Friday, February 2, 2024

7:00-7:25 – Breakfast

7:25-7:30 – Welcome – Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic, Dr. Jason Wong

7:30-8:00

Keynote – Guest Speaker

Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Kaufman

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

• Recognize the personal emotional toll for the operator from having a procedural complication 
• Describe strategies to mitigate and manage adverse outcomes
• Describe technical tips and tricks to best ensure positive procedural outcomes

8:00-8:45

Arterial (Under Pressure)

Speaker(s): Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic, Dr. Mathieu Beland

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

• Recognize a severe arterial complication 
• List endovascular devices required to salvage an arterial complication 
• Implement strategies to fix a serious arterial complication 

8:45-9:30

Venous (Deflated but Dangerous)

Speaker(s): Dr. Anastasia Hadjivassiliou, Dr. Alessandra Cassano-Bailey

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

• Recognize a serious venous complication
• List differences between management of arterial and venous complications
• Identify anatomy susceptible to a significant venous complication   

9:30-10:15

Vascular Medley

Speaker(s): Dr. Stephen Ryan, Dr. Andrew Benko

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

• Describe situations when to consult another service for definitive management 
• Discuss ways to present complications to patients

10:15-10:30

M&M case

Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Kaufman

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
• Describe technical tips and tricks to best ensure positive procedural outcomes

10:30-15:00 Study Break

15:00-15:30 Networking

15:30-16:00

Extreme IR

Speaker(s): Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic, Dr. Aziz Qazi

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

• Describe techniques used when attempting intraluminal re-entry for subintimal angioplasty
• Name access sites for subintimal angioplasty of SFA
• Become familiar with tools used for crossing tough occlusions

16:00-16:30

IR Young Guns

Speaker(s): Dr. Chris Wright, Dr. Sam Pike

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

• Familiarize oneself with a diverse array of vascular and non-vascular interventional techniques
• Integrate practical tips and tricks to enhance success in challenging procedural scenarios

16:30-17:30

Walking with Giants

Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Kaufman

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

• Detect and classify red flags and common pitfalls associated with interventional radiology procedures
• Formulate strategies for the avoidance and management of these potential challenges

17:30-18:15

IOuch

Speaker(s): Dr. David Valenti, Dr. Maxime Noel-Lamy

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

• Identify the complications of percutaneous ablation of liver and kidney and their management
• Describe the complications of liver trans-arterial therapies

18:15-19:00

IR Medley

Speaker(s): Dr. Neil Resnick, Dr. Richard Cormack

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

• Participate actively in debates and panel discussions to exchange opinions and insights
• Acquire knowledge from the collective experience of both faculty and attendees, fostering a collaborative learning environment
• Define and discuss the key components of Quality Assurance in Interventional Radiology (IR)

Dinner (details to come)

Saturday, February 03, 2024

7:00-7:25  – Breakfast

7:25-7:30  – Welcome – Dr. Jason Wong, Dr. Andrew Benko

7:30-8:15

IOuch 2.0

Speaker(s): Dr. Jason Wong, Dr. Maxime Noel-Lamy

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

• Identify the complications of percutaneous ablation of liver and kidney and their management
• Describe the complications of liver trans-arterial therapies

8:15-9:15

Extreme IR

Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Kaufman, Dr. Anastasia Hadjivassiliou, Dr. David Valenti, Dr. Neil Resnick

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

• Employ critical analysis to scrutinize the procedural details of the showcased cases
• Familiarize oneself with a diverse array of vascular and non-vascular interventional techniques
• Integrate practical tips and tricks shared by experts to enhance success in challenging procedural scenarios

9:15-9:30

M&M case

Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Kaufman

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
• Describe technical tips and tricks to best ensure positive procedural outcomes

9:30-10:30

Non-Vascular Pot Pourri

Speaker(s): Dr. Alessandra Cassano-Bailey, Dr. Neil Resnick

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

• Recognize how frequent non-vascular procedure can complicate
• List 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 

Speaker(s): Dr. Jason Wong, Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic

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

• Participate actively in debates and panel discussions to exchange opinions and insights
• Acquire knowledge from the collective experience of both faculty and attendees, fostering a collaborative learning environment
• Define and discuss the key components of Quality Assurance in Interventional Radiology (IR)

15:45-16:45

HIIT, I mean HIIR

Speaker(s): Dr. Andrew Benko, Dr. Mathieu Beland

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

• Describe uses of nBCA outside of the vascular system
• Name access sites for pulmonary artery intervention
• Name embolization materials used for treating pseudoaneurysms

16:45-17:30

Heinz 57

Speaker(s): Dr. Richard Cormack

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

17:30-18:30

Oh Sh!t

Speaker(s): Dr. Stephen Ryan, Dr. Aziz Qazi

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

• Identify warning signs of possible bad outcomes
• Discuss strategies to recover from dangerous situations
• Assess when and who to call for help