Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers 32nd Annual Meeting 2023

+ Include: 25 videos, size: 17.43 GB

+ Target Audience: interventional radiologic tcchnologists

+ Information:

The AVIR 2023 Annual Meeting was held in Phoenix, Arizona, marking a significant “reunion” year as the organization co-located once again with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and the Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing (ARIN).

The 2023 meeting was designed to foster collaboration across the entire interventional team. The curriculum emphasized the critical role of the technologist in the “Interventional Suite of the Future,” focusing on new workflows for stroke, trauma, and complex embolization that require seamless communication between the IR technologist, nurse, and physician.

+ What You Will Learn

The program offered a mix of technical “how-to” sessions and high-level clinical updates. Key learning outcomes included:

• Stroke Intervention: Updates on mechanical thrombectomy workflows, specifically reducing “door-to-puncture” times and the technologist’s role in rapid room setup.

• Embolization Mastery: Techniques for using advanced liquid embolics (like Onyx and glue) and understanding the physics of different coil packing strategies for aneurysms.

• Vascular Access: “Tips and Tricks” for difficult access, including pedal and radial approaches, and the use of ultrasound guidance by technologists.

• Radiation Safety: Implementing the latest dose reduction protocols to protect both the patient and the operator during long, complex cases.

+ Event Details

• Event: AVIR 2023 Annual Meeting (32nd Annual Meeting)

• Dates: March 5–8, 2023

• Location: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (Co-located with SIR 2023)

+ Who Should Attend

• Interventional Radiologic Technologists (VI): The primary audience, seeking specific “VI” accredited education.

• Cath Lab Techs: Who cross-cover in Interventional Radiology.

• IR Nurses: Who often attend the joint sessions to understand the technical side of the procedures they monitor.

• Students: Radiography students interested in specializing in interventional procedures.

+ Why It Was Significant

• Collaboration: The “Back Together” theme highlighted the return of the collaborative atmosphere with SIR, allowing technologists to attend the massive SIR Expo Hall to see the latest catheters, wires, and imaging systems firsthand.

• Fellows Induction: The meeting is traditionally where new Fellows of the AVIR (FAVIR) are inducted, recognizing those who have made significant contributions to the society and the profession.

• Networking: It provided a rare opportunity for technologists to network with peers from high-volume academic centers and learn how other labs handle staffing shortages and on-call burdens.

+ Topics

• 2023 AVIR Annual Shari Ullman Gold Medal Lecture.mp4
• Advanced Pelvic Interventions.mp4
• AVIR Meeting Phoenix.mp4
• Challenges in Operating Hybrid Angiography-CT system during interventional procedures.mp4
• Complications and Case Studies – I Need Help.mp4
• Efficiency in the Angiography Suite Inspiration from the OBL.mp4
• GLUE Original Liquid Embolic.mp4
• INARI.mp4
• Interventional Radiology Options for the Palliative Care Patient How Can We Help.mp4
• lntra Procedural CT during SIRT Treatments.mp4
• lodinated Contrast Media (CM) Overview.mp4
• Lower extremity deep venous disease.mp4
• Managing Trauma Situations with Angio-CT.mp4
• My “Best” Case Ever.mp4
• Navigating Treatment for Pulmonary Embolism.mp4
• Pediatric Portal Venous Disease.mp4
• Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery (PEDD) in Embolization of Hepatic tumors.mp4
• Prostate Artery Embolization A nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostates.mp4
• Shimadzu Corporation A History of Xray Innovation… from Roentgen to Today… from Another Part of the World.mp4
• Stroke Intervention.mp4
• The Other Side of the Glass Revisited.mp4
• TIPS – Past, Present, and Future.mp4
• Using Al to Supplement Radiology and its use in Everyday Life.mp4
• Using Heat to Re-Shape Angiography Catheters for Difficult Tortuosity.mp4
• Virtual Video Tray Set-up Interventional Procedure Tray Setup from across the US. and Canada.mp4