Attend the Liquid and Conformable Embolics Virtual Summit

 

 

New York, NY (2 June 2023) — On June 17, 2023, The GEST Group, in conjunction with Boston Scientific, Guerbet, and SirTex, will be hosting a virtual summit on liquid and conformable embolics. The summit will run from 8 – 11 am US Central and will be composed of two sessions.

The first session will cover the following topics:

• Liquid materials: what is out there? | Dr. Gary Siskin, Albany Medical Center
• Glue: How chemistry translates into clinical behavior | Dr. Yasuaki Arai, National Cancer Center Hospital
• DMSO based materials: All about the materials’ basics | Pr. Hélène Vernhet-Kovacisk, CHU Montpellier
• Hydrogels: Basics | Dr. Chen Guo, University of Minnesota
• What is Shear thinning and how Obsidio Works | Dr. Kevin Henseler, Midwest Radiology

There will also be a panel discussion during the first session on 'Tips and Tricks: How to get the best out of each material: Glue, EVOH and DMSO based, Lipiodol, Shear thining, and others.'

The second session will cover: 

• Glue: Video cases | Dr. Yasuaki Arai, National Cancer Center Hospital
• Lava: What did the study show? | Dr. Bulent Arslan, RUSH University Medical Center
• Obsidio: Initial experience | Dr. Kevin Henseler, Midwest Radiology
• Lipiojoint: Initial experience | Pr. Marc Sapoval, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

There will also be case discussions on the following subjects:

• Glue in GI bleed | Pr. Romaric Loffroy, François-Mitterrand Dijon University Hospital
• Lipiodol in GAE | Pr. Marc Sapoval, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
• PAE: Coil out technique with Obsidio | Dr. Jafar Golzarian, University of Minnesota
• Lipiodol/Glue in PAE | Pr. Romaric Loffroy, François-Mitterrand Dijon University Hospital
• Lava in GI Bleeding | Dr. Bulent Arslan, RUSH University Medical Center
• Combination of materials is the future | Dr. Gary Siskin, Albany Medical Center

The second session will end with a panel discussion on 'Clinical applications of liquid, conformables, combination of embolics, and newer applications such as lipiodol in MSK.'

Attending Faculty

• Yasuaki Arai, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, National Cancer Center
• Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR, Rush University Medical Center
• Jafar Golzarian, MD, University of Minnesota
• Chen Guo, MD, University of Minnesota
• Kevin Henseler, MD, Midwest Radiology
• Romaric Loffroy, MD, PhD, FCIRSE, François Mitterand Dijon University Hospital
• Marc Sapoval, MD, PhD, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
• Gary Siskin, MD, Albany Medical Center
• Hélène Vernhet-Kovacsik, MD, PhD, CHU Montpellier

Gain insights into this emerging area of IO – what are the new products, how are they used, how can these products be seamlessly incorporated into practices, why is there fear in using them, and much more.

Register today and reserve your spot in this insightful session brought to you by The GEST Group, Boston Scientific, Guerbet, and SirTex.