Clinical Approach to the CXR - Programme

Programme

9:00 - 09:30         Registration and Welcome
9:30 - 09:50         Normal CXR - CT correlation
9:50 - 10:10         Tubes and lines
10:10 - 10:45       Collapse, consolidation and whiteout - caution
10:45 - 11:15        Break
11:15 - 11:45        Dark lung, emphysema and pneumothorax- management
11:45 - 12:15        Nodules and masses - from benign to Fast Track
12:15 - 12:45        Q & A Referrer FAQs - when to request a CXR
12:45 - 13:45        Lunch and Quiz
13:45 - 14:15        The widened mediastinum and bulky hilum - when to CT
14:15 - 14:45        Chest wall, diaphragm and pleura
14:45 - 15:15        Q & A Reporter FAQs - The useful report
15:15 - 15:45        Break
15:45 - 16:15        The suboptimal CXR, difficult interpretation
16:15 - 16:45        Trauma and calcification
16:45 - 17:15        Learning from mistakes , the hidden areas
17:15 - 17:30        Quiz answers and close