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24 Workshops
Workshops
Virtual Reality Hands-on Workshops
There will be two workshops on carotid stenting and one each
on renal interventions and interventions in the lower limb.
The aim of the workshops is to provide mentored experience
of the sequencing of procedure steps and the use of interventional
instruments.
A total of six simulators supplied by various simulator manufacturers
will be available. Participants will be able to perform the
sequences of the target procedure in a virtual environment.
The workshop will also provide an understanding of the current
possibilities and limitations of simulator technology in the
target procedures.
During the two hours time slot, up to 18 participants will have
the opportunity to experience computer-based simulation of a
pre-selected topic/procedure. Further participants may attend
as observers only.
The session will start with a presentation by a CIRSE faculty
member, followed by an introduction to the relevant simulator
by a simulator technician. Each delegate will have 25 minutes
of hands-on experience under the guidance of a CIRSE faculty
member and technician. Faculty members will stay throughout
the course to give feedback and discuss the procedures with
the delegates.
Carotid Stenting
Sunday, September 10,
11:30 - 13:30, Ground Floor
Carotid Stenting
Monday, September 11,
10:00 - 12:00, Ground Floor
Renal Artery Intervention
Tuesday, September 12,
10:00 - 12:00, Ground Floor
Intervention in the Lower Limb
Wednesday, September 13,
10:00 - 12:00, Ground Floor
Instructors: D. Gould, A. Watkinson, J.-P. Beregi, P. Gaines, L. Lönn,
S. McDonald, A. Patel, F. Perona, D. Vorwerk
The workshop will take place on four different dates in the
"Simulator Gallery" which will be located on the right hand side
of the exhibition hall close to the meeting rooms. Workshop
participation is limited (max. 24 participants per workshop).
Pre-registration is required.
Vertebroplasty Hands-on Workshops
Due to the growing importance of Vetebroplasty within
Interventional Radiology, CIRSE will once again offer a handson
vertebroplasty workshop one day prior to the congress.
The workshop will start with a 30 minute introduction to the
principles and indications of the procedure, followed by a
hands-on demonstration. Participants will then have the
opportunity of practising needle placement, injection and the
preparation of bone cement. All of the procedures will be carried
out on plastic spine models under fluoroscopic guidance.
The theoretical introduction and the hands-on demonstration
will take place at the Policlinico Tor Vergata in Rome
one day prior to CIRSE 2006.
Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata
Viale Oxford 81
00133 Rome
SIV-HWS 1
Friday, September 8,
09:00 - 11:30
SIV-HWS 2
Friday, September 8,
13:00 - 15:30
SIV-HWS 3
Friday, September 8,
17:00 - 18:30
Instructors: T. Sabharwal, A. Gangi, M. Bezzi, S. Masala, G.
Anselmetti
The CIRSE 2006 Vertebroplasty Workshop has been granted
6 CME credits.
Please note that the number of participants for each workshop
is limited to 15. The registration fee is € 50.
RFA Hands-on Workshops
RF - Ablation
Tips & Tricks in Radiofrequency Ablation
This year's workshops will be made up of two basic and two
advanced courses which will take about 90 minutes each. The
workshop will start with a 45-minute theoretical introduction
on how to improve the outcome of the procedure and
decrease the chance of complications.
Liver ablation and extrahepatic ablation will be discussed in
both basic and advanced workshops. Extrahepatic ablation
including kidney, bone and lung will be emphasized in the
advanced workshop. The workshop will end with a 45-minute
hands-on experience, which will deal with ultrasound-guided
ablations in cow livers using different RF generators/electrodes.
Each workshop can be attended by 25 participants.
RFA-HWS Basic 1
Saturday, September 9,
14:00 - 15:30, WS Room 1
RFA-HWS Basic 2
Monday, September 11,
17:00 - 18:30, WS Room 1
RFA-HWS Advanced 1
Sunday, September 10,
15:30 - 17:00, WS Room 1
RFA-HWS Advanced 2
Tuesday, September 12,
15:30 - 17:00, WS Room 1
Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
Instructors: M. Soulen, M. Bezzi, T. De Baere, T. K. Helmberger, R.
Lencioni, L. Crocetti, L.Solbiati