Reliability in percutaneous tumour ablation, Innsbruck/AT, December 12-13, 2024

Programme | Local host | Preliminary faculty | Venue | Registration | CME accreditation | Accommodation

In recent years, minimally invasive cancer treatments have experienced a strong surge, and in some cases, have already replaced open resection as the first-choice treatment. Most notably, thermal ablation has been proven to be an effective method for the treatment of numerous tumour entities in various anatomical locations. In order to achieve maximal reliability, however, interventional oncologists must be properly trained in the application of the various available tools, imaging techniques and image fusion tools.

This ESIR course organized by Prof. Reto Bale will give attendees an overview of the currently available devices and techniques in the field of percutaneous tumour ablation, enabling them to plan and perform procedures and conduct the corresponding follow-up. After a theoretical introduction, trainees will have the chance to test all available devices under the guidance of experienced experts in the hands-on workshops. Participants will also get an impression of the capability of modern 3D guidance devices and image fusion tools. In addition, a recorded case of a stereotactic radiofrequency ablation will be presented and discussed. Afterward, the experts will present their most interesting cases and discuss them with the participants.

Who should attend?

Organized and led by renowned experts, the reliability in percutaneous tumour ablation clinical procedure training course gives experienced interventional radiologists the opportunity to fine-tune their practical skills and learn more about current treatment options for this difficult disease.

Programme

Thursday, December 12, 2024

08:00-08:30 Registration

08:30-08:45 Opening – course objectives and schedule

08:45-10:15 Advances in image-guided tumour ablation

Electromagnetic navigation systems
Sononavigation
Cone beam CT – guidance
Stereotactic MWA
Stereotactic RFA
Robotics
Image fusion for immediate treatment evaluation
Reliability in thermal ablation

10:15-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-11:00 Introduction to workshops

11:00-13:30 Hands-on device training I

Patient mounted needle guidance device
Robotics I
Stereotaxy
Electromagnetic navigation
Robotics II
Image fusion training
Ultrasound guidance with image fusion I
Robotics III
Cone beam CT – Robotics

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:30 Hands-on device training II

Patient mounted needle guidance device
Robotics I
Stereotaxy
Electromagnetic navigation
Robotics II
Image fusion training
Ultrasound guidance with image fusion I
Robotics III
Cone beam CT – Robotics

Friday, December 13, 2024

08:30-08:40 Collision trials

08:40-09:40 Cases from the Innsbruck University Clinic

09:40-10:00 Working coffee break

10:00-11:00 Interactive recorded case discussion: Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation

11:00-12:00 Presentation: Devices & technologies – What’s new?

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-14:10 Cases in which I appreciated having a sophisticated tool

Case 1: Stereotaxy
Case 2: Robot assisted ablation
Case 3: Electromagnetic navigation
Case 4: IRE
Case 5: Clinical application of augmented reality
Case 6: Intra-arterial CE-CT for thermal ablation
Case 7: Cone beam CT-guided ablation
Case 8: Robot assisted ablation
Case 9: PET fusion
Case 10: Image fusion

14:10-14:40 Discussion: Future of ablation

Interventional oncology from the oncologist’s point of view
Interventional oncology from the surgeon’s point of view
Navigation systems under development

14:40-15:00 Summary and final remarks

Local host

Preliminary faculty

A. Arno (Innsbruck/AT)
M. Beerman (Danderyd/SE)
G. Eberle (Innsbruck/AT)
D. Filippiadis (Athens/GR)
M. Kumman (Innsbruck/AT)
A. Kupferthaler (Linz/AT)
G. Laimer (Innsbruck/AT)
M.R. Meijerink (Amsterdam/NL)
B. Odisio (Houston/US)
D. Putzer (Innsbruck/AT)
Y. Scharll (Innsbruck/AT)
P. Schullian (Innsbruck/AT)
L.A. Solbiati (Milan/IT)
M.J.L. van Strijen (Nieuwegein/NL)
L. Szabo (Winterthur/CH)
N. Vauthey (Houston/US)
P. Wiggermann (Braunschweig/DE)
B.J. Wood (Bethedsa/US)

Venue

Landeskrankenhaus – Universitätskliniken Innsbruck
Haus 8 – Chirurgie
Anichstraße 35
6020 Innsbruck
Austria

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

General information

• Please note that this course is limited to 70 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.

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
Email: [email protected]

Cancellation of course registration

The CIRSE Foundation offers all participants the possibility of purchasing insurance with our partner, “Europäische Reiseversicherung”. 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”.

CME accreditation

The ESIR 2024 Innsbruck: Reliability in percutaneous tumour ablation, December 12-13, 2024 course has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 11 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

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.

The Penz Hotel:
Adolf-Pichler-Platz 3
6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 512 57 56 57 – 0
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.the-penz.com/en/

Best Western – Mondschein:
Mariahilfstraße 6
6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 512 22784
Fax: +43 512 2278490
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.mondschein.at/en/

Hotel Goldene Krone:
Maria-Theresien-Strasse 46
6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 512 58 61 60
Fax: +43 512 58 01 896
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.goldene-krone.at/