Education

MRI in Practice | The Course

The world's best selling MRI book, MRI In Practice is recognised as the Gold Standard for Radiographers. The Course is delivered in 14 Countries by the authors Cathy Westbrook & John Talbot. 

Course dates and availability are detailed on the registration form, see below. 

Delegates are given the opportunity to attend the course in blocks - a two day basic course,  two day intermediate and a two day advanced course. The Basic course runs on days 1-2, Intermediate days 2-3 and the Advanced course on days 3-4.

The three courses run consecutively so it is possible to attend all four days, however we do not recommend this for anyone who is new to MRI, or anyone who would find four days of lectures too intensive.  Those with limited MRI experience may just wish to attend the first two days and follow up later with the advanced two day course.

Course Fees: £350 for 2 days Basic, Intermediate or Advanced (Early bird discount £332.50)
£650 for 4 days (Early bird discount £617.50)
This includes lunch, refreshments and a copy of latest MRI in Practice book.

2013 Dates: June 17th -18th - NOW FULL, June 19th- 20th (advanced only), October 7th- 8th - NOW FULL, October 9th - 10th (advanced only), December 2nd - 5th available.

2014 Dates: March 17th -20th available, June 16th - 19th available, October 6th- 9th available, December 1st - 4th available.

For more information email education@cobalthealth.co.uk or call 01242 535903

 

 

 

Essential Guide to Philips in MRI

The next Essential Guide to Philips in MRI runs at Cobalt from Nov 4th - 7th 2013.

The Philips Essentials course is a version of our popular MRI in Practice course, contextualised for Philips users. In addition to the lectures, there is an applications specialist at hand for queries and a fully operational console with the latest Philips software.

We will  have access to some of the very latest MRI scanners, right on site at the course venue. This will allow us to develop courses with practical sessions that are impossible to realise at conference venues or hotel locations.

Like MRI in Practice, this course provides a modular approach to accommodate all levels of knowledge and is split into Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels running consecutively over a four day period. Those with limited MRI experience may wish to attend the first two days then follow up later with the advanced two days.

Course fees:
£175 for 1 day
£350 for 2 days
£650 for 4 days
This includes lunch and refreshments.

Course dates 2013:
Nov 4th - 7th

To download a registration form please click here

Course dates 2014:
Nov 10th - 13th

To download a registration form please click here

 A bit about the course leaders:-

Catherine Westbrook MSc DCRR PgC (L&T) CTCert FHEA

Cathy is a senior lecturer and post-graduate pathway leader at the Faculty of Health & Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge where she is responsible for post-graduate courses in MRI, CT, Radiography and Radiotherapy.
Cathy is also an independent teaching consultant providing teaching and assessment in MRI and radiographic related subjects to clients all over the world.

Cathy has worked in MRI since 1990 and has a MSc in MRI, a Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching and a Fellowship in Advanced MRI. Cathy is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a qualified Clinical Teacher.

Cathy has taught the MRI in Practice Course for many years and also teaches and examines in alliance with many other national and international courses, including undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In particular Cathy was involved in the development of the first reporting course for MRI radiographers and the first undergraduate course for Assistant Practitioners in MRI.

Cathy is the author of 'MRI in Practice' currently the World's best selling book in the field of MRI*, 'Handbook of MRI Technique' and 'MRI at a Glance' and many other chapters and articles.

Cathy has been President of the British Association of MR Radiographers, Chairman of the Consortium for the Accreditation of Clinical MR Education and Honorary Secretary of the British Institute of Radiology.

John Talbot   MSc DCRR PgC (L&T) FHEA

John is a senior lecturer in medical imaging at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He was formerly Education and Research Radiographer at Oxford MRI/Oxford University. He developed an early interest in MRI as a school-leaver in 1977, and gained an MSc if the field of MRI in 1997.
He now lectures extensively around the World as co-presenter of MRI in Practice | The Course.

Academically, John is a contributor to undergraduate and postgraduate MRI courses at Anglia Ruskin University and is pathway leader for the undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education in MRI award for assistant practitioners.

In publishing, John is a collaborator and illustrator on the third edition of 'MRI in Practice' (Blackwell/Wiley), the new 3rd edition of the 'Handbook of MRI Technique' (Blackwell/Wiley) and co-author of 'Medical Imaging - Techniques, Reflection and Evaluation' (Elsevier).

John's main interest is exploiting the parallelism between technology and learning and he is currently working on new concepts in the field of virtual learning environments, including the construction of an MRI scanner for (e.g) Second Life (WIP), and more recently, computer generated high definition movies and anaglyph 3D diagrams of MRI concepts for the all-new "next decade" version of MRI in Practice | The Course.