IR Basics: Interventional Oncology - Vascular Therapy

IR Basics: Interventional Oncology - Vascular Therapy is organized by Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and will be held from Jan 05, 2018 - Dec 01, 2020. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :
This course is directed towards therapeutic options for hepatocellular carcinoma with focus on liver-directed therapy including TACE and Y-90; procedural techniques, patient selection, periprocedural care and clinic follow up regards to chemoembolization and therapy planning and dosimetry of Yttrium-90 microsphere administration.

The target audience for this medical event is interventional radiologist, interventional oncologist, nurses, techs and other physicians at all levels with special interest in tumor ablation.

Course Objectives :
Upon completion of this on-demand activity, participants should be able to:
• Describe the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system and how it pertains to triage of patients with HCC.
• Recognize hepatic arterial anatomy variants and options for reducing non-target embolization
• Cite to properties of Y-90 and principles of administration
• Distinguish between the use of TACE and Y-90 in the setting of PV thrombosis
• State some common complications related to liver-directed therapy

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.