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1700 - 1800: Welcome Drinks

1900: Welcome Function

Incomparable views over the crystal clear Lake Wakatipu and breathtaking peaks of the Southern Alps set the scene at QT Queenstown.

 

All rooms feature:

  • Pillow top bed 

  • Desk and workspace

  • USB outlets

  • 42" LCD TV

  • Premium movie channels 

  • Slippers and robes

  • Minibar

  • Coffee machine and tea facilities

  • In room safe

IRSA ASM 2023 Program 

Program subject to change

Tuesday 27th June

0830 - 1000: Interventional Oncology 1

0830  Welcome from Convenors

0835  Multimodal CT Combined Procedures. Prof Afshin Gangi

0900  Y90 vs DEB TACE. Prof Sanjeeva Kalva

0925  Y90 in Challenging Scenarios. Prof Sanjeeva Kalva

0940  Panel Discussion

1000 - 1030: Morning Tea 

1030 - 1130: Interventional Oncology 2

1030  MRI Guided Intervention. Prof Afshin Gangi

1050  Implant based fixation in the spine and bony pelvis for metastatic disease. Prof Uei Pua

1110  Lymph Node Ablation. Prof Afshin Gangi

​1130 - 1230: Women in IR

1130  Dr Caitlin Farmer

1150  Dr Annabelle Skelley

1210  Dr Ireland

1230 - 1330: Lunch & Art Exhibition

1330 - 1500: Arterial Disease

1330  Percutaneous deep venous arterialisation                                made easy. Prof Uei Pua

1350  Below-the-ankle revascularisation: Beyond the

          basics. Prof Uei Pua

1410  Mesenteric aneurysm. Dr Jonathan Tibballs

1430  To be confirmed. Prof Andrew Holden & Dr Steve                  Merrilees

1330 - 1500 Canon Workshop:

AngioCT: Revolutionising Interventional Radiology

Prof Tay Kiang Hong

1500 - 1530: Afternoon Tea 

1530 - 1700: IASIOS & Q&A

1530  IO How to Make it a Mainstream Interdisciplinary                      Cancer Care. Prof Andreas Adam

1555  QA/Lessons from RO and creation of the CIRSE                        Standards of Practice in IO. Prof Liz Kenny

1620  How IASIOS works and what it can do for your
          practice? Dr Nick Brown

1645  Panel Discussion

1530 - 1700 Penumbra Workshop:

Computer-Aided Mechanical Thrombectomy and Embolisation

Dr Andrew Wigham

1700 - 1800: Happy Hour Drinks

1830 - 2230: Welcome Dinner at the InterContinental

Wednesday 28th June

0830 - 1000: Advanced Embolisation

0830  PAE 1. Dr Glen  Schlaphoff

0850  PAE 2.  Dr Nick  Brown

0910  Uterine Artery Embolisation for fibroids and adenomyosis: pearls and pitfalls. Dr Eisen Liang

0930  Haemoptysis and Liquid Embolics. Dr Suhrid Lodh

0950  Panel Discussion

1000 - 1030: Morning Tea 

1030 - 1130: Paediatric IR

1030  Paediatric angiography tips and tricks. Dr John Vrazas

1050  Common non vascular procedures in children: case 

          based discussion. Dr S. Murthy Chennapragada

1110  ISSVA Update. Dr David Lord

​1130 - 1230: Hepatobiliary

1130  Venous deprivation. Dr Sam Davis

1150  TIPSS, BRTO, BATO - why , when and how.
          Prof Sanjeeva Kalva

1210  Percutaneous cholangioscopy. Dr Albert Goh

1030 - 1230: Nurses and Radiographer Session

1230 - 1330: Lunch & Art Exhibition

1230 - 1330: AGM (IRSA Members Only)

1330 - 1500: Pain

1330  Procedures for Pain Management – Context Matters.              A/Prof Damien Finniss

1350  Outpatient Pain Service. Dr Sanjay Nadkarni

1410  To be confirmed

1430  Cryoneurolysis. Dr Hao Xiang

1450  Panel Discussion

1330 - 1500 Merit Workshop: 

Emerging techniques to successfully treat Hypervascular Processes

Dr Sandeep Bagla

1500 - 1530: Afternoon Tea 

1530 - 1700: Registrar & IR Fellowship Oral Research Presentations

1530 - 1700: Inari Workshop

New Horizons in VTE-Advanced, lytic-free approach to treatment

Dr Venkat Tummala

1700 - 1800: Happy Hour Drinks

Thursday 29th June

0830 - 1000: Ablation

0830  Cryoablation. Dr Glen Schlaphoff

0850  Thyroid ablation. Dr Brendan Buckley

0910  Cryo Endometriosis. Dr Afshin Gangi

0930  Ablation in the Deep Spaces of the Head & Neck: The Next Frontier. Dr Uei Pua
0950  Panel Discussion

1000 - 1030: Morning Tea 

1030 - 1130: Venous Disease

1030  CDT Updates. Prof Sanjeeva Kalva

1050  PERT - Westmead Hospital. Dr Luke Baker

1110  BPA for CTEPH. Dr David Boshell

1130 - 1230: Oral Research Papers

1030 - 1200: Abbott Workshop: 

Innovative Uses of Amplatzer Plugs

Dr Suhrid Lodh,
Dr Jules Catt &
Dr Justin Whitley

1230 - 1330: Lunch & Industry Session - IASOS: Q and A

​1330 - 1500: Beyond Horizons

1330  Immunotherapy update: Made for IRs. Dr Mark Wong

1350  Histotripsy. Prof Sanjeeva Kalva

1410  Beyond Needles and Images. Prof Andreas Adam

1440  RANZCR IR Specialty recognition update. Dr Nick                  Brown

1330 - 1500 Boston Scientific Workshop: 

Advancing RCC Cryoablation

Dr Glen Schlaphoff

1500 - 1530: Afternoon Tea 

1530 - 1700: ANZ IR Practice Focus

1530  IR away from the mainland. Dr Nick Cheung

1550  Panel Discussion - Turf Wars

1830 - 2300: Farewell Function - Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise

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