Radiology Events and Learning (REAL)

Learning from errors, discrepancies, educational cases and thought-provoking scenarios has been reported to be one of the most highly valued CPD activities clinicians can undertake.

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REAL Online, RCR Learning Hub

An interactive resource for radiologists to use to review ambiguous cases and practise identifying good spots. Can you spot the pathology amongst the normal cases? Have a go - we are building a selection of fun, short quizzes with learning points using real cases sent in by colleagues via the REAL panel. They are selected because of their clinical relevance and educational benefit. For current cases, click here.

How to submit a case to Real Online:

Click the button below and follow the prompts to register or login.
Upload five DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) cases, 3 or 4 normal and 1 or 2 abnormal.
These will be evaluated for use on the Learning Hub and if selected, 3 CPD credits are available. (N.B. DICOM files should be in be in unzipped folders before uploading).

Submit REAL online cases

REAL newsletter

Our REAL newsletter features real and fictional case scenarios as well as published letters from the membership on a quarterly basis. Addressing a range of intriguing questions and topical points, the REAL newsletter is an excellent resource to gain greater exposure to, and learning from, difficult and unusual cases.

To submit a JPEG case for newsletter consideration use the button below. Before submission remeber to anonymise your case by removing patient identifiers.

Submit a JPEG case to REAL

REAL panel members

Who they are:

The review panel oversees the production and promotion of the REAL newsletter and REAL Online including considering cases which have been submitted for inclusion.

Dr Jonathan Smith, Chair
Dr Anoma Lalani Carlton Jones, Medical Member
Dr Ramachandra Chittal, Medical Member
Dr Dominic Fay, Medical Member, BSIR Representative
Dr Emma Owens, Medical Member
Mrs Moira Heath, Lay Member
Dr Paul Spencer, Medical Member
Dr Teik Choon See, RCR Patient Safety Adviser
Dr Joanne Swithenbank, Junior Medical Member
Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, Junior Panel Member
Dr Manil Subesinghe, CR PSSB Representative
Dr Victoria Crowe, Trainee CIMAR liaison

For enquires, contact the REAL panel at REAL@rcr.ac.uk

REAL Online

If you are interested in accessing REAL Online, the REAL newsletter or finding out more about the benefits of our membership, please visit our RCR membership page.

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