies such as CT and MRI are more useful than routine survey radiography
Modules
- The Appendicular Skeleton
- The Axial Skeleton
- The Joints
Course Delivery
This online course provides a robust educational package, tailored to enhance your expertise in veterinary musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging:
- Comprehensive Learning Materials: Gain access to extensive digital notes and high-quality images that cover a broad spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions.
- Interactive Learning Opportunities: Engage in self-assessed quizzes designed to test your knowledge and deepen your understanding of musculoskeletal imaging. Participate in active discussion forums where you can converse, debate, and share challenging cases with peers and tutors.
- Continuous Assessment: Complete case-based monthly assignments that focus on improving your technical and interpretative skills.
- Practical Application Workshop: Participate in a 1-day intensive online workshop where you will apply your theoretical knowledge to practical situations.
Diagnostic Imaging Program
This course is part of our year-long Diagnostic Imaging Program which has been broken down into 3 more manageable parts: Abdominal, Musculoskeletal and Thoracic Imaging.
Each is a discrete unit on its own but together they form a formidable Imaging educational program.
The other units are:
Thoracic Imaging with Belinda Hopper, commencing March 2025
Abdominal Imaging with Zoe Lenard, commencing September 2024
Workshop/s
Four online workshops throughout the course.
What is Distance Education?
Premium, intensive online veterinary CE
All CVE Distance Education (DE) programs are mentored by leading veterinary experts who will provide individual feedback and advice on completion of each monthly module. Each module may include written content, technique videos, self-reflections, quizzes and online submission of monthly assignments.
Maximise the opportunity to expand and consolidate your learning by participating in the tutor moderated group discussion forum and attending the optional 1-day workshop to put into practice the knowledge you have gained by working through case studies and technical skills.
Who should enrol?
This course is ideal for qualified veterinarians looking to expand their expertise in diagnostic imaging.
Tutor
Xander Huizing