17 Aug to 7 Dec – 17 weeks
REF Classroom III – Changed Curriculum from 15-17 Weeks Incorporating the new Aug 2025 Interstitial Pneumonia Guidelines
Building an understanding of interstitial lung diseases, basic to advanced, one step at a time
Introduction video and overview – 13 Jul 2025
THE SCHEDULE
Week 1 – 17 Aug
Interstitial lesions (fibrosing and non-fibrosing) – Aug 2025 updated definitions and terminologies
Week 2 – 24 Aug
Mimics/poor scans – good scan
Week 3 – 31 Aug
Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs)
Week 4 – 07 Sep
Non-fibrotic ILDs – Alveolar filling patterns – ground glass, ground glass plus, consolidation, septal thickening
Week 5 – 14 Sep
Non-fibrotic ILDs – Alveolar filling and other different patterns – ill-defined nodules, discrete nodules
Week 6 – 21 Sep
Fibrotic ILDs – Interstitial patterns – UIP, IPF, DPO and secondary causes
Week 7 – 28 Sept
Fibrotic ILDs – Interstitial patterns – variant fibrosis, NSIP and connective tissue diseases
Week 8 – 05 Oct
Fibrotic ILDs – Interstitial patterns – bronchiolocentric interstitial pattern (BIP) including hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Week 9 – 12 Oct
Fibrotic ILDs – Interstitial patterns – LIP, PPFE, DAD
Week 10 – 19 Oct
Sarcoidosis, pneumoconiosis
Week 11 – 26 Oct
Smoking related diseases, AEF and CPFE
Week 12 – 02 Nov
Vasculitis
Week 13 – 09 Nov
Lung injury – drug induced, radiotherapy associated
Week 14 – 16 Nov
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis and complications in ILDs
Week 15 – 23 Nov
Cystic lung diseases
Week 16 – 30 Nov
Quiz
Week 17 – 07 Dec
Quiz answer
About the Curriculum
- This curriculum will be taught using Google Classroom. The Introductory Video (click here) has an overview of the curriculum. It is meant for all radiologists and physicians interested in diagnosing interstitial lung diseases.
- This is an asynchronous, online course, in which each Sunday, a new YouTube video in 4K on that week’s topic will be uploaded along with classwork comprising of 2-4 questions/quizzes. There is NO live class, so you can view the lecture video at your time and convenience.
- Each participant will have 2 weeks in which to view the video and complete the classwork, except for the assignments of weeks 1-3, which can be answered till the midnight of 20th Sep, 2025, and the assignments of week 13, which must be answered by 29 Nov 2025 midnight. The classwork will not be graded but each participant must complete the assignments.
- Any questions posed by participants will be answered asynchronously within 2-3 days. However, please do not upload images or videos for interpretation – they will NOT be answered.
- The last quiz on Week 15 must be answered fully over 1 week and the participant must get 33% correct.
- A certificate of completion will be issued only to those who complete 80% of the assignments and get more than 33% correct answers in the final assessment.
- The videos will be available for viewing throughout the duration of the course and for 2 months after, i.e till 31 Jan 2026.
Payment and Instructions
- The price is Rs. 9999.
- Paid or comped members of www.ctchestreview.com will get a 20% discount.
- Residents in training (pre-MD, pre-DNB, pre-Diploma) will get 20% discount after proof of residency.
- The two discounts cannot be clubbed.
- After your subscription has been received, your email ID will be added to the participant list in Google Classroom, following which you will receive notifications each time a new assignment is up.
- Please fill up the form after you have subscribed with your email ID. Your email ID is your main identifier.
