Thoracic radiography, despite being a cornerstone in clinical veterinary diagnostics, often presents significant challenges and common pitfalls.
This course is tailored to enhance your skills in producing and interpreting optimal thoracic radiographs. You'll delve into detailed radiographic interpretation, supported by the integration of complementary imaging techniques such as CT and ultrasonography. These modalities play a critical role in clarifying radiographic findings and elucidating pathological patterns.
The curriculum covers a wide range of conditions in dogs and cats, enriched with tutor-written notes, tutorials, video content, case studies, and quizzes to deepen your understanding. A lively discussion forum provides a platform for interaction, sharing of experience and gaining the opinions of participants and your tutor.
This course is designed for practitioners with some background in radiography, aiming to build upon your existing knowledge. It also includes a self-paced introductory section to review essential prerequisites, ensuring all participants are prepared for advanced topics.
Past Participant:
This is only my first course, but I intend to follow up with the musculoskeletal and abdomen courses as I found this one so helpful for everyday practice. It has definitely boosted my confidence in taking and interpreting thoracic radiographs and formulating a sensible differentials list. Belinda is an amazing tutor & I would definitely recommend this course.
Rebecca
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:
- Enhance your knowledge and expertise in the technical aspects of veterinary radiography that contribute to image formation.
- Improve your understanding of radiological practices as they apply to thoracic structures.
- Develop a deeper comprehension of the radiographic signs of pathological processes affecting the cardiac and respiratory systems.
- Enhance your ability to evaluate radiographic changes involving the mediastinal structures and the pleural space.
- Understand when to utilise complementary imaging studies such as sonography and CT for the diagnosis and management of systemic and cardiothoracic diseases.
Modules
- The Heart & Vessels: Explore the intricacies of cardiovascular imaging.
- The Respiratory System: Delve into the diagnostic challenges of the lungs and airways.
- The Pleural Space, Mediastinum and Diaphragm: Understand the complexities of these critical regions.
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: Musculoskeletal, commencing June 2026
Diagnostic Imaging: Abdominal, commencing September 2026
Course Delivery
This online course provides a robust educational package, tailored to enhance your expertise in veterinary thoracic diagnostic imaging:
- Comprehensive Learning Materials: Gain access to extensive digital notes and high-quality images that cover a broad spectrum of thoracic conditions.
- Interactive Learning Opportunities: Engage in self-assessed quizzes designed to test your knowledge and deepen your understanding of thoracic imaging. Participate in active discussion forums where you can converse, debate, and share challenging cases with peers and tutors.
- Continuous Assessment: Complete case-based monthly assignments that focus on improving your technical and interpretative skills.
- Monthly Tutorials: Attend scheduled zoom tutorials to review your assignments and discuss module content in-depth, ensuring you grasp and apply the learning objectives effectively.
Online Tutorials
Attend scheduled zoom tutorials to review your assignments and discuss module content in depth, ensuring you grasp and apply the learning objectives effectively.
These interactive sessions assist you to put into practice the knowledge you have gained by working through case studies and technical skills.
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 ideal for qualified veterinarians looking to expand their expertise in diagnostic imaging.
| Registrant Type |
Non-Member Price |
Member Discount |
Super Early Bird Price |
Early Bird Price |
Full Rate Price |
| Non-Member / eMember |
$2,866
|
- |
- |
-
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$2,866 |
| CVE Members* |
- |
15% |
$2,436
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$2,651 |
$2,723
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*Members include: Practice Member Staff, Professional, Part-time Professional and Recent Graduate.