Are you ready to gain skills that will set you apart? At the SIR EDGE meeting, you'll learn from experts in the field and master techniques in areas such as Y90 dosimetry software, ICE, Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (BVNA), intrathecal pumps, spinal cord stimulators, screws, arterial and venous thrombectomy, and more.
Seize this unparalleled opportunity to enhance your skills and take control of your professional future. Our special skills sessions are meticulously designed to provide you with advanced expertise and hands-on experience under the guidance of expert faculty, ensuring you stand out in your field.
These focused, small-group sessions will be led by experts in the field who go over technical aspects of the respective procedures, discussing ways to appropriately identify patients, establishing a referral base, and navigating complex clinical scenarios.
Don't just keep up with the industry—lead it.
Pain Management and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Special Skills
The pain interventions special skills workshops at EDGE 2024 are crafted to maximize attendee hands-on experience. There will be stations focusing on intrathecal pump placement and management, spinal cord stimulator placement and management, basivertebral nerve ablation, and peripheral joint ablation.
The hands-on curriculum for radiofrequency ablation, kyphoplasty, and/or vertebroplasty aims to empower attendees by providing equipment from various vendors for handling, examination, trial, and questions in a space with expert operators and industry representatives so that the maximum transfer of knowledge will materialize. The coordinators aim to establish a comfort level for learners that will allow them to return home comfortable with the process of obtaining equipment, having proctored cases, patient selection, technique, and desired outcomes for patients with painful neoplastic, osteoporotic, or traumatic vertebral body fractures.
Learning Objectives
Workshops:
Portal Hypertension Special Skills
Workshop: Portal Hypertension: ICE and Access Kits / Faculty: Ziv J Haskal, MD, FSIR, Jorge E. Lopera, MD, FSIR , Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR; Hector Ferral, MD, FSIR; Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD, FSIR; Ron Gaba, MD, MS, FSIR
Friday, Oct. 18 8-10:30 a.m.
The session begins with an in-depth exploration of TIPS techniques, delving into the intricacies of ICE-IVUS, including both standard and IVUS-guided portal access methodologies. Participants will gain an understanding of fluoro-guided TIPS access, portography, and the anatomical relationships between the hepatic and portal veins. During the hands-on practice component, operators will refine their skills in accessing the IVC and visualizing the hepatic vein in precise alignment with the portal vein. Utilizing ICE guidance, they will adeptly navigate the hepatic vein and advance the TIPS set under fluoroscopic guidance, culminating in the precise puncture of the portal vein. Once portal vein access is verified, operators will proceed to skillfully advance a guidewire and catheter into the portal vein, followed by meticulous measurement of the tract, dilation, and the placement of a stent-graft.
Learning objectives:
1. To learn the basics of portal vein access with emphasis on Intravascular Ultrasound also known as ICE.
Workshop: Software for dosimetry/ Faculty: Nima Kokabi, MD, Shamar Young, MD
Saturday, Oct. 19 1:30- 4 p.m.
The Y90 Software Dosimetry Special Skills Workshop is where you'll gain hands-on experience with clinically relevant dosimetry models crucial for Y90 radioembolization treatment planning. This session will introduce you to the leading dosimetry software tools available in the U.S. and guide you through simulated treatment planning for a variety of therapeutic cases. Whether you're new to Y90 or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will provide the practical knowledge you need to enhance patient outcomes.
1.To become familiar with clinically relevant dosimetry models for treatment planning in patients undergoing Y90 radioembolization.
2.To become familiar with commercially available dosimetry softwares used in the United States for Y90 treatment planning.
3.To simulate treatment planning for multiple therapeutic intent cases using commercially available dosimetry softwares used in the United States.
The peripheral vascular disease special skills workshops for EDGE 2024 will work to introduce new techniques to attendees unfamiliar with newer devices and techniques but also to provide maximum hands-on experience and advanced tips and tricks to more seasoned interventionalists. There will be stations focusing on utilizing devices for crossing chronic total occlusion (CTO) and a station focusing on advanced thrombectomy skills.
Workshop: Advanced Thrombectomy Skills – Arterial & Venous:
Saturday, Oct. 19 8-9:30 a.m.
Faculty: Timothy Clark, MD, FSIR; Ansar Z. Vance, MD; J. Fritz Angle, MD, FSIR; Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR
Learning Objectives
Workshop: Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) crossing devices:
Friday, Oct. 18 1-2:45 p.m.
Faculty: Ansar Z. Vance, MD; J. Fritz Angle, MD, FSIR; Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR; Luke Wilkins, MD, FSIR
Learning Objectives
Thank you for your interest in EDGE 2024. The meeting registration is sold out. If you have any further questions, please reach out to meetings@sirweb.org.