Below is a list of highlighted tracks and sessions taking place during the 2017 PAIRS Annual Scientific Congress.
KEY SESSIONS & HIGHLIGHTED TRACKS
DATE & TIMINGS
08:00-19:00 on March 15, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Identify limb salvage strategies in in critically ischemic legs (CLI).
- Demonstrate and understand various aspects of diabetic foot attacks: risk stratification, imaging, team setup and clinical roles of members
- Discuss the new approaches and expected outcomes of revascularization of lower limb arteries
- Appraise the role of peripheral angioplasty and latest technological advances in maximizing the outcome of DFA procedures
- State-of-art role of drug eluting and stent technology
- Practical technical tips and tricks in lower limb revascularization
- Appraise the various methods of DFA recovery through utilizing device approaches, healing protocols and foot ulcer management
- Experts group discussion on patient tailored management
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DATE & TIMINGS
08:00-16:00 on March 15, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Practical Lectures and Hands on Training on:
- US Guided PICC Placement
- Care and Maintenance
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Nurses
- Interventional Radiologists
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Doctors
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DATE & TIMINGS
10:30-15:30 on March 16, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Demonstrate advances in management of acute aortic syndrome
- Demonstrate and discuss the state-of-art approach to complex and challenging aortic aneurysms
- Identify the keys of improving quality of care for patients with Abdominal and thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in the region
- Compare the current role of open surgery technique versus EVAR
- Practical lessons to maximize outcome of endovascular interventions
- Experts group discussion on patient tailored management
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DATE & TIMINGS
08:00-17:00 on March 17, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Identify the appropriate imaging and clinical criteria to optimize outcome of endovascular therapy for acute stroke.
- Identify management of challenging situations and complications of endovascular therapy of stroke.
- Recognize the proper use and pitfalls of new technology in brain aneurysm treatments
- Explore how to manage high-risk AVM anatomy and which brain AVM should be treated with embolization.
- Recognize innovative ways to tackle difficult head and neck tumor embolization, complex DAVF & percutaneous treatments of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
- Explore solutions for challenges facing the neurovascular treatments in the Middle East.
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DATE & TIMINGS
08:00-12:30 on March 18, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Understand the role of imaging assessment for tumor response after locoregional therapy
- Demonstrate understanding of indications for treatment of renal malignancy and the role of locoregional therapy
- Describe the different tools for percutaneous ablation for lung, renal and liver malignancy
- Demonstrate understanding for the role of radioembolization in Hepatocellular cancer and metastatic disease
- Compare between different trans-arterial embolic therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Demonstrate ability to analyze the literature related to interventional oncology
- Experts multidisciplinary group discussion on patient tailored management
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DATE & TIMINGS
09:25-10:30 on March 17, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
This session is about current and evolving embolization techniques in challenging vascular territories.
- A general overview of massive hemoptysis with special emphasis on embolization of bronchial and pulmonary artery.
- Discuss the treatment of pulmonary AVM, when and how to do it and follow up.
- New frontier in IR: describing hemorrhoids and bariatric embolization. New and emerging evidence and how it is done.
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DATE & TIMINGS
10:30-16:00 on March 16, 2017
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Identify the various tools of IR team motivation
- Utilize practical guidelines in infection reduction and radiation protection
- Describe the dimensions of vascular procedure management in IR
- Determine an understanding of sclerotherapy agents used in vascular anomalies
- Assess the importance of teamwork in embolization procedures
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