Description
This Online Fellowship is designed for radiologists who would like to become more confident when reporting CT and MRI of the brain in dementia.
The course includes an overview of the classification of dementia disorders, diagnostic findings on CT and MRI and training to provide a structured report with a clinically relevant conclusion.
Each session will start with a lecture. After the lecture you will be challenged with practicing on real-life anonymised key cases from the TMC Academy teaching file. Reporting templates including recognized standardized rating scales will be used to help write adequate reports.
The individual case readings will be followed by mentor's interpretations, questions and comments, along with a group discussion.
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.
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:
"Elna-Marie's in-depth knowledge of the subject, organization, and impeccable teaching skills are beyond commendable. She simply makes it look easy! And, this is unarguably one of the best courses for anyone wanting to have an excellent overview of dementia."
Dr. Olusola Patrick Bello, Radiologist, Canada (Fellow, Aug 2022)
"Elna-Marie is an excellent teacher. Programme provides you with practical and structured knowledge to report consistently in this complex area of Neuro-radiology. Case discussion were excellent. This will be very useful in improving my clinical practise."
Dr. Munawar, Consultant Geriatrician, Melbourne, Australia (Fellow, Aug 2022)
"This course will help you become more confident in your readings and the online setup is very convenient especially for those people who cannot travel out of their countries. It is also helpful that we can also have access to the lectures and learning materials even after the sessions which can facilitate further self directed learning."
Phillipe Ray S.M. Chionglo, MD., Philippines (Fellow, Aug 2022)
"It was a really instructive course."
Dr. Tro, General Radiologist, Norway (Fellow, Aug 2022)
"I will highly recommend this TMC course."
Dr. Anne-Grethe, Radiologist, Norway (Fellow, Aug 2022)
"It is an useful fellowship for daily practice. I highly recommended it. Thank you."
Dr. Alcaraz, Neuroradiologist (Fellow, Aug 2022)
"Congratulations on an informative course and capable presenter. Enjoyed every minute of it. I have picked up great tips for evaluating the NPH and mid brain/pontine lesions which will be part of "review areas" in my reports."
Dr. Kambiz Maleki, Consultant Radiologist, West Midlands Hospital, UK (Fellow, Nov 2021)
"This course has helped me in understanding the imaging differences of various causes of dementia and how to write a good report for dementia."
Dr. Seema Karan, Consultant Radiologist, Scunthorpe General Hospital, UK (Fellow, Nov 2021)
"Excellent course. I loved solving the cases. Now, I feel more confident in reporting iNPH and dementia cases."
Dr. Miroslava Burghardtová, Radiologist, Czechia (Fellow, Nov 2021)
"I found Dr Larsson extremely patient and an excellent teacher. I appreciated being included fully as a reporting radiographer when every other participant was a radiologist. She obviously took care to avoid cases that would involve me reporting from MRI as opposed to just CT."
Dr. Nicola Cowan, Royal Cornwall Hospital, United Kingdom (Fellow, Nov 2021)
"Elna-Marie is a wonderful teacher with deep knowledge of her subject, very good pedagogical skills and with an amazing way to make everything look easy. I learned so much in such a short time!"
Dr. Sofia Papageorgiou, Radiologist, Region Värmland, Sweden (Fellow, May 2021)
"Good interaction with lecturer and great learning. I appreciated the pattern of evaluation to follow and feel that my interpretation skills have improved since this fellowship."
Dr. Mañana Pienaar, Consultant Radiologist, Wexford General Hospital, Ireland (Fellow, May 2021)
"Prof Elna's lectures were presented very well and she is an excellent mentor. The case discussion was excellent. I can now generate a good report when it comes to neurodegenerative disease."
Dr Sangeetha Arumugam, Radiologist, Malaysia (Fellow, May 2021)
Availability
Maximum number of seats: 15
Learning objectives
- To describe the characteristic imaging features of different dementia disorders: neurodegenerative dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia), vascular dementia and secondary dementia.
- To describe the characteristic imaging features of normal pressure hydrocephalus and other diseases that can be associated with dementia such as Parkinson’s disease.
- To interpret CT and MRI in patients with clinical suspicion of dementia, confidently write a structured report including the use of standardized rating scales for atrophy and white matter lesions and provide a clinically relevant conclusion.
Programme will include
- Lectures on imaging of the brain for dementia workup.
- Individual case reading including practice on the use of rating scales.
- Group case discussion of the selected cases
- Lifetime access to presentation slides, session recordings, and other course materials
- Access to discussed cases prior to and after the fellowship (for 1 year)
- Your own personal dashboard and course materials on TMCA online platform
- Certificate of attendance
Level
Level II - General radiologist
Intermediate level for radiologists with basic knowledge of CT and MRI of the brain.
Interested in attending?
If you have any questions about seats available or have doubts about whether this fellowship is right for you, feel free to
send us an email and we are happy to help!
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 |
8 Gigabyte |
16 Gigabyte |
Processor (CPU): |
Dual core 1.85 Ghz |
Dual core 2 Ghz |
Quad core 2.5 Ghz |
Internet connection |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Speed: |
|
10 Mbps |
25 Mbps |
Software |
Tablets |
Desktop |
Browser: |
Safari * |
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.