Improve your diagnostic skills and avoid common mistakes in thoracic diagnosis.
Thoracic radiography is one of the most useful clinical tests undertaken in clinical practice and yet one of the most frequently cited areas of confusion.
This course aims to increase your ability to take optimal thoracic radiographs and to interpret them confidently. The modules focus on radiographic interpretation, with incorporation of complementary imaging modalities, particularly CT and sonography, to assist in explanations of the radiographic pathological patterns present.
Dogs, cats and exotics are all discussed with tutor -written notes, case studies, self-assessed quizzes and ongoing feedback enhancing the application of your learning. Make the most of the online forum and tutorials to ask questions and share cases. Get to know your tutor and colleagues at the one-day face to face workshop.
This course assumes that you have some experience with radiography. Additionally, the course includes a self-paced introduction that will cover key pre-requisites
Past Participant:
I now feel so much more confident in interpreting thoracic radiographs in practice and have a tonne of information to refer to. The course was excellent.
Emma Tragar, Brighton Veterinary Hospital, SA
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Improve your knowledge and expertise in the technical aspects of veterinary radiography that contribute to image formation
- Improve your radiological knowledge and expertise as it applies to radiography of thoracic structures
- Develop a greater understanding of the radiographic manifestations of pathological processes involving the cardiac and respiratory systems
- Improve your ability to evaluate radiographic changes that involve the mediastinal structures and the pleural space
- Understand when complementary imaging studies such as sonography and CT are useful for the diagnosis and management of systemic and cardiothoracic diseases.
Modules
- The Heart & Vessels
- The Respiratory System
- The Pleural Space, Mediastinum & Diaphragm
Diagnostic Imaging Program
This course is part of our year-long Diagnostic Imaging Program which has been broken down into 3 more manageable parts: Abdominal, Musculoskeletal and Thoracic Imaging.
Each is a discrete unit on its own but together they form a formidable Imaging educational program.
The other units are:
Diagnostic Imaging: Abdominal, commencing June 2024
Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal, commencing September 2024
Course Delivery
This online course comes with:
- Comprehensive digital notes and images
- Self-assessed quizzes to test your knowledge and understanding
- Case based monthly assignment to improve your technical and interpretive skills.
- Monthly tutorials to review the assignments and modules.
- A discussion forum for conversation, debate and sharing cases with your peers and tutors
- A 1-day workshop to put into practice the knowledge you have gained by working through case studies and technical skills
Workshop
This distance education course includes an optional 1-day workshop held in Sydney. Date of the workshop TBA.
*Note: if travel restrictions impact this workshop running as a face-to-face event, arrangements will be made for an online alternative.
What is Distance Education?
Premium, intensive online veterinary CE
All CVE Distance Education (DE) programs are mentored by leading veterinary experts who will provide individual feedback and advice on completion of each monthly module. Each module may include written content, technique videos, self-reflections, quizzes and online submission of monthly assignments.
Maximise the opportunity to expand and consolidate your learning by participating in the tutor moderated group discussion forum and attending the optional 1-day interactive workshop, with an emphasis on working through case studies and group discussion.
Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians.
| Registrant Type |
Super Early Bird |
Early Bird |
Full Rate |
| Member* |
$2,504 |
$2,574 |
$2,643 |
| eMember / Non-member |
$2,783 |
$2,783 |
$2,783 |
*Members include: Practice, Professional, Part-time Professional, Recent Graduate, and Academic members.