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Rad in the Mountains

Rad in the Mountains

$495.00 CAD
$495.00 CAD
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CE Hours
Location

Join us at Big White Ski Resort for Radiology with Dr. Cliff Tao, DACBR! Explore the sources and causes of radiological interpretation errors and leave with strategies to minimize them.
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  • March 7-8, 2026 @ Big White Ski Resort

What You Will Learn

  1. Radiology error
  2. Cognitive Biases in radiology interpretation
  3. Internal and external sources of error
  4. Strategies to minimize error
  5. Case studies and "How I do it"
  • XR and DDR, fluoroscopy (Spine, extremity, chest, abdomen)
  • MRI (Spine, extremity)
  • CT and CBCT (Spine)

Objectives

  1. Understand the sources and causes of radiology error and how to minimize them.
  2. Understand your own cognitive biases in radiology interpretation and learn how to minimize them.

Why Big White Mountain Resort?

We may be biased, but we think that it offers the perfect balance of everything you might be looking for. Big White Ski Resort distinguishes itself as a premier event destination through a unique combination of reliable snow, accessible village amenities, and a family-friendly atmosphere.

The Outline

6 CE Hours

Day 1

Introduction to Radiology

1. Error

  • Medical error leading to deaths
  • Medical radiology error vs. chiropractic radiology error
  • How does AI fit into this?

2. Cognitive Biases in radiology interpretation

  • Recognizing our biases
  • Minimizing our biases

Radiology Error

1. Source and causes of radiology error

  • Case examples of types of errors
  • Internal vs external sources of error

2. Would you notice the gorilla on an XR?

  • Inattentional blindness
  • Case examples of inattentional blindness

Strategies to Minimize Error

1. Internal error

2. External error

3. Case examples of types of error

Case Studies and "How I Do It"

1. XR and DDR, fluoroscopy

  • Spine, extremity, chest, abdomen

Case Studies and "How I Do It"

1. MRI

  • Spine, extremity

Case Studies and "How I Do It"

1. CT and CBCT

  • Spine (Craniocervical, Subaxial spine)

2. Conclusion and Q/A

Instructor

Dr. Cliff Tao

Dr. Tao DC DACBR FCCR(C) was born in Ottawa, Canada, and has been in private radiology practice for 16 years in Orange County, California, serving chiropractors throughout the United States, Canada, and beyond. Following graduation from National in Chicago, Dr. Tao completed his 3-year full-time radiology residency at LACC and then did a full-time musculoskeletal radiology research fellowship training at UCI Medical Center in Orange, California. He is an internationally sought after speaker, and is published, both in chiropractic and medical literature, on the topic of chiropractic, spine, and musculoskeletal radiology. Dr. Tao is part-time voluntary faculty at LACC and a former voluntary instructor of radiology at the UCI Medical Center. He is married with a toddler, and enjoys the outdoors.