June 5-6 | Cagliari, IT
June 5-6 | Cagliari, IT
June 5-6 | Cagliari, IT
June 5-6 | Cagliari, IT
June 5-6 | Cagliari, IT
Spine interventions: Advanced indications, Cagliari/IT, June 5-6, 2025
Percutaneous interventions in the spine constitute a field which continues to evolve rapidly. Advanced techniques encompass a wide variety of procedures, including percutaneous implant techniques, percutaneous tumour ablation, percutaneous interspinous spacers implants, basivertebral nerve ablation, facet or sacroiliac fixation with screws, microendoscopy, and robotic navigation. These techniques offer therapeutic options for various spine pathologies, including back pain of several origins (vertebral fractures, facet pain, vertebrogenic pain), cancer pain, neurologic intermittent claudication, and sacroliac joint pain. Over the last decade, numerous advancements have enriched the therapeutic armamentarium, making these procedures available to appropriately selected patients. Proper patient selection is essential for a patient-tailored therapeutic approach, while technical expertise and high-quality imaging guidance ensure safety and efficacy.
This course will discuss indications and technical performance of advanced spine procedures such as vertebral augmentation with implants, percutaneous tumour ablation, percutaneous intrerspinous spacers (dynamic or fusion) for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis or instability, percutaneous screws implant for facet and SI fixation, basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of vertebrogenic pain, microendoscopy, robotic navigation. Extensive hands-on workshops on spine models will provide delegates with opportunities to perform these procedures in a controlled environment, master essential technical skills, and learn tips and tricks for a safe and effective approach.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for interventional radiologists who have completed their training and are interested in further developing their practical skills and updating their knowledge.
Preliminary programme
Thursday, June 5, 2025
08:30-09:15 Registration
09:15-09:30 Welcome and introduction
09:30-10:00 Advanced imaging and navigation for spine interventions
10:00-10:30 Lectures I
Type of spinal fractures and their relationship to treatment
Advanced percutaneous treatment of VCFs: implants
Percutaneous ablation of malignant fractures
10:30-13:00 Hands-on workshops I
Vertebral augmentation: implants I
Vertebral augmentation: implants II
CT: tumour ablation RF
CT: tumour ablation Cryo
Electromagnetic navigation
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-14:30 Lectures II
Imaging and grading of spinal stenosis and instability
Percutaneous treatment of degenerative LSS
Percutaneous treatment of instability
14:30-14:45 Coffee break
14:45-17:15 Hands-on workshops II
Dynamic and fusion spacers
RF ablation
Cryoablation or RF ablation
Dynamic and fusion spacers
Electromagnetic navigation
Friday, June 6, 2025
09:00-09:30 Lectures III
Imaging and classification of degenerative spine diseases
Basivertebral nerve ablation
Advanced treatment of discogenic pain
09:30-11:10 Hands-on workshops
Percutaneous discal cage implant
Basivertebral nerve ablation
Microendoscopy
Basivertebral nerve ablation
Electromagnetic navigation
11:10-12:10 Lunch break
12:10-13:40 Video cases
Percutaneous Implant techniques
Robotic navigation
IPD Implant
IFD Implant
Tumour ablation RF
Tumour ablation cryo
13:40-14:00 Closing remarks and quiz
Local host
Preliminary faculty
R. L. Cazzato (Strasbourg/FR)
D. Filippiadis (Athens/GR)
A. Kelekis (Athens/GR)
L. Manfrè (Catania/IT)
S. Masala (Sassari/IT)
S. Marini (Cagliari/IT)
E. Piras (Cagliari/IT)
C. Zini (Florence/IT)
Venue
UO Radiologia Area Ospedaliera ASL Cagliari
Via Is Mirrionis 92
09121 Cagliari CA
Italy
Registration
Please note that this course is open to interventional radiologists with at least one year of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of venous disease.
The registration fees are as follows:
| Early Fee (until April 10, 2025) | Regular Fee (as of April 11, 2025) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Course registration | € 710 | € 920 |
| Course registration (CIRSE Member*) | € 610 | € 710 |
| Nurse/radiographer** | € 710 | € 920 |
Reduced registration fees are only available for members of CIRSE in good standing.
Registration needs to be accompanied by the Confirmation form, signed by the head of department.
These fees include:
- Course attendance
- Teaching material for the course
- Coffee breaks
- Lunch on the first day
General Information
- Please note that this course is limited to 30 participants and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- To attend the ESIR courses as a member, CIRSE membership fee for the year of the course must be settled.
- Please note that your registration becomes valid only after receipt of payment and after confirmation by the CIRSE Central Office.
- When making your flight bookings, please make sure that you will be able to stay for the entire course.
Cancellation of course registration
The CIRSE Foundation offers all participants the possibility of purchasing insurance with our partner “Europäische Reiseversicherung” via this link. Thus, the CIRSE Foundation itself will not refund any amount after a cancellation of registration. All requests have to be issued to the “Europäische Reiseversicherung” directly. Refunds will be given within the terms and conditions of the “Europäische Reiseversicherung”. Name changes will be handled as a cancellation and new registration.
Please note that CIRSE offers just a platform to effect a policy between you and “Europäische Reiseversicherung”.
Invoices will be issued by the CIRSE Foundation, Neutorgasse 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
CIRSE Foundation
Neutorgasse 9
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: 0043 1 904 2003
Fax: 0043 1 904 2003 30
Email: [email protected]
Accommodation
Below is a list of recommended hotels within the vicinity of the course venue. To proceed with booking your rooms for the course duration, please get in touch with the hotels directly. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee and course delegates shall bear all costs in this context themselves.
Hotel Sardegna
3*, 5 min. from the venue by car
Via Lunigiana 50, 09122 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 282222
E-mail: [email protected]
www.sardegnahotelcagliari.it/en/
Unahotels Hotel Cagliari
4*, 5-10 min. from the venue by car
Via dei giudicati 66, 09131 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 47400
E-mail: [email protected]
www.gruppouna.it/en
Hotel Regina Margherita
4*, 10 min. from the venue by car
Viale Regina Margherita 44, 09124 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 670342
E-mail: [email protected]
hotelreginamargherita.it/
Hotel Cesar’s
4*, 15 min. from the venue by car
Via Darwin 2/4, 09126 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 340750
E-mail: [email protected]
www.caesarshotel.eu/
Holiday Inn Cagliari
4*, 10-15 min. from the venue by car
Viale Umberto Ticca 23 – 09122 Cagliari, Italy
Phone: +39 07053791
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels
Palazzo Doglio
5*, 10-15 min. from the venue by car
Vico Logudoro 1, 09124 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 67640
E-mail: [email protected]
www.palazzodoglio.com