Keywords
European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology - webinar - European diploma - musculoskeletal
radiology
What Is a Webinar?
A webinar, short for web seminar, is an online event conducted live over the Internet.
It enables participants to engage in presentations, lectures, workshops, or seminars
from remote locations. Webinars are a powerful form of electronic learning material
(ELM), offering a flexible and cost-effective way to deliver content, facilitate professional
development, and promote community engagement.[1]
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Webinars and Continuing Medical Education
Webinars and Continuing Medical Education
Continuing Medical Education (CME) is essential in health care by helping ensure that
physicians are always up to date on the latest information in their field. In most
European countries, CME is required for obtaining and maintaining accreditation.[3]
[4] Despite the post-pandemic resurgence of live educational events (LEE), ELM and hybrid
events are gaining importance, especially among younger professionals.[5]
A 2019 survey by the Accreditation Council in Imaging (ACI) revealed that 80% of respondents
believe CME accreditation would enhance their motivation to attend webinars, underscoring
the need for expanded accreditation to maintain quality and eliminate commercial bias.[6] The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated the shift toward online education, consisting
primarily of webinars and on-demand resources.[7]
[8]
[9] The European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and ACI adapted
by enabling providers to convert LEE to ELM.[5] A 2023 ACI survey indicated improved ELM content quality since the pandemic's onset
in spring 2020, with a focus on preserving speaker engagement and interactivity.[5]
Concept of European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Webinars
Concept of European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Webinars
The European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) live webinars are designed
for radiologists and residents in radiology with an interest in musculoskeletal (MSK)
imaging and MSK interventions.[10] The aim is to promote the society's mission in education and research of imaging
and image-guided therapy of MSK diseases with a focus on the European tradition of
problem solving in this field.[10] New knowledge should be brought from science into clinical practice. The webinars
contain interactive lectures given by opinion leaders in their field, clinical case
vignettes, live discussions, and practice tips.[10] Presentations are optimized for micro e-learning (i.e., for the comfortable use
with mobile devices).[10] The learning objectives are focused on the requirements of the European Diploma
in Musculoskeletal Radiology (EDiMSK) offered by the ESSR and the MSK part of the
European Diploma in Radiology offered by the European Board of Radiology.[10]
[11]
Brief History of European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Webinars
Brief History of European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Webinars
The first ESSR webinar was held on May 7, 2018, initiated by ESSR president-elect
Prof. Franz Kainberger and the chair of the ESSR Education Committee, Prof. Carlo
Martinolli. Dr. Omar Albtoush, member at that time of the newly established ESSR Young
Club during the ESSR Annual Meeting in Bari in 2017, presented two cases of complex
joint trauma, followed by Prof. Franz Kainberger's lecture on multimodality imaging
of early arthritis. This historical webinar, moderated by Dr. Danoob Dalili, member
of the ESSR Young Club at that time, was recorded and is still accessible on the ESSR
website[12] under the tab “ESSR WEBINARS.”
As of June 2024, 50 of 54 past webinars are available for ESSR members ([Table 1]). At the beginning, each session typically included presentation of a national MSK
society or MSK group, a warm-up case, a main lecture, and finally an interactive audience
question-and-answer section. The basic structure has remained with some flexibility.
There was one combined European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI)-ESSR webinar in
2020 discussing soft tissue tumors. Starting in 2022, other disciplines related to
MSK imaging became involved (sports medicine surgery, plastic surgery, orthopaedic
surgery, pathology, and rheumatology). Since 2020, webinars have been held on Mondays
and last an average of 71 minutes (range: 52–98 minutes). There are a maximum of 10
webinars per year, with a 2-month summer holiday break.
Table 1
ESSR webinars from 2018 with lecturers and case presenters
|
Year
|
Title
|
Case presenter
|
Speaker
|
|
2018f
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Imaging of early arthritis—new frontiers for multimodality imaging
|
Omar Albtoush/DE
|
Franz Kainberger/AT
|
|
Imaging of osteoporosis and body composition
|
Carmelo Messina/IT
|
Giuseppe Guglielmi/IT
|
|
Imaging of the tendons and ligaments of the ankle
|
Alexys Perez/ES
|
Eva Llopis/ES
|
|
Lumps and bumps of the soft tissue—how to differentiate benign from malignant lesions?
|
Julie Desimpel/BE
|
Filip Vanhoenacker/BE
|
|
2019
|
MRI of the pediatric knee
|
Bert Degrieck/BE
|
Lennart Jans/BE
|
|
Exploring the jungle of the posterior triangle of the neck with ultrasound
|
Federico Zaottini/IT
|
Carlo Martinoli/IT
|
|
Sports imaging: Imaging athletic groin pain
|
Hardi Madani/UK
|
Philip Robinson/UK
|
|
Subtle and manifest signs of spinal injury
|
Timothy Woo/UK
|
Victor Cassar-Pullicino/UK
|
|
ESOI/ESSR joint webinar: Imaging and response assessment of multiple myeloma
|
|
Andrea Baur-Melnyk/DE
|
|
Knee femoropatellar instability: How does CT/MRI contribute to treatment decision?
