Saturday, April 11, 2020
COST
Free

LOCATION​
Loews Chicago Hotel (Downtown)
455 N. Park Dr.
Chicago, IL  60611
(312) 840-6600

PARKING
Valet event parking: $29
Metered street parking: $4/hour

CHECK-IN
​Online pre-registration is required, as space is limited.
Registration desk will open at 8:00 am.  Please check in when you arrive -- bring your student ID or other form of identification.

DRESS CODE
Business casual
HOTEL
Unfortunately, there is no hotel discount for attendees.   The best deals may be found using Airbnb, or an online bidding website such as Priceline or Hotwire.
 ​QUESTIONS?
OAhmed@radiology.bsd.uchicago.edu (Dr. Ahmed)
or
parag.amin@lumc.edu (Dr. Amin)

​​Women in IR
Lunchtime Panel Discussion

​Optional

Panel Guests
Radiology resident moderator: McKenzie Brown, MD (Loyola)
​Mona Gupta, MD - Northwestern University
Erika J. Ugianskis, MD - Indiana University
Sarah White, MD - Medical College of Wisconsin

Networking Event

​Time:
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Loews Chicago Hotel

2020 AGENDA

8:00 am – 9:15 am
Registration
INTRO COURSE
9:15 am - 3:30 pm





​9:15 - 9:30 am
Welcome & History of IR
TBA

9:30 - 9:50 am
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Dr. Kumar Madassery (Rush University)

9:50  - 10:10 am
Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary IR
Dr. Rakesh Navuluri (University of Chicago)

10:10 - 10:30 am
Embolization
Dr. Nik Kolicaj (Henry Ford Health System)

10:30 - 11:10 am
Interventional Oncology
Dr. Matthew Niemeyer (University of Illinois at Chicago)

11:10 - 11:30 am
Central Venous Access
Dr. Sarah White (Medical College of Wisconsin)

11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Hands-On Sessions ​(Intro Course Only)

12:10  - 1:10 pm
Lunch
(Optional: Women in IR Panel Discussion)

1:10 - 1:30 pm
Venous Disease
Dr. Mona Gupta (Northwestern University)

1:30 - 1:50 pm
"It's a Matter of Life or Death"
Dr. Sarah White (Medical College of Wisconsin)

1:50 - 2:10 pm
Pediatric IR
Dr. Shankar Rajeswaran (Lurie Children's/Northwestern)

2:10 - 2:30 pm
Getting Involved - SIR-RFS & Mentorship
Dr. David Tabriz (Rush University)
ADVANCED COURSE
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

8:30 - 9:10 am
Intro to IR equipment / Succeeding on your IR Rotation
Dr. David Tabriz (Rush University)

9:10 - 9:30 am
GI Bleeding
Dr. Ketan Shah (University of Illinois, Chicago)

9:30 - 9:50 am
Dialysis Interventions
Dr. Seetharam Chadalavada (University of Cincinnati)

9:50 - 10:30 am
Aortic Interventions
Dr. Geogy Vatakencherry
(Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles)




10:30 am - 11:30 am
Hands-On Sessions ​
Advanced Course Only




11:30 am - 12:10 pm
TIPS & Hepatobiliary Interventions
Dr. Mark Kleedehn (University of Wisconsin)

12:10  - 1:10 pm
Lunch
(Optional: Women in IR Panel Discussion)

1:10 - 1:30 pm
Atherectomy in Chronic Limb Ischemia
Dr. Erika J. Ugianskis (Indiana University/Lafayette)

1:30 - 1:50 pm
Transplant Interventions
Dr. Andrew Lipnik (University of Illinois, Chicago)

1:50 - 2:10 pm
​Ablation
Dr. Paul Laeseke (University of Wisconsin)

2:10 - 2:40 pm
Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) &
Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
Dr. Jordan Tasse
​(Rush University)
PANEL DISCUSSION
Program Directors Panel
2:45 - 3:30 pm
​
Q&A panel discussion with IR residency program directors

Panel Guests
Dr. Andrew Lipnik (University of Illinois, Chicago)
Dr. Rakesh Navuluri (University of Chicago)
Dr. Jordan Tasse  (Rush University)
Dr. Geogy Vatakencherry (Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles)


HANDS-ON SESSIONS
Boston Scientific
Simulator 1: radiofrequency ablation using phantom liver model
Simulator 2: peripheral thrombectomy system (AngioJet)
Sample equipment: embolics (coils, particles), microcatheters, guide wires, angioplasty balloons, stents, atherectomy devices

Bard Medical
Simulator: ultrasound-guided venous access & biopsy
Sample equipment: biopsy needles, PICCs, ports, tunneled, catheters, IVC filters

Gore
Sample equipment: stents & stent-grafts, TIPS access set

Penumbra
Simulator: peripheral embolization flow model
Simulator: thrombectomy clot model
​
Philips/Spectranetics
Simulator: endovascular computer simulator

Terumo Medical
Simulator: endovascular computer simulator

Merit
​TBD
​
Cook Medical
Simulator 1: coil embolization flow model
Simulator 2: Transjugular liver biopsy model
Simulator 3: IVC filter placement & retrieval model
Sample equipment: micropuncture set, drains, IVC filters, microcatheters, embolization coils, G-tubes, transjugular liver biopsy
​
Ethicon/Neuwave Medical
Simulator: microwave ablation using animal (bovine) liver

Halyard
Simulator: T-tac simulation using pig stomachs
Sample equipment: gastrostomy tubes, T-tacs

Argon Medical
Sample equipment: IVC filters, thrombectomy device, biopsy needles ( including tranjugular liver biopsy)

Toshiba Medical
Angiography technology (imaging platform and software)
​cone-beam CT, CTA liver analysis, needle guidance, dose tracking system​

Medtronic
OsteoCool™ RF Ablation System for bone and spine tumors
​Kyphon® Kyphoplasty system
OptiSphere™ resorbable embolization spheres