Friday February 10, 2023

7:00-7:25 – Breakfast

7:25-7:30 – Welcome – Dr. Adnan Hadzimerovic | Dr. Jason Wong

7:30-8:00

Topic of Choice

Speaker(s): Dr. Ziv Haskal

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• To discuss the spectrum of presentation and etiologies of portal vein thrombosis
• To describe the results and risks of portal, splenic and mere tic thrombolysis and thrombectomy
• To review an algorithmic approach to interventions in patients of portmesenterosplenic vein thromboses

8:00-8:45

Arterial (Under Pressure)

Speaker(s): Dr. Andrew Benko

Moderator(s): Dr. Adnan Hadzimerovic

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

8:45-9:30

Venous (Deflated but Dangerous)

Speaker(s): Stephen Ryan

Moderator(s): Tara Graham

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• List management options for parastomal varices
• Review gynaecological mimickers of pelvic congestion syndrome
• List the differential diagnosis of delayed postpartum hemorrhage
• Review indications and techniques of CARTO (coil assisted transvenous obliteration)

9:30-10:15

Vascular Medley

Speaker(s): Veronique Caty

Moderator(s): Jason Wong

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Determine what is the best timing for tevar
• Find ways to solve complex vascular cases complications
• Discuss ways to present complications to patients   

10:15-10:30

M&M case

Speaker(s): Ziv Haskal

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• To discuss the approach to caval stenosis, leading to portal hypertension, and caval hypertension, and Budd-Chiari syndrome
• To review the results of vena cava stents in caval occlusion
• To review the complications related to stent therapy

10:30-15:00 Study Break

15:00-15:30 Networking

15:30-16:00

Cases from the Audience (Twilight Zone)

Speaker(s): Stephen Ryan / Andrew Benko

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

16:00-16:30

The Machan Session

Speaker(s): Lindsay Machan

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

16:30-17:30

Wham Bam IR (Quickies)

Speaker(s): Jason Wong

Moderator(s): Stefan Przybojewski 

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify procedural signs that would help decrease the incidence of a complication
• Develop strategies to mitigate and manage adverse outcomes
• Learn technical tips and tricks to best ensure positive procedural outcomes

17:30-18:15

IOuch

Speaker(s): Maxime Noel-Lamy

Moderator(s): David Valenti

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Knowing the complications of percutaneous ablation of liver and kidney and their management
• Understanding the complications of liver trans-arterial therapies

18:15-19:00

IR Medley

Speaker(s): David Valenti

Moderator(s): Stephen Ryan

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

Dinner (details to come)

Saturday, February 11, 2023

7:00-7:25  Breakfast

7:25-7:30 Welcome Dr. Stefan Przybojewski | Dr. Andrew Benko

7:30-8:15

IOuch 2.0

Speaker(s): Dave Liu / Stefan Przybojewski

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify procedural signs that would help decrease the incidence of a complication
• Develop strategies to mitigate and manage adverse outcomes
• Learn technical tips and tricks to best ensure positive procedural outcomes

8:15-9:15

Extreme IR

Speaker(s): Ziv Haskal | Jason Wong | Adnan Hadzimerovic | Andrew Benko | Dave Liu

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

9:15-9:30

M&M case

Speaker(s): Ziv Haskal

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• To discuss the safety of sonographic guidance for central vein access
• To discuss the supervisory roles during procedures performed with trainees
• To discuss Surgical and Endovascular management of inadvertent vascular injury during venipuncture

9:30-10:30

Non-Vascular Pot Pourri

Speaker(s): Veronique Caty | Tara Graham | Maxime Noel Lamy

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Learn uncommon complications from percutaneous liver biopsy
• Discuss the management of periprocedural sedation complications
• Review morbidity and mortality of percutaneous lung biopsy
• Review the discussion of procedural-related death during the informed consent discussion
• Explore how frequent non vascular procedure can complicate 
• Present unusual non vascular complications
• Discuss ways to present complication risks to patients 

10:30-14:30 Study Break

14:30-15:00 Networking

15:00-15:45

Cases from the Audience (Peanut Gallery)

Speaker(s): Adnan Hadzimerovic | Jason Wong

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

15:45-16:45

HIIT, I mean HIIR

Speaker(s): Adnan Hadzimerovic | Stephen Ryan 

Moderator(s): Dave Liu 

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures

16:45-17:30

Heinz 57

Speaker(s):  Stephen Ryan 

Moderator(s): Tara Graham | Maxime Noel Lamy

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss the management of acute iatrogenic aortoiliac dissection
• Review the consequences of non-target embolization in prostatic arteries embolization
• List embolic techniques in cancer-related pancreatic arcade pseudoaneurysm presenting with recurrent hemorrhage
• Discuss the implications of stent undersizing in the iliac vessels in the management of retroperitoneal hemorrhage
• Review the role of IR in the management of extrauterine pregnancy

17:30-18:30

Oh Sh!t

Speaker(s):  David Valenti | Andrew Benko | Lindsay Machan 

At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

• Identify potential outcomes from case complications and develop strategies for avoidance
• Explain common causes of medical errors in procedures
• Discuss various approaches, as well as tips & tricks, in order to get out of challenging procedures