|
Ana Catarina Vieira/PT
|
Diana Afonso/PT
|
|
Spinal degenerative disk disease
|
John Hynes/IE
|
Eoin Kavanagh/IE
|
|
Postoperative shoulder
|
Benedikt Schwaiger/DE
|
Klaus Wörtler/DE
|
|
2020
|
Imaging of elbow instability
|
Florian Huber/CH
|
Reto Sutter/CH
|
|
Early-onset OA of the hip joint
|
Evangelia Vassalou/GR
|
Apostolos Karantanas/GR
|
|
Interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound: Common applications
|
|
Jon A. Jacobson/USA
|
|
Rheumatoid arthritis
|
Grzegorz Pracon/PL
|
Iwona Sudol-Szopinska/PL
|
|
Imaging of cruciate ligaments
|
Magdalena Chmiel-Nowak/PL
|
Anagha P. Parkar/NO
|
|
The MSK: Soft tissue tumors
|
|
Filip Vanhoenacker/BE
|
|
Metal artifact reduction MRI: From principle to practice
|
|
Jan Fritz/BE
|
|
Care, learn, innovate: The role of imaging professionals in the management of osteoporosis
patients
|
|
Eleni Kariki/UK
|
|
Imaging of osteoarthritis
|
|
Edwin Oei/NL
|
|
2021
|
MSK interventional oncology
|
Julia Weiss/FR
|
Roberto Luigi Cazzato/FR
|
|
Imaging of shoulder instability
|
|
Christoph Schäffeler/CH
|
|
Artificial Intelligence in MSK: Recent developments
|
|
Michael Recht/USA
|
|
Congenital skeletal pathology: In search of the skeleton key
|
|
Pilar Aparisi Gómez/NZ/ES
|
|
Imaging the menisci: The basics, pitfalls, and what not to miss
|
Holly Christopher/UK
|
Andrew Grainger/UK
|
|
Clinical dilemmas in MR neurography interpretation
|
|
Shivani Alhawat/USA
|
|
Possible traps in evaluating bone and soft tissue tumors
|
Kitija Nulle/LV
|
Hatice Tuba Sanal/TR
|
|
Whole-body MRI: The optimal technique and the current musculoskeletal applications
|
|
Kai Vilanova/ES
|
|
Role of imaging in body composition
|
|
Amanda Isaac/UK
|
|
2022
|
Spondylodiscitis infectious and noninfectious
|
|
Antoine Feydy/FR
|
|
The limping child
|
|
Alberto Bazzocchi/IT
|
|
Injuries of the hand and pulleys
|
|
Andrea B. Rosskopf/CH
|
|
News in peripheral nerve imaging
|
|
Marie Faruch/FR
|
|
Overuse sport lesions in children: Imaging findings
|
|
Alberto Vieira/PT
|
|
US-guided carpal and cubital tunnel release
|
|
Alexander Loizides/AT
|
|
Calf injuries
|
|
Jaime Isern-Kebschull, Gil Rodas (sports medicine surgeon)/ES
|
|
Giant cell tumor of bone: Diagnosis and post denosumab findings from a radiology and
pathology perspective
|
|
Kirsten van Langevelde/NL, Pancras Hogendoorn (pathologist)/NL
|
|
Imaging of axial spondyloarthritis—a practical approach
|
Massimo Donalisio/CH
|
Patrick Omoumi/CH, Augusta Ortolan (rheumatologist)/IT
|
|
Ultrasound imaging of skin tumors: Clues to the differential diagnosis
|
Elena Julián Gómez/ES
|
Elena Gallardo/ES
|
|
2023
|
Bone-RADS
|
|
Connie Chang/USA
|
|
Advances in MR imaging of the painful hip arthroplasty
|
Florian Schmaranzer/CH
|
Christian Pfirrmann/CH
|
|
MR imaging of pediatric growth plate disturbances
|
|
Saira Haque/UK
|
|
Cryoablation in the musculoskeletal system: Ten years of experience
|
Antoine Moutiez/FR
|
Thomas Le Corroller/FR, Roberto Luigi Cazzato/FR
|
|
Ultrasound of the distal biceps brachii tendon
|
|
Yacine Carlier (orthopaedic surgeon)/FR, Jean-Baptiste Pialat/FR, Antoine Moraux/FR,
Lionel Pesquer/FR
|
|
Ultrasound elastography in musculoskeletal radiology
|
Nežka Harej/SI
|
Žiga Snoj/SI
|
|
Imaging of chest wall and abdominal wall in athletes
|
|
Javier Arnaiz/QT
|
|
Advances and value of MR imaging in early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
|
Sanne Boeren/NL
|
Monique Reijnierse/NL, Annette van der Helm-van Mil/rheumatologist/NL
|
|
Soft tissue tumors in children
|
|
Emilio Inarejos/ES
|
|
US of iatrogenic nerve injuries
|
|
Elena Drakonaki/GR
|
|
2024
|
MSK infection in children: New techniques for well-known pathologies
|
Gianluca Folco/IT
|
Emilio Inarejos/ES
|
|
Sacroiliitis in clinical practice and beyond
|
|
Filippo Del Grande/CH
|
|
MRgFUS for the treatment of benign bone lesions
|
Julia Daffinà/IT
|
Francesco Arrigoni/IT
|
|
US-guided interventional procedures of sport-related injuries
|
Matteo Catania/IT
|
Davide Orlandi/IT
|
Abbreviations: Bone-RADS, Bone Reporting and Data System; CT, computed tomography;
ESOI, European Society of Oncologic Imaging: European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology;
MRgFUS, MR-guided focused ultrasound; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; MSK, musculoskeletal;
OA, osteoarthritis; US, ultrasound.
