The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has launched an online course called the ESR EuroSafe Imaging Tutorial on Referral Guidelines.
The course will help referring physicians "justify" imaging exams and effectively use imaging referral guidelines, the ESR said. It was developed in collaboration with the Luxembourg Ministry of Health and Social Security. The three-hour tutorial includes a theoretical component that offers guidance around the "principle of justification for medical exposures, legal requirements, the role of referral guidelines and how the ESR iGuide Clinical Decision Support can help improve [medical imaging] justification," and in particular will help improve validation of CT imaging, according to the society. The course also includes a practical component that explains how to use the ESR iGuide to identify and select appropriate imaging.
On passing an exam at the end of the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion. Those interested can register here.
