Course program
Transform your practice by incorporating the essential diagnostic skills needed for emergency patient care.
During this one-day, bilingual Spotlight Course, you’ll learn alongside expert faculty in Santiago, Chile, to enhance your skills in four critical areas—neuroradiology, chest imaging, acute abdominal imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.
To support radiologists when optimizing clinical workflows and diagnostic accuracy, this interactive, basic/intermediate-level course focuses on the diagnosis of emergency conditions and injuries that require surgery or endovascular techniques.
Registration is open! Review course details below and secure your place for Oct. 2.
Who should attend this course?
Emergency radiologists, residents, those who are interested in learning more about patient care in emergency radiology and radiologists/residents who are planning to attend the Chilean Congress of Radiology 2024 will benefit from attending this course.
Course information
Course date, location and format
Oct. 2, 2024; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
Santiago, Chile
In-person course (presented in Spanish and English – translation available)
Course venue
Metropolitan – Santiago Convention and Event Center
Av San Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer 5600
Vitacura, Región Metropolitana
Santiago, Chile
During The Current State of Emergency Radiology: An Interactive Course, attendees will acquire the necessary skills to interpret various emergency images by:
- Attending didactic lectures and live Q&A sessions
- Gaining exposure to traumatic and non-traumatic emergency cases
- Participating in in-depth discussions of common diagnostic pearls and pitfalls
- Practicing skills during hands-on sessions led by world-renowned experts
- Attending interactive breakout sessions focused on peer-to-peer learning
Learning objectives
- Provide an up-to-date review on the imaging of traumatic and non-traumatic emergency radiology topics
- Discuss key injuries requiring surgical or endovascular intervention and specific findings that emergency radiologists should be aware of that may determine or influence the surgical or endovascular approach and technique
- Provide insights and practical tips for maximizing the efficiency and accuracy of imaging interpretation and potential imaging pitfalls during interactive sessions (general and breakout) with accomplished experts
Course program
Please note: Attendees who complete this course will be awarded a certificate of attendance. CME is not available.
| Oct. 2, 2024 | |
| Time (ET) |
Event / Presentation title |
| 8–9 a.m. | Registration open |
| 9–9:30 a.m. | Welcome and introduction SOCHRADI President – Carlos Riquelme, MD Introduction to Radiology in Chile Course Director – Christian Perez, MD, MSc Program overview Course Director – Felipe Munera, MD |
| 9:30–11 a.m. | Session one — Neuroradiology |
| 20 minutes | Pediatric Neuro Emergencies, Essential Diagnoses in Emergency, Significantly Missed Santiago Medina, MD, MPH |
| 20 minutes | CT for Cervical Spine Trauma: Don’t Miss Injuries Felipe Munera, MD |
| 15 minutes | ARS – Cases Neuro Emergencies Santiago Medina, MD, MPH |
| 35 minutes |
Interactive case study session Santiago Medina, MD, MPH Christian Perez, MD, MSc |
| 11–11:30 a.m. | Networking / coffee break |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Session two — Chest |
| 20 minutes | Traumatic/Non-Traumatic Aortic Injuries and Dissections Felipe Munera, MD |
| 20 minutes | Non-Vascular Thoracic Injuries Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD |
| 20 minutes | ARS – Interesting/Challenging Cases on Thoracic Traumatic/Non-Traumatic Emergencies Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD |
| 30 minutes |
Interactive case study session Pediatric Emergencies Group A |
| 1–2 p.m. | Lunch break Lunch available for purchase at the Metropolitan |
| 2–3:15 p.m. | Session three — Abdomen |
| 20 minutes | CT of Intestinal Ischemia Christine Cooky Menias, MD |
| 20 minutes | Blunt & Penetrating Bowel Injuries Felipe Munera, MD |
| 20 minutes | Case Presentation on Nontraumatic Abdominopelvic Emergencies Christine Cooky Menias, MD |
| Time permitting | Live Q&A |
| 3:15–3:45 p.m. | Networking session |
| 3:45–4:45 p.m. |
Session four — MSK/Post-Operative Complications |
| 20 minutes | Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures (Case Based) Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD |
| 20 minutes | CT for Small Bowel Obstruction Christine Cooky Menias, MD |
| 20 minutes | Non-Accidental Trauma Santiago Medina, MD, MPH |
| Time permitting | Live Q&A |
| 4:45–5 p.m. | Closing remarks Course Directors Felipe Munera, MD Christian Perez, MD, MSc |
| 5–6 p.m. |
Networking and champagne toast |