Essentials in Pediatric Imaging: A Team-Based Approach is designed to meet the needs of all pediatric care teams who want to enhance their pediatric imaging competency and decision-making skills.
Through collaborative, case-based learning this course reinforces fundamental concepts, closes common knowledge gaps and builds the confidence needed to support safe pediatric care in everyday practice.
Build Your Skills Just 30 Minutes from Chicago
There’s no better place to build confidence in pediatric imaging. Hear from course director Richard Heller, MD, on what makes this Chicago-area learning experience unique.
Program Preview
| June 25, 2026 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT |
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| Introduction to Pediatric Imaging: How to Perform and Interpret Pediatric Specific Exams |
| Pediatric Emergency Imaging: Case-Based Learning |
| Pediatric Neuro Imaging: Case-Based Learning |
| Breakout Sessions: Case Reviews with Experts |
| Networking Event |
| June 26, 2026 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT |
| MSK Non-Emergency: Case-Based Learning |
| Is it Pneumonia? Pediatric Chest Cases |
| Pediatric Abdomen: Case-Based Learning |
| NICU: Case-Based Learning |
| Child Abuse |
| Protocol |
| Concluding Cases |
This course is designed for:
- Non-pediatric radiologists
- Radiology residents
- Rad-Techs
- Advanced practice providers such as physician associates/assistants, nurse practitioners and radiology assistants/radiology practitioner assistants, registered radiologist assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists and nuclear medicine advanced associates
Course Dates & Location
June 25–26, 2026
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT
RSNA Headquarters (30 minutes outside Chicago)
820 Jorie Blvd., Oak Brook, IL, 60523
Course Language
English
Course Format
This two-day, in-person course (located just 30 minutes from Chicago) refreshes skills and addresses knowledge gaps in pediatric imaging through case reviews, breakout sessions, faculty panel discussions and lectures focused on interpretation.
Course Directors
Richard E. Heller III, MD
Leslie E. Partridge, RRA, MS, RT(R)
- Recognize the key differences between pediatric and adult imaging, including radiation safety principles, appropriate protocol selection, and developmental anatomy considerations.
- Identify common pediatric emergency imaging presentations and select the most appropriate modality for evaluation, with emphasis on neuro, chest, abdominal/pelvic, and musculoskeletal pathology.
- Perform common fluoroscopic exams in children including upper GI, lower GI and VCUG.
Reserve your room at a local Oak Brook hotel! All hotels are near RSNA Headquarters and popular attractions such as Oak Brook Shopping Center, the Brookfield Zoo and Morton Arboretum. Oak Brook is approximately 30 minutes from downtown Chicago.
- Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago Oak Brook
- Walking distance to the RSNA Headquarters
- No shuttle offered
- Complimentary breakfast
- The Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook Chicago
- Shuttle offered to local businesses within a 3-mile radius
- Le Méridien Chicago – Oak Brook Center
- Shuttle offered to local businesses with 5-mile radius
- DoubleTree Hotel Chicago – Oak Brook
- No shuttle offered
- The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection
- Shuttle offered to local businesses within 3-mile radius
Pricing
| Attendee Category | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|
| Non-Members | $575 |
| RSNA Member (Basic Package) | $500 |
| RSNA Member (Standard Package) | $450 |
| RSNA Member (Full Access Package) | $400 |
| Residents | $225 |
- Registrations are non-transferable. Name changes are not permitted; a new registration and payment are required.
- All registration cancellations must be made in writing to customerservice@rsna.org by May 28, 2026, to receive a refund.
- Registration cancellations received by May 28, 2026, will result in a refund of paid fees, minus a $50 administrative fee.
- Refund requests received after May 28, 2026, will not be accepted or refunded.
- No refunds will be issued for registrations purchased and not used.
Questions? Please contact customerservice@rsna.org.
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