ESIR 2011 Local Host Applications

Local Host Responsibilities | Courses 2011

ESIR 2011 COURSES – NEW TOPICS AND CALL FOR LOCAL HOST APPLICATIONS!

Send in your application to become Local Host for an ESIR course in 2011. Deadline for submissions is June, 25th, 2010!

ESIR courses are interactive educational events:

• which last a maximum of 2 days (normally starting on Friday noon and lasting until Saturday evening)
• held in English language (specific language courses are possible upon special request)
• limited to a maximum of 60 participants  
• with a maximum number of 5 faculty members
  

Courses for different skill levels are available: 1 Basic Level / 2-3 Intermediate Level / 4 Advanced Level
All courses will consist of three different parts: Lectures, case discussions and sessions with an emphasis on hands-on-activities (i.e. device manipulation, work on training models, etc...)

As Local Host you will be responsible for:  

• the provision of rooms (minmum of 1 room for plenary lectures + 4 smaller rooms for hands-on activities and related case discussions in changing groups) as well as organisation of technical equipment. Preferred locations are Hospitals, Universities or other Academic Institutions
• consultancy and organisation of local arrangements (Hotel proposals, Welcome Dinner, Lunch, Coffee Breaks, etc...)
• additional promotion of the course in the host country / region

Your application should include:

• your personal and/or your hospitals expertise for the topic of the specific course you apply for
• your name and contact details (CIRSE member ID if available)
• possible dates for the course

All applications have to be made in writing to valentinitsch@esir.org by June 25th, 2010 the very latest.

The scientific programme of each course will be defined by the ESIR Advisory Council and the Local Host after the selection process.

CIRSE members can send applications for the following course topics:

1.) Basic Vascular
LEVEL: 1 (Basic)

Potential Lecture Titles:
How to gain arterial and venous access and closure
Radiation protection
Closure devices
Aortic / Iliac interventions
SFA interventions
Below the knee interventions
Dialysis intervention
Hands On Part:
Using stents, balloons and guide wires in models and phantoms
Interactive video workshops
Closure devices Hands On workshop

2.) Drainage, Biopsies & Venous Access
LEVEL: 1- 2 (Basic - Intermediate)

Potential Lecture Titles:
Drainage & nephrostomies
Biopsies
Peripheral lines and ports
Difficult venous access
Hands On Part:
Ultrasound guided puncture
Hands On biopsy
Materials for venous access
Hands On activities using phantoms  

3.) Liver Interventions
LEVEL: 2-3 (Intermediate)

Potential Lecture Titles:
Chemoembolisation & bland embolisation
Liver tumour ablation
Radioembolization
Portal vein embolisation
HIFU
Hands On Part:
Particles for embolisation
Ablation on phantoms / organs
Video demonstrations
Workshop on promoting oncologic interventions

4.) Extrahepatic Tumour Treatment
LEVEL: 2-3 (Intermediate)

Potential Lecture Titles:
Lung tumour treatment
Renal tumour treatment
Primary and secondary bone tumours treatment
Miscellaneous (adrenals, head and neck)
Hands On Part:
Particles for embolisation
Ablation on phantoms / organs
Video demonstrations
Workshop on promoting oncologic interventions

5.) CLI and Diabetic Disease
LEVEL: 2-3 (Intermediate)

Potential Lecture Titles:
Imaging in CLI
BTK interventions
Recanalisation techniques
Clinical management and diabetic foot team
Dedicated access routes
Interventional radiology and multilevel disease
Hands On Part:
Using stents, balloons and guide wires in models and phantoms
Interactive video workshops

6.) Dialysis Access & Venous Interventions
LEVEL: 2-3 (Intermediate)

Potential Lecture Titles:
Interventions in dialysis grafts
Interventions in Cimino shunts
Treatment of DVT
Cava Filters and venous stenting
Retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies
Hands On Part:
Filter placement in models/phantoms 
Hands On devices for thrombectomy and fibrinolysis

7.) Aortic Disease
LEVEL: 3-4 (Intermediate - Advanced)

Potential Lecture Titles:
Imaging and indication
Infrarenal aortic disease (aneurysm and ruptures, total percutaneous aortic repair)
Secondary procedures in aortic stent grafting
Thoracic aortic diseases (aneurysm and transection)
Aortic dissection
Hands On Part:
Percutaneous access / closure devices
Deployment models
Prostheses design