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SIR Connect Townhalls offer an interactive platform for informal discussions between panelists and attendees in a one-hour session, scheduled on Sunday, April 12, from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. With no slides or timed presentations, these sessions promote open dialogue, allowing participants to share insights, ask questions, and explore relevant topics in a relaxed setting. This format fosters meaningful exchanges and diverse perspectives, enabling attendees to connect with experts, gain valuable insights, and contribute to the conversation—creating an ideal environment for community building and expanding knowledge in vascular and interventional radiology.

SIR Connect Townhalls

  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    9:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Advanced Skills Workshop for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)
    Hands-On Coordinator: Lyndsey Ritze, PA-C – Kettering Network Radiologists, Inc.
    Hands-on Skills TrainingTicketed Event
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    9:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Arterial (Crossing Re-entry, Closure, Atherectomy, Thrombectomy, Embolic Protection, Renal Denervation, Balloons, and Stents)
    Hands-On Coordinator: Edwin A. Takahashi, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Hands-On Coordinator: Raisa Durrani, MD – Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
    Hands-On Coordinator: Ansar Z. Vance, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
    Hands-on Skills TrainingTicketed Event
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    9:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Embolics and Delivery Systems (Radioactive, Drug-eluting, Bland, Liquid, Gel, Conformable, Plugs, Coils)
    Hands-On Coordinator: Ghassan El-Haddad, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    Hands-On Coordinator: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
    Hands-on Skills TrainingTicketed Event
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    9:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    MSK and Pain Interventions (Ablation, Balloons, Pumps, Screws, SCS, VCF)
    Hands-On Coordinator: Alan Alper Sag, MD, FSIR – University of Miami
    Hands-On Coordinator: M. Jacob Dayan, MD, MBA – Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine
    Hands-On Coordinator: Junjian Huang, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Hands-on Skills TrainingTicketed Event
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    9:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Non-vascular Interventions, Soft-tissue Ablation, Biopsy (Scopes, Lithotripsy, Baskets, Feeding Tubes, Drains, Stents, Cryo, MWA, RFA, IRE, Biopsy, Guidance)
    Hands-On Coordinator: Rony Avristsher
    Hands-On Coordinator: Todd Schlachter, MD – Yale University
    Hands-On Coordinator: Matthew R. Augustine, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
    Hands-on Skills TrainingTicketed Event
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    9:15 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Venous (EndoAVF, Balloons, Stents, Recanalization, Thrombectomy, IVC Filters & Retrieval, Ablation, Sclerosing)
    Hands-On Coordinator: Zlatko Devcic, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Hands-On Coordinator: Divya Kumari, MD – University of Chicago Medicine
    Hands-on Skills TrainingTicketed Event