Countries cited: AT, Austria; BE, Belgium; CH, Switzerland; DE, Germany; ES, Spain;
FR, France; GR, Greece; IE, Ireland; IT, Italy; LV, Latvia; NL, Netherlands; NO, Norway;
NZ, New Zealand; PL, Poland; PT, Portugal; QT, Qatar; SI, Slovenia; TR, Turkey; UK,
United Kingdom; USA, United States.
Webinar Organization and CME Accreditation
Webinar Organization and CME Accreditation
The ESSR webinar team, most of whom also moderated in the past, consists of a member
of the Executive Committee (councillor responsible for webinars), the Chair of the
Educational Committee, and a representative of the Young Club of the ESSR. Other members
of the Educational Committee may also participate in the preparation ([Table 2]). The ESSR office provides administrative support and ensures that all deadlines
are met. Since 2023, ESSR subcommittees have become more involved in moderating the
webinars as well as in proposing topics and speakers. Each webinar has been accredited
with 1 CME point since 2022, meeting expectations of European radiologists, expressed
in 2018.[6] Timely application of CME submissions to the ACI are required for CME accreditation,
and unexpected cancellations may result in nonaccredited substitute webinars.
Table 2
Webinar teams since 2018
|
Year
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6/2018–6/2019
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6/2019–6/2020
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6/2020–11/2020
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11/2020–6/2021
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6/2021–6/2022
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6/2022–6/2023
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6/2023–6/2024
|
6/2024–6/2025
|
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ESSR Councillor on behalf of ESSR Executive Committee
|
Maria Tzalonikou
|
Maria Tzalonikou
|
|
Anagha Parkar, Sebnem Ihsan, Amanda Isaac
|
Ana Isabel Garcia Diez
|
Ana Isabel Garcia Diez
|
Mitja Rupreht
|
Mitja Rupreht
|
|
ESSR Educational Committee chair
|
Miraude Adriaensen
|
Miraude Adriaensen
|
Miraude Adriaensen
|
Miraude Adriaensen
|
Elena Drakonaki
|
Elena Drakonaki
|
Elena Drakonaki
|
Marc-André Weber
|
|
ESSR Educational Committee member
|
|
|
Danoob Dalili
|
Danoob Dalili
|
Danoob Dalili
|
Danoob Dalili
|
Danoob Dalili
|
|
|
ESSR Young Club representative
|
Danoob Dalili
|
Danoob Dalili
|
Carmelo Messina
|
Carmelo Messina
|
Ana Vieira
|
Ana Vieira
|
Barbora Horehledova
|
Barbora Horehledova
|
Participants and Interactivity
Participants and Interactivity
For the first webinar held in 2018, only 100 participant places were available due
to limitations of the software. The number of available spots for participants was
quickly increased before the second webinar. The average number of participants is
now 221 (range: 49–380), and the average number of questions posted is 14 (range:
3–70). The number of questions posted in the interactive audience question-and-answer
section also reflects growing interactivity. To obtain CME credits, participants are
required to complete an evaluation form after each webinar, providing valuable feedback.
As the webinars and the platform continuously evolve, questions and proposals are
welcome. ESSR members are invited to e-mail their input, including suggestions for
webinars, topics, and speakers, to the ESSR office.
ESSR Webinars as Preparation for the EDiMSK Exam
ESSR Webinars as Preparation for the EDiMSK Exam
Nearly all ESSR webinars are freely accessible to ESSR members in good standing and
can serve as a valuable source of information for the written and oral part of the
EDiMSK exam.[12]
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[15] They can be found under the “E-LEARNING” tab on the ESSR website,[16] highlighting another advantage of the webinar concept. Other ELM, consisting of
lectures of the ESSR annual meetings, tumor webinars, and ultrasound presentations,
can be found at the same tab. Also, because CME credits in MSK events recognized by
the ESSR are necessary to fulfill one of the eligibility criteria required to enter
the EDiMSK exam, as well as to renew the EDiMSK, ESSR webinars represent a suitable
tool to earn them.
Conclusion
The ESSR webinar program of the ESSR represents a very useful resource for candidates
preparing for the EDiMSK and continues to develop with an increased variety of topics
and participant interaction. We wish all candidates success at the EDiMSK examination.
