Christine Gibbs BVSc PhD DVR MRCVS DipECVDI

Christine Gibbs is a Foundation Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Since her retirement from a Senior Lectureship at the University of Bristol, she has been teaching diagnostic radiology at undergraduate and post-graduate levels in veterinary schools worldwide.

Course content

The programme will include sessions on the axial and appendicular skeleton, thorax and abdomen. Each session will include a brief lecture highlighting the importance of correct radiographic technique followed by film reading and discussion.

Who should attend

This course is designed for vets in general practice who have some experience of interpreting small animal radiographs but now wish to widen their experience. Those enrolled for the CertVDI should find it helpful for revision and potential candidates for the specialist imaging modules of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice will find the material a useful starting point for their studies.

What the course will help the attendees to do

• Evaluate radiographs critically
• Appreciate the technical limitations of radiographic interpretation
• Increase confidence in recognising normal anatomical variations
• Become aware of the radiographic appearance of some less common disorders
• Compare the relative merits of radiography and ultrasound

Learning objectives;

By the end of this course delegates should have a thorough understanding of:

• Radiographic image production
• Appropriate indications for diagnostic radiography
• The significance of accurate radiographic positioning
• The relationship between radiographic and pathological changes
• The relative clinical significance of radiographic changes