Format : 19 Videos + 2 PDFs
Expert Radiology CME: Augment Your IR Practice
With a focus on practical, real-life solutions for the modern interventional radiology practice, this online CME program is a refresher on familiar procedures, an introduction to new procedures and new areas of IR interest, and an update on various areas of practice management.
It’s continuing medical education designed to augment knowledge for practicing interventional radiologists, while also serving as a steppingstone for radiologists who are new to this vast, multi-system field.
Date of Original Release: June 1, 2023
Date Credits Expire: May 31, 2026
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, clinicians should be able to:
- Describe the advances in imaging and procedural technique for obtaining safe and efficient access and execution of procedures in: 1. Vascular structures (normal and abnormal) 2. Biliary system 3. Portal vein 4. Articular anatomy 5. Tumors
- Identify the components and parts of the multidisciplinary approach to complex disease entities including: 1. Vascular anomalies 2. Primary and secondary liver tumors 3. Biliary disease 4. Acute and chronic venous intervention 5. Pulmonary embolism 6. Lymphatic and thoracic duct disorders 7. Venous sampling
- Apply the nuances and technical advances and variations employed in the care of the interventional radiology patient to pediatric patients
- Describe and summarize recent innovations, technical nuances, evidenced based process, and periprocedural care of patients requiring: 1. Biliary interventions 2. Hemodialysis interventions 3. Revascularization for mesenteric ischemia 4. Chronic venous disease intervention 5. Uterine artery embolization 6. Adrenal vein sampling 7. Pelvic venous interventions 8. Variceal bleeding and ascites intervention 9. Hepatocellular carcinoma and secondary liver tumor treatment 10. Vascular malformations 11. Central venous access 12. Chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphocele 13. Genicular artery embolization 14. Pulmonary embolism intervention
Intended Audience
This course is intended for academic and private practice interventional radiologists and radiology and interventional radiology trainees.
Topics:
- Periprocedural Care in Interventional Radiology – Bedros Taslakian, MD
- General Pediatric Interventional Radiology – Frederic J. Bertino, MD
- Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Abscess Drainage – What You Need to Know – Bedros Taslakian, MD
- Central Venous Catheters – An Update and Review of Standards – Frederic J. Bertino, MD
- Pelvic Pain Interventions – Pelvic Congestion Syndrome and Ovarian Vein Embolization – Kopal S. Kulkarni, MD
- Biliary Interventions – Amir Noor, MD
- Genicular Artery Embolization – Bedros Taslakian, MD
- Uterine Artery Embolization – Kopal S. Kulkarni, MD
- Portal Hypertension I – Etiology, Pathophysiology, Management – Bedros Taslakian, MD
- Portal Hypertension II – Transjugular and Direct Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt – Bedros Taslakian, MD
- Portal Hypertension III – Transvenous Obliteration of Gastric Varices – Ryan M. Hickey, MD, FSIR
- Interventional Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Ryan M. Hickey, MD, FSIR
- Chronic Venous Disease – Amir Noor, MD
- Catheter Directed Therapies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism – Bedros Taslakian, MD
- Vascular Malformations – Frederic J. Bertino, MD
- Lymphatic Interventions – Frederic J. Bertino, MD
- Adrenal Vein Sampling – Kopal S. Kulkarni, MD
- Essentials of Hemodialysis – Amir Noor, MD
- Mesenteric Ischemia – Amir Noor, MD
