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Friday, February 7, 2025

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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 08, 2025

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. 

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. 

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): 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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