Online Fellowship
9 CME Credits
Neuroradiology
Level II
Cervical and Lumbar Spine MRI Fellowship - Degenerative Diseases
In just 3 short days, this spine radiology course will cover MRI of lumbar and cervical spine degenerative diseases and provide key concepts to standardize the MRI reports.
16 - 18 October 2023
€1000
Bank transfer available – please email customer service for details at academy.radiology@unilabs.com

Description

Join us on our next remote edition of Cervical and Lumbar Spine MRI Fellowship in March 2024, mentored by Dr. Laura Oleaga.


Radiologists who would like to become more confident in reporting degenerative spine MRI will find this fellowship very useful.

The course will provide you with an in-depth description of the nomenclature and classification of degenerative discal disease, as well as a review of the concepts of vertebral osteochondrosis, spondylosis, facetary degeneration, degenerative stenosis (central, lateral recesses, foraminal), and spondylolisthesis.

This spine radiology course with Dr. Oleaga includes an overview of the main indications of MRI in spine degenerative disease. We will discuss MRI findings of the lumbar and cervical spine with lectures, followed by individual case reading with subsequent group discussion. Real anonymised cases have been carefully selected by Dr. Oleaga from the TMC Academy teaching file to complement the lectures.

TMC Academy online radiology fellowships are held in a virtual classroom environment on Zoom. Participants are encouraged to engage in discussions making use of their camera and microphone 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:

"Dr. Oleaga is an excellent tutor, very patient. Coursework is structured in easy to follow manner which is suitable for all levels of expertise. I also loved the PACS system and the fact that we had access to the cases and PDF slides beforehand. I’ve learned a better approach to setting up departmental protocols and anticipating technical difficulties and solutions."
Dr. Obiora Mann Ajuluchukwu, Radiologist, United Kingdom (Fellow, Sep 2021)

"The Cervical and Lumbar Spine Fellowship was an excellent refresher with some new information that I had never paid attention to before. I would like to thank TMC Academy for running the sessions smoothly and particularly Dr. Laura Oleaga for the excellent presentations, sharing her experience with us and for her patience in answering all questions that came up during the sessions. In these 3 days, I have become more confident with cervical spine pathology and will find it more enjoyable to report C-spine."
Dr. Katerina Tsokova, Consultant Radiologist, Emerson Green Practice Plus Group Hospital, United Kingdom (Fellow, Sep 2021)

"I found the training extremely useful. I appreciated the accessibility, methodology taught by Dr. Oleaga, and the numerous images that we have been able to review. I particularly found the structured reports useful.”
Dr. Antonio Escribano, Director Radiologist, CMDI, Spain (Fellow, Sep 2021)

Learning Objectives
  • Upgrade your knowledge by immersion in a learning environment without distraction of daily practice to read degenerative spine MRI
  • Become familiar and feel confident with the MRI findings in spine degenerative disease as encountered in daily practice
  • To define the differentiating imaging features of pathologic processes and to create clinically relevant structured reports
Level
Level II - General radiologist

Radiologists with the aim of having more in-depth knowledge of the MRI findings in spine degenerative diseases will benefit most from the fellowship.


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
HardwareTablets *MinimumRecommended
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 **
  • * 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 consTableRowaints.
  • ** Firefox, Edge and Safari also work but might not provide an equally smooth experience. Internet Explorer is not supported.
Lecturers
Laura Oleaga M.D. Ph.D.
Spain, Barcelona
Director of the European Diploma in Radiology EDiR and Director of the Corelab of the Monclinic Foundation.
Dr. Oleaga is renowned both nationally and internationally for her work in Radiology education and in the clinical applications of imaging in brain and head and neck tumours. She was the Head of the Radiology Department at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Spain) from 2009 until 2022 and External auditor within the ETAP programme (European Training Assessment Programme). Laura held the position of Professor of Radiology at the University of Barcelona from 2008-2022.