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  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:50 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    2nd Annual Quality Improvement Forum: Improving Outcomes, Safety and Efficiency in IR
    Location: Music City Center, Innovation Theatre
    Moderator: Rajesh Shah, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Moderator: Zeyad Metwalli, MD (he/him/his) – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:50 AM – 9:54 AM CT
    QPI Division Introduction
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:55 AM – 10:04 AM CT
    Analyzing Resource Allocation Practices across U.S. Interventional Radiology Departments
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    Presenter: Edwin Pagan, MD (he/him/his) – Cooper University Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Sabina Amin, MD – Cooper University Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Sum Chi Lydia Poon, BS – Cooper Medical School at Rowan University
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:05 AM – 10:14 AM CT
    Common design and data elements on embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: A systemic search of literature and report of adherence to quality of reporting among interventional radiology literature.
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    Presenter: Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
    Author/Co-author: Arezou Hashem Zadeh, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Abby D. Liu, None (she/her/hers) – The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Thalia Liu, None – The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Alan J. Kim, BS (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Sydney Ashleigh Wade, MPH – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Clifford R. Weiss, MD – Department of Radiology, Radiological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:15 AM – 10:24 AM CT
    Enhancing Radiation Safety in Interventional Radiology: Tools, Strategies, and Practical Considerations
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    Presenter: Jack (Yanchen) Shi – Touro College
    Author/Co-author: Sean Lee, BA – Touro College
    Author/Co-author: Andrew C. Gordon, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Feinberg School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Robert Lewandowski, MD – Northwestern University, Dept. of Radiology, IR section
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:25 AM – 10:34 AM CT
    Evaluating CNR vs. SNR Optimized Automatic Dose Rate Control Fluoroscopy Systems: A Comparative Study of Image Quality and Dose Efficiency
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    Presenter: Chi M. Trinh – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Sizhuo Meng, BS – Johns Hopkins University
    Author/Co-author: Troy Zhou, PhD – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:35 AM – 10:44 AM CT
    Implementing a Cardiac Arrest Model and Code Simulation in Interventional Radiology: A New Standard for Emergency Preparedness
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    Presenter: Shannon Woughter, PA – University of Rochester
    Author/Co-author: Lindsay Marchetti, PA-C – University of Rochester
    Author/Co-author: Charles Gorton, RN – University of Rochester
    Author/Co-author: Lisa Owen, RN – University of Rochester
    Author/Co-author: Adrienne Conrad, RN – University of Rochester
    Author/Co-author: Marco Ertreo, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Cantos J. Andrew, MD – University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:45 AM – 10:54 AM CT
    The “Black Swan” in Interventional Radiology: Evaluation of Unexpected Events And Consequences
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    Presenter: Brian Tung, MD – Westchester Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Ekramul Gofur, MD (he/him/his) – Westchester Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Shekher Maddineni, MD – Westchester Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Jared Meshekow, MD, MPH – Temple University Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Perry Gerard, MD, FACR, MBA – New York Medical College- Westchester Medical Center
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:54 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    Closing
    Location: Innovation Theatre
    General IRQuality
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    10:25 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    Guidelines - Why give a *@?! about guidelines; what’s in it for me?
    Location: Music City Center, IRHub: Stage 1
    Panelist: Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – University of Virginia
    Fireside ChatQuality
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Fail Forward: Turning Quality Setbacks into Success Stories
    Location: Music City Center, IRHub: Stage 1
    Panelist: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD – Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging
    Panelist: Robert J. Kennedy, MD (he/him/his) – Interventional & Vascular Center
    Panelist: Zeyad Metwalli, MD (he/him/his) – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Fireside ChatQuality