Ablation from A to Z: Kidney, liver and thyroid, Strasbourg/FR, January 23-24, 2025

Preliminary programme

Thursday, January 23, 2025

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-09:10 Welcome and faculty presentation

09:10-10:10 Epidemiologic facts & ablation technologies

Liver tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
Kidney tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
Thyroid tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection
Q&A

10:10-11:05 Imaging guidance and protective measures

Imaging in kidney, liver and thyroid ablation
Protection in kidney ablation
Protection in liver ablation

11:05-11:20 Coffee break

11:20-12:30 Expected complications and their management

Expected complications in kidney ablation and their management
Expected complications in liver ablation and their management
Imaging follow-up for liver and kidney ablation
Q&A

12:30-13:15 Lunch

13:15-15:15 Hands-on ex-vivo bovine liver tissue (rotating groups)

Cryoablation I
Cryoablation II
Microwave ablation I
Microwave ablation II

15:15-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-16:45 Interactive video case discussions

Liver microwave ablation
Kidney cryoablation I
Kidney cryoablation II
Thyroid microwave ablation
Q&A and wrap-up

Friday, January 24, 2025

08:30-10:45 Hands-on in-vivo animal lab training (rotating groups)

Liver microwave ablation
Kidney cryoablation I
MRI-guided liver puncturing lab

10:45-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-13:30 Hands on in-vivo animal lab training (rotating groups)

Thyroid ablation simulator training
Kidney cryoablation II
MRI-guided kidney puncturing lab

13:30-13:40 Course wrap-up

Venue

IHU – Institute of Image-Guided Surgery
1 place de l’Hôpital
Strasbourg 67091
France

Registration

Please note that this course is open only to interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training.

The registration fees are as follows:

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 21 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

Please note that the following are only suggestions. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee for ESIR courses. CIRSE supports compliance with ethical standards. Therefore, CIRSE emphasises that the participants shall bear any and all costs in this context themselves.

Upon booking your room, please inform the hotel that you are attending an event at IHU (Institute of Image-Guided Surgery) to secure special booking rates.