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Ultrasound Guided Interventions- The Basics

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
1:00pm – 2:30pm .
Location:Orange
CE: 1.5

Looking for real-world tips for enhancing your skills in Ultrasound guided interventions? This is your one stop shop whether starting out or looking for a solid refresher!!
The session is designed for trainees and physicians looking to refine their foundational skills for Ultrasound guided interventions. It covers image optimization, key techniques and best practices to ensure solid understanding of the core principles of Ultrasound guided interventions. Through step by step demonstrations and case studies, attendees will learn and gain confidence in performing basic interventions. Join us to expand your practical skills and improve patient care in this versatile field of medicine.

    Speaker(s)

  • DB

    Devang Butani, MD, FAIUM

    Professor of Imaging Sciences
    Interventional Radiology Section of Imaging Sciences
    University of Rochester
    Rochester, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • MF

    Michael Ferra, MD

    Interventional Radiologist
    Einstein Hospital Jefferson Health
    Philadelphia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Vinit Khanna, MD

    Assistant Professor of Interventional Radiology
    Albert Einstein Medical Center (Jefferson Health)
    Ambler, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

  • Sasan Partovi, MD

    Staff Physician and Associate Professor
    Cleveland Clinic
    Hudson, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Panelist(s)

  • DN

    Dean Nakamoto, MD, FAIUM (he/him/his)

    Director of Ultrasound
    Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
    Cleveland, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • Optimize ultrasound imaging and approach for common ultrasound guided interventions like biopsies.
  • Become familiar with comminly used ultrasound interventional tools like access/biopsy needles, needle guides etc
  • Troubleshoot and navigate your way througb tricky situations when things dont ho as planned.

Disclosure(s):
Devang Butani, MD, FAIUM: No financial relationships to disclose
Michael J. Ferra, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Sasan Partovi, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Vasileios Rafailidis, MD MSc PhD EDiR: No financial relationships to disclose
Dean A. Nakamoto, MD, FAIUM: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 1:00pm – 1:20pm .
    Ultrasound guided interventions- Tools of the trade

    Devang Butani, MD, FAIUM – University of Rochester

  • 1:20pm – 1:40pm .
    Ultrasound guidance for percutaneous biopsies

    Sasan Partovi, MD – Cleveland Clinic

  • 1:40pm – 2:00pm .
    Ultrasound guidance for venous access and percutaneous drainage

    Vinit Khanna, MD – Albert Einstein Medical Center (Jefferson Health)

  • 2:00pm – 2:20pm .
    Handling emergencies in the Ultrasound suite

    Michael J. Ferra, MD – Einstein Hospital Jefferson Health