CHEST INTERVENTIONS (06)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:
1. Describe methods for biopsies in the chest.2. Describe indications and methods for pleural
space drainage.3. Discuss chest tube management for benign and
malignant effusions.4. Discuss methods for dealing with pleural collec
tions resistant to simple drainage, inclucling fibrinolytic therapy.
5. Describe inclications and methods for balloondilatation and stenting in the ailways.
Coordinator: Jeffrey Pollak, MD
Roben E. Banon, MD Debra Ann Gervais, MDRobert Daniel Suh, MD John R. Haaga, MDMichael A. Braun, MD Jeffrey Pollak, MD
CLINICAL CARE IN THE INTERVENTIONALRADIOLOGY SUITE (07)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:
1. Test their clinical knowledge base against apanel of experts by participating in a series ofinteractive clinical Vignettes.
2. Discuss how to use his or her ability to providecomprehensive care in and outside of the procedure suite.
3. Demonstrate better understanding of the clinical management of: hypertensive emergency,anti-platelet therapy, lipid lowering therapy,oral hypoglycemics, dysrythmia, common druginteractions.
Coorctinator: Brian St<linken, MD
Marcelle Shapiro, MD Galy P. Siskin, MDMichael C. Soulen, MD Melvin Rosenblatt, MDJames F. Benenati, MD Patrick C. Malloy, MDEric G. Dolen, MD Frank A. Morello, Jr, MDKyran Dowling, MD Matthew S. Johnson, MDBrian Srainken, MD James L. SWischuk, J'vID
CODING PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT):INTRO (08)This program is designed for those with little or noexperience with interventional radiology codingand billing. Intended to introduce the basics ofCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPD coding andreimbursement optimization, this workshopshould give attendees a foundation to pursue additional coding education.Objectives: The successful attendee wilL
1. Assimilate the nomenclature and concept') fundamental to interventional radiology coding.
2. Be able to code basic interventional proceduresand evaluation and management (E&1\1) services.
3. Develop a framework for improving a practice'scoding and billing operations.
Coordinator: Richard L. Duszak, J r, MD
Walter C. n1ackham, MS, RT(R) David Sacks, MD
Richard L. Duszak, Jr, MD
CODING TERMINOLOGY (CPT): ADVANCED (09)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:
1. Implement new codes and coding recommendations into your practice's billing operations.
2.. Identify areas of controversy and confusion ininterventional radiology CPT coding.
3. Be able to code and bill for interventional radiology evaluation and management (E&1\1)
Coordinator: Richard L. Duszak, Jr, MD
Walter C. Blackham, MS, RT(R) Mike MablYMichael C. Brunner, MD Jeff Majchrzak, BA, RT(R) ,Richard L. Duszak, Jr, MD NMTCBKatharine L. Krol, MD Michael E. Edwards, MD
CONSCIOUS SEDATION/pAIN MANAGEMENT (10)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:
1. Describe the criteria used in the selection ofpatients for conscious sedation and the essentialelements for monitoring patients during and after the procedure.
2. List the common medications used for sedationand pain management, including strategies tominimize their adverse effects.
3. Outline the use of intravenous patient-controlJed analgesic pumps, continuous epiduralinfusion, and regional anesthesia fOI: pain control during and after interventional procedures.
4. Describe the sedation of the pediatric patient.5. Explain the JCAHO requirements regarding
conscious sedation and advice on their implementation in the interventional suite.
Coordinator: David M. Hovsepian, I\IID
Charles E. Ray, Jr, MD Marcelle Shapiro, MDKlemens H. Balth, MD Anthony W. Allen, MDJohn J. Crowley, MD David M. Hovsepian, MD
ARTERIAL EIVIBOLIZATION (11)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:
1. Describe principles of arterial embolotherapyincluding choice of embolic agents, level andsite of embolic material delivery, and means ofdeploying the selected embolic agent.
2. Describe the composition and mechanism ofaction of various embolic agents.
3. Discuss utiliry and applications of embolotherapy in various clinical scenarios includinggastrointestinal hemorrhage (both upper andlower GI bleeding), hemoprysis, trauma (espe-
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