Reporting Course
4 CME Credits
Emergency Radiology, Thoracic Radiology
Level II
CT Imaging of Chest Trauma
Learn how to read CT scan chest reports using a systematic approach with immediate feedback from the radiologist expert.
10 cases
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Description

This e-module is aimed at the general radiologist and senior radiology registrar exposed to day-to-day high and low-impact trauma to the chest. This exercise will equip the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to interpret trauma CT chest scans using a systematic approach, ensuring that no critical injuries are missed.

The course contains 10 real anonymised chest radiology cases selected by the mentor who prepared the content.

By the end of each module, you will be able to:
1. Adopt a systematic approach at interpreting the trauma CT chest.
2. Describe common pathological entities acquired secondary to blunt and penetrating injuries to various parts of the thorax, namely:
- Pleura
- Lungs
- Mediastinum
- Chest wall
- Thoracic spine

This is a CME-accredited activity by Unilabs Academy, an EACCME Trusted Provider.


Testimonials:

"The simulator is a brilliant way to learn or relearn how to approach a certain examination. It gives you the opportunity to practice, think logically through a case, and is very applicable to clinical work.”
Dr. Bryan Connolly, Specialist Radiologist


How does it work?

The specialised radiologist mentor has carefully prepared a structured reporting template to help you report the cases, formatted in a fun, clickable quiz format while you also view the cases in a web-based PACS-viewer on the right.

1. First, you should review the case images.

2. Then, you can begin the reporting template quiz (meanwhile still reviewing the images on the right)

3. After you submit your answers, the correct answers will appear and you will receive a score for your report.

4. Alongside the answers, you will also find helpful comments and learnings that the specialised radiologist mentor has left. There might also be arrows or markings on the images to help you see relevant findings.

5. If you score more than 66%, you have passed the module and can download your CME Certificate. If you did not pass, you can reset the module and try again.

You can save the module whenever you want and return to it later, providing you with flexibility to practice at your convenience.

Learning Objectives
  • Adopt a systematic approach at interpreting the trauma CT chest.
  • Describe common pathological entities acquired secondary to blunt and penetrating injuries to various parts of the thorax, namely: Pleura, lungs, mediastinum, chest wall, thoracic spine
Level
Level II - General radiologist
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.
Introduction Video
Lecturers
Nicola Schembri M.D.
Australia, Canberra
Consultant Radiologist and Lecturer with TMC
Nicola Schembri graduated from the University of Malta, Medical School in 2001. She obtained her radiology specialist training and medical education fellowship in the UK, where she worked as an NHS Consultant Radiologist in the latter years prior to emigrating to Australia in 2017 where she now offers a clinical emergency and elective teleradiology service with ATMC to several UK NHS hospitals. She currently also holds a fractional contract offering a consultant radiologist clinical service at one of the university teaching hospitals in the South Island, New Zealand. While in the UK, Nicola nurtured a subspecialist interest in thoracic imaging, interstitial lung disease being her niche specialist field. Her thoracic expertise developed further through her intense reporting sessions in traumatic and non-traumatic emergency imaging with the TMC UK on-call department and by contributing to the various chest imaging multidisciplinary meetings in both the UK and New Zealand. She is also an active accredited radiologist for the NHS England Lung Health Check screening program. Nicola is an author contributor in several peer-reviewed journal articles on pulmonary fibrosis and bronchiectasis published in the international leading peer-reviewed journals “Thorax” and “Chest”. She held a leading role in medical education both in medical student and radiology specialist registrar training programs in the UK and is a current lecturer in medical education at the Australian National University Medical School.