Friday, February 7, 2025

7:00-7:25 – Breakfast

7:25-7:30 – Welcome – Dr. Stefan Przybojewski, Dr. Jason Wong

7:30-8:00

Keynote – Guest Speaker

Speaker(s): Dr. Scott O. Trerotola

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. Darren Ferguson

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. Alex Menard, Dr. Stephen Ryan

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
• List endovascular devices to salvage a significant venous complication   

9:30-10:15

Vascular Medley

Speaker(s): Dr. Tara Graham, 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 
• Implement effective strategies to communicate to patients and family members regarding a complication

10:15-10:30

M&M case

Speaker(s): Dr. Scott O. Trerotola

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. David Valenti, Dr. Neil Resnick

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

• Describe techniques used in more challenging procedures
• Integrate successful strategies for unconventional procedures
• Familiarize oneself with a diverse array of vascular and non-vascular interventional devices

16:00-16:30

IR Melt down

Speaker(s): Dr. Chris Wright, Dr. Gerald Gahide

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

• Critique steps in a challenging procedure to ensure good outcomes
• Assess safety protocols during a complicated procedure

16:30-17:30

Dealer’s choice (extreme IR or M&M)

Speaker(s): Dr. Darren Ferguson, Dr. Scott O. Trerotola, Dr. Stephen Ryan, Dr. Neil Resnick

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 complications
• Describe the use of common devices to mitigate a complication

17:30-18:15

IOuch

Speaker(s): Dr. Chris Wright, Dr. Alex Menard

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

• Identify the complications of percutaneous ablation
• Describe the complications of liver trans-arterial therapies
• Discuss the challenges of treating cancer patients

18:15-19:00

IR Medley

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

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 8, 2025

7:00-7:25  – Breakfast

7:25-7:30  – Welcome – Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic, Dr. Andrew Benko

7:30-8:15

IOuch 2.0

Speaker(s): Dr. Anastasia Hadjivassiliou, Dr. Maxime Noel-Lamy

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

• Identify the potential complications of percutaneous ablation
• Describe the potential complications of pain management procedures for cancer patients
• Identify IR procedures for palliative patients

8:15-9:15

Extreme IR

Speaker(s): Dr. Stephen Ryan, Dr. Scott O. Trerotola, Dr. Neil Resnick, Dr. Andrew Benko

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

• Employ less known techniques to generate a good outcome
• Familiarize oneself with a diverse array of vascular and non-vascular IR 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. Scott O. Trerotola

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. Neil Resnick, Dr. Gerald Gahide, Adnan Hadziomerovic, Dr. Anastasia Hadjivassiliou

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

• Recognize common non vascular procedure complications
• Identify techniques that can prevent a complication
• Discuss strategies to mitigate a non vascular complication

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. Stefan Przybojewski

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

• Actively participate in debates and panel discussions on complications
• Identify pitfalls in procedures that lead to complications
• Define and discuss the key components of a good quality assurance program

15:45-16:45

HIIT, I mean HIIR

Speaker(s): Dr. Alex Menard, Dr. Neil Resnick, Dr. Gerald Gahide, Dr. Maxime Noel-Lamy

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

• Describe scenarios where complications may occur in endovascular treatment
• Name bail out techniques for an endovascular complication
• Name embolization materials used for treating pseudoaneurysms

16:45-17:30

Heinz 57

Speaker(s): Dr. Chris Wright, Dr. Tara Graham

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

• Discuss the management of a hypotensive patient in the IR suite
• Review the consequences of non-target embolization
• List endovascular devices that can be used to stop life threatening bleeding

17:30-18:30

Oh Sh!t

Speaker(s): Dr. Scott O. Trerotola, Dr. David Valenti, Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic, Dr. Andrew Benko

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

• Identify warning signs of possible bad outcomes
• Discuss strategies to recover from potential life-threatening situations
• Identify situations that require calling for additional help