Description
Inflammatory and infectious diseases of the central nervous system constitute a relatively large group of brain and spinal cord disorders encountered in everyday practice. It is a group of diseases that require the prompt establishment of diagnosis and immediate management of the patient in order to improve prognosis. Timely recognition of subtle signs on imaging can be crucial for patient survival and overall quality of life. Going through real-time cases, the Fellow will be guided through a broad range of everyday and less common imaging findings, with the aim to consolidate their experience and build confidence in dealing with these more or less unusual imaging findings.
View the schedule and topics - full agenda here.
TMC Academy fellowships are held in a virtual classroom environment on Zoom. Participants are encouraged to engage in discussions making use of their camera and microphone in order to recreate the face-to-face experience.
Online sessions are recorded so that participants can review on their own time following the training.
In this small group environment among your peers, you are free to ask questions, make mistakes, and learn together with the support of the radiologist mentor.
This fellowship is organised by TMC Academy, an EACCME Trusted Provider.
Testimonials:
"The in-depth course content, invaluable resources, and incredible case collection provided by this course, coupled with the instructor's in-depth knowledge, organization, and impeccable teaching skills, are highly commendable. She simply knows how to get every participant engaged!”
Dr. Olusola Patrick Bello, Consultant Radiologist, Canada (Fellow, May 2022)
"“It was online fellowship, in detail and interactive. Very useful.”
Dr. S Gandhi, Radiologist, United Kingdom (Fellow, May 2022)
"Overall good concept. Jasmina Boban was very nice and knowledgeable. Good presentations and interesting cases.”
Dr. Anna Winklehner, Radiologist, Switzerland (Fellow, May 2022)
Learning objectives
- To become familiar with diverse imaging protocols used for diagnosing inflammation/ infection in the brain and spinal cord
- To learn when, why and how to image a patient with suspicious neuroinflammation/ neuroinfection
- To learn how to report MRI or CT studies in neuroinflammation and neuroinfection
- To understand basic and advanced mechanisms of inflammatory disorders in the brain and spinal cord (ADEM, NMOSD, MOGAD and other disorders)
- To become familiar with most common imaging presentations of neuroinfections (meningitis, encephalitis and myelitis of various geneses)
- To become able to recognize normal and abnormal imaging features and to avoid pitfalls
Programme will include
- Lectures on imaging protocols for neuroinflammation/neuro infection
- Individual case reading and interpretation on provided cases
- Group case discussion of the selected cases
- Plenty of time for Q&A with the radiologist mentor
- Access to presentation slides, session recordings, and other course materials
- Access to discussed cases prior to and after the fellowship
- Your own personal dashboard and course materials on TMCA online platform
- CME certificate of attendance
Level
Level II - General radiologist
This neuroimaging course is designed for levels II (4th-5th year radiology residents) and III (specialists in radiology and neuroradiology).
Group Discounts for Radiology Education
TMC Academy is happy to offer group discounts to support radiology education within hospitals or practices. Please email us at
academy.info@telemedicineclinic.com for details.
Technical requirements
The training platform runs entirely in the browser but the online PACS places a considerable load on the hardware and internet connection when viewing and loading cases.
Hardware |
Tablets * |
Minimum |
Recommended |
Memory (RAM): |
2 Gigabyte
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8 Gigabyte
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16 Gigabyte
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Processor (CPU):
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Dual core 1.85 Ghz
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Dual core 2 Ghz
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Quad core 2.5 Ghz
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Internet connection
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Minimum
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Recommended
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Speed:
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10 Mbps
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25 Mbps
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Software
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Tablets
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Desktop
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Browser:
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Safari *
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Chrome **
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* Tested with Safari on iPad 9.7 (2017), should also work on Android with Chrome. User interface not optimized for smaller screens. Large cases (more than 600 images) are not able to be opened on tablet or mobile devices due to memory constraints.
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** Firefox, Edge and Safari also work but might not provide an equally smooth experience. Internet Explorer is not supported.