A male doctor wearing a white lab coat examines a X Ray image in a medical facility. She is holding the scan up to the light while analyzing the details.

Develop your advanced MSK Practice skillset!


  • Designed specifically for institutions that want to offer the most up to date – In service training for their staff.

  • Fully integrated CPD course with an interactive LIVE component and OnDemand access after the course to consolidate your learning.

  • The course has been split into modular sections – Choose to access the course in 6 x 1 hourly sessions or 3 x 2 hourly sessions.

  • Group bookings receive additional support sessions to help review imaging request, and how to interpret key imaging report findings.

Topics

Session 1 – 2 hours:

  • Your cheat codes for requesting MRI and US scans – what is the best imaging modality for each condition.

  • Common Shoulder conditions seen in the MSK clinic

Session 2 – 2 hours:

  • Common Hand, wrist and Elbow conditions seen in the MSK clinic

  • Your guide to dealing with incidental findings, and suspicious lesions on diagnostic MRI scans.

Session 3 – 2 hours:

  • Common Spine conditions seen in the MSK clinic

  • Working up inflammatory back pain, radicular pain and disc conditions of the spine

  • Sports trauma - X-ray quiz

The course aimed at MSK (APP, FCP and MSK P) clinicians working in clinics that are reviewing diagnostic scans.

By the end of the course delegated will be able to:

The Work up: Learning objectives

  • Use the MSK playbook in clinic

  • Identify which patient’s needs imaging

  • Know how to get the scan that you want

  • Know what shows up on each imaging modality best (X-ray, MRI, Ultrasound & CT)

 

Imaging: Learning objectives

  • Learn to read common MRI scans and X-rays

  • Be able to walk your patient through the scan

  • Identify key signs on imaging

  • Show your patient what the report says

  • Learn how to deal with abnormal findings and how to explain these to your patient.

Evidence updates: Learning objectives

➡️ MSK playbook updates on non-surgical treatment options

➡️ Evidence updates on injection therapy, shockwave and rehab

➡️ Identify who needs further medical work up – (Bloods & Bone health Assessment)

Session 1 – Shoulder Module + Your cheat codes for MRI and US. Learn the indications and best scan to request for each condition

Session 1 - Common shoulder conditions in the MSK clinic

1.1 - The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on the frozen shoulder

1.2 – MRI of the shoulder – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

1.3 – MSK imaging series - (Frozen Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy/Tears, Slap/Labral Injuries, Osteoarthritis, Dislocations)

1.4 - The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on rotator cuff tears & tendinopathy

1.5 - The MSK playbook; Evidence updates on calcific tendinopathy

  • Ask the radiologist about your scan!

  • The round up: Questions & Answer’s

Session 2 – Hand, Wrist and Elbow Module + case examples of dealing with incidental findings, and suspicious lesions on diagnostic MRI scans.

A guide to the most common findings you will see in diagnostic reports: (bone marrow lesions, infections, metastasis, bone cancers and ref flags not to miss)

Tutorial: Learn to explain these abnormal findings to your patient's and what to do next!


Session 2 - Common Hand/ wrist and elbow conditions seen in the MSK clinic

  • Managing diagnostic reports - Plain film X-rays series

2.1 - The MSK playbook; treating tendinopathies shockwave, Steroid or PRP.

2.2 – MRI of the Elbow – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

3.3 – MSK imaging series - (Tennis elbow, Golfers elbow, Cubital tunnel syndrome, OA)

3.4 - The MSK playbook; Ultrasound work up for tennis elbow/ golfer’s elbow.


Module 3: Common hand and wrist conditions in the MSK clinic

3.1 – MRI of the Hand & Wrist – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

3.2 – MSK imaging series - (De quervians, OA, Scaphoid, TFCC, Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendinopathy, trigger finger, dupytrens)

3.4 - The MSK playbook; Working up hand arthritis.

3.5 - The MSK Playbook : Chondrocalcinosis

  • Ask the radiologist about your scan!

  • The round up: Questions & Answer’s

Session 3 – Spine module + Learn to read common MRI images and show your patient the key views from the scan!

4.1 – MRI of the spine – Live MRI tutorial to walk you through the key anatomy, how to identify common pathology and explain the scan to your patient!

4.2 - MSK imaging series – (Sports trauma, fractures, OA, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Sciatica, Disc disease)

4.3 - The MSK playbook; Back pain in the young athlete – Ankylosing Spondylitis

4.4 - The MSK playbook; Sciatica, radicular pain and radiculopathy

  • Ask the radiologist about your scan!

  • The round up: Questions & Answer’s

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