Dear RSSA member, 

It is a great pleasure and privilege to announce the Third RSSA/Leuven Ear Imaging Course at the Radisson Blu V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 21-23 October 2022.

This is a direct result of the collaboration between the RSSA and the University of Leuven, Belgium. The hands-on , interactive teaching course on temporal bone imaging, is currently in its 7th European cycle.  The course is conducted by internationally renowned Belgium and Dutch radiologists under the leadership of Prof Dr Robert Hermans of the Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, K.U. Leuven, Belgium. Prof Dr Hermans is also a Honorary Member of the RSSA. The other teachers are Dr HervĂ© Tanghe, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Dr Berit Verbist, Leiden Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, all well known in South Africa.

The cost effective, pragmatic and comprehensive imaging approach to the patient with hearing loss is of particular importance to clinicians, audiologists and speech therapists caring for these patients. The human and social impact as well as the financial implications of a "lost ear" are far reaching, especially in developing countries.

The aim of this course is to make the participants familiar with the different state-of-the-art imaging methods of the temporal bone and related structures, to provide guidelines for optimal use of these methods, and to illustrate the impact of imaging findings on patient management.   Starting from normal radiological anatomy, the appearance of common and uncommon diseases of the temporal bone and related structures on imaging studies will be explained; the relative value of the different available imaging modalities will be explained.

Apart from lectures, practical teaching will be done during workshops, where the participants will have the opportunity to test and expand their knowledge by reviewing clinical cases, with direct feedback from the teachers.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of all our sponsors whose commitment to Radiology teaching and training is appreciated and indispensable. Thank you very much.

We invite you to join your colleagues at the 3rd RSSA | LEUVEN EAR IMAGING 2022 Course.

Sincerely,

                                            

Dr Paul Rischbieter                                                          Prof dr Robert Hermans
Chair                                                                             Co-Chair