> The National Sports Medicine Institute (NSMI) is a registered medical
> charity that in partnership with The Osteopathic Sports Care
> Association (OSCA) run postgraduate education programmes in sport and
> exercise medicine. We have places left on the following course:
>
> 'Diagnostic radiology - treat the person, not the scan'
> SUNDAY 18TH MARCH 2001 - NEW HUNTS HOUSE, KING'S COLLEGE, GUY'S
> CAMPUS, LONDON
>
> This one-day course will aim to provide Osteopaths and other NHS
> approved healthcare professionals with information and guidance
> regarding the radiological investigation of sports injuries, helping
> them to better understand the timing, appropriate use and effective
> referral of patients for various investigations, including X-ray,
> diagnostic ultrasound and MRI scanning.
>
> OUTCOMES:
>
> You will have a better understanding of the following:
>
> * Which type of radiological investigation is most useful in
> investigating particular types of condition;
> * How various radiological/scanning techniques can help to direct
> and inform our management of patients;
> * How incorrect interpretation of investigations can result in
> inappropriate management of patients
>
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
Radiological techniques - What is available and which technique
is best suited to investigating a particular problem? Dr Allan Irvine
Radiology and the management of low back pain. Dr Phillip Bell
Acute trauma - The role of radiological investigation in
ensuring your patient is safe to treat. Dr Otto Chan
Does the patient need a scan? The appropriate use of imaging in
the treatment of sports injuries. Dr Simon Blease
Treat the person not the scan. How interpretation of a
radiological investigation depends on your clinical examination.
Dr Tom Crisp
> If you would like further information regarding this course, please
> contact Dawn Walling on:
>
> Tel: 0207 251 0583 ext 238
> Fax: 0207 251 0774
> email: [log in to unmask]
>
> The National Sports Medicine Institute of the United Kingdom
> c/o Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
> Charterhouse Square
> London
> EC1M 6BQ
>
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