December 16-17 | Maastricht, NL
December 16-17 | Maastricht, NL
December 16-17 | Maastricht, NL
December 16-17 | Maastricht, NL
December 16-17 | Maastricht, NL
Endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke, Maastricht/NL, December 16-17, 2025
Endovascular treatment (EVT) of acute ischaemic stroke has revolutionized the treatment paradigm and has dramatically increased outcomes for patients suffering an ischaemic stroke. Since the first trial providing the evidence for EVT – the Dutch Mr Clean trial – was presented ten years ago, the treatment has been implemented worldwide, while indications have expanded in several ways since then.
Interventional radiology became an indispensable part of the multidisciplinary treatment algorithm, and the addition of this new treatment, with its fast-changing insights and evolving techniques, to interventional radiologist’s armamentarium makes continuous learning and training extremely valuable.
The aim of this course is to provide both the basics and latest insights in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke. A multidisciplinary faculty, consisting of several key opinion leaders, will discuss the different topics in an informal setting and provide participants with the possibility to improve their skills and knowledge. Theoretic sessions will be divided in plenary sessions and deep dive sessions.
Hands-on training sessions are an important part of the course, where technical skills can be practiced on simulators and flow models. Both stroke cases and carotid artery stenting cases will be present. Faculty members will be there to support and guide participants with each step and encourage them to engage in interactive case discussions.
Covered topics:
- Introduction and background on acute ischaemic stroke
- Patient assessment and selection
- Basic and advanced imaging
- How to organize a stroke service?
- Late window and wake-up patients
- MEVO: how distal can and should we go?
- Tandem occlusions and difficult access
- Posterior circulation
- Intracranial stenting
- Complications in EVT
Preliminary programme
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:15 Welcome and course introduction
09:15-10:45 Session I
Introduction to Acute Ischaemic Stroke
Patient Assessment and Selection Criteria
How to organize a stroke service?
Imaging of Stroke
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:35 Session II
Principles of Endovascular Treatment
Late window & Wake up
Posterior circulation
Distal occlusions
12:35-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Hands-on device training/Simulators (rotating groups)
Simulators
Flow models
15:30-15:50 Coffee break
15:50-17:30 Deep dive I
CTP technique and “issues”
Clinical signs and mimics
Tandem occlusions
Intracranial stenting
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
09:00-10:20 Session III
Anticoagulation in stroke and carotid stenting
Anaesthetic management
IVT; current insights
BGC, distal aspiration, stent retriever
10:20-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-12:30 Deep dive II
Optimizing logistics (bypassing PSC or CT)
Complications in EVT
Difficult access
My worst stroke case ever
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Hands-on device training/simulators (rotating groups)
Simulators
Flow models
15:30-16:00 Final discussions/remarks
Local Hosts
Faculty
D. Aguiar de Sousa (Lisbon/PT)
F. Dorn (Bonn/DE)
L. Jacobi (Maastricht/NL)
S. Müller-Hülsbeck (Flensburg/DE)
M. Psychogios (Basel/CH)
M. Ribo (Barcelona/ES)
J. Staals (Maastricht/NL)
C. van der Leij (Maastricht/NL)
J.A. Vos (Nieuwegein /NL)
Venue
Maastricht University Medical Center+
P. Debyelaan 25
6229 HX Maastricht
The Netherlands
Registration
Please note that this course is open only to interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training.
| Early Fee (until October 21, 2025) | Regular Fee (as of October 22, 2025) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Course registration (CIRSE Member*) | € 610 | € 710 |
| Course registration | € 710 | € 920 |
| 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 and lunch on both days
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.
Maison Haas Hustinx
4*, 11 min drive from venue
Vrijthof 20
6211LD, Maastricht
+31 (0) 43 8524353
E-mail: [email protected]
https://haashustinx.nl/
Crowne Plaza
4*, 9 min drive from venue, 12 min public transportation
Ruiterij 1
6221 EW, Maastricht
+31-43-3509191
E-mail: [email protected]
https://centrumhotelmaastricht.nl
Beaumont Hotel
4*, 9 min drive from venue, 10 min public transportation
Hotel Beaumont
Lage Barakken 10
6221 CJ Maastricht
+31 (0)43 325 44 33
E-mail: [email protected]
www.beaumontmaastricht.com/nl/
Van der Valk Hotel
4*, 6 min drive from venue, 9 min public transportation, 15-20 min walk
Nijverheidsweg 35P
6227AL Maastricht
+31 43 387 35 00
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.hotelmaastricht.com