Radiology for Primary Care

Topics will include:

Hip pain: What is hip impingement? All you need to know about metal on metal hip replacements and ALVAL.
Knee pain: A recent audit demonstrated unnecessary referrals from primary care for knee MRI in Cornwall costs £9,000 per month!
Back pain: Why image patients with back pain?
Shoulder pain: When to request a shoulder ultrasound -reviewing the latest local guidelines.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound guided injections: what’s available and who would benefit.
Advances in interventional radiology: including fibroid embolisation and EVAR.
Advances in gastrointestinal imaging: including the demise of the barium enema and what is replacing it.
When neck lumps require imaging.

Any other topics can be covered if requested in advance!