Webinars

Image-Guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies Webinar

Image-Guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies Webinar
Wednesday, Nov. 18
6-7:30 p.m. ET

Registration Now Open

Register here or call (703) 691-1805.

Registration
$99, Members
$199, Nonmembers

Registration includes one site license; have as many people attend that can fit in your conference room or log in from the comfort of your home or office. All you need to participate is a computer with high-speed Internet access and a speaker phone.

Target Audience
Interventional radiologists, allied health professionals, IR fellows, radiology residents and medical students who wish to remain current on the latest advances in interventional oncology therapies will benefit from this program.

SIR Press Release

Society of Interventional Radiology Highlights Interventional Oncology Therapies in Webinar, Offers Resources: "Image-guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies" Features Updates on Percutaneous and Transcatheter Treatment of Liver Tumors, Kidney and Lung Tumor Ablation; Society Offers Variety of Cancer Resources, Nov. 6, 2009

Coordinator and Faculty

Coordinator
Debra A. Gervais, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Faculty
Kamran Ahrar, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Joseph P. Erinjeri, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Kenneth J. Kolbeck, MD, PhD, Dotter Interventional Institute, Portland, Ore.

Dr. Gervais is an independent contractor/contracted researcher for Covidien. Drs. Ahrar, Erinjeri and Kolbeck have no relevant financial interests to disclose.

Program Information

Register today to receive the latest updates on liver, kidney and lung interventional oncology therapies. Interact live with faculty from the comfort of your home or office.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify key points that help establish which HCC treatment options are best suited for a particular patient
  • List indications, describe techniques, and outline potential complications for image-guided ablation of renal tumors
  • List the modalities, indications, and pre-procedural considerations of thermal ablation of the lung, and identify common procedural and post procedural imaging findings following thermal ablation of the lung

Program
6 p.m.: Introductions
Debra A. Gervais, MD

6:05 p.m.: Percutaneous and Trans-catheter Treatment of Liver Tumors
Kenneth J. Kolbeck, MD, PhD

6:35 p.m.: Kidney Tumor Ablation
Kamran Ahrar, MD

6:55 p.m.: Lung Tumor Ablation
Joseph P. Erinjeri, MD, PhD

7:15 p.m.: Questions and Answers

SIR is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide medical education for physicians.

SIR designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The primary registrant at your site is eligible to receive CME credit for attending this event. Additional participants at your site may receive CME credit for a $10 administrative fee per person. Call (703) 691-1805, extension 561, to register additional attendees for CME credit.

SIR owns the copyright for, or has received permissions for use of, or is otherwise permitted to use any copyrighted materials within this activity.

Additional Information

If you have any questions, please email the eLearning program manager or phone (703) 691-1805.

Technical Requirements

Hardware and Software Requirements: PC or Mac computer and telephone

SIR utilizes GoToWebinar. More information can be found at www.GoToWebinar.com.

To attend a Webinar on a PC, the following is required:

  • Internet Explorer(R) 6.0 or newer, Mozilla(R) Firefox(R) 2.0 or newer (JavaScriptTM and JavaTM enabled)
  • Windows(R) 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
  • Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection
  • Minimum of Pentium(R) class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (Recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows(R) Vista)
To attend a Webinar on a Mac, the following is required:
  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger(R)) or newer
  • Safari 3.0 or newer, Firefox 2.0 or newer (JavaScriptTM and JavaTM enabled)
  • Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection
  • Power PC G4/G5 or Intel processor (521 MB of RAM or better recommended)