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  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    Beyond Burnout: Building Wellness and Resilience in Interventional Radiology
    Facilitator: Zeyad Metwalli, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Facilitator: Drew M. Caplin, MD, FACR, FSIR (he/him/his) – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell
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  • Monday, Apr 13th
    9:50 AM - 10:20 AM ET
    Defining the Value of IR Using Big Data
    Facilitator: Rajesh Shah, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Panelist: Dania Daye, MD, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Panelist: Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    Compelling ConversationsGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    46 - Downstream Revenue Generated by Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Screening at a Multidisciplinary Center of Excellence
    Poster Presenter: Harrison Blume – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Sophia Kemble, RN – The Johns Hopkins University
    Author/Co-author: Clifford R. Weiss, MD, FSIR – Department of Radiology, Radiological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Anna J. Gong, MD – Johns Hopkins University
    Author/Co-author: Tej I. Mehta, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    47 - Reducing Dwell Time: The Role of Guideline-Driven Interventional Rounds in Improving Drain Management Efficiency
    Poster Presenter: Aimee Chow, MS, PA – Strong Memorial Hospital- URMC
    Author/Co-author: Lindsay Marchetti, PA-C – 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
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    48 - Data Submitted for IR Devices Seeking FDA 510(k) Approval: Quality and Implications for Patient Safety
    Poster Presenter: Emily Zhou (she/her/hers) – McGovern Medical School
    Author/Co-author: Hakan Yilmaz, BS, MS – University of Washington
    Author/Co-author: Sona Bhardwaj, BS, MS – University of Washington
    Author/Co-author: Alda Tam, MD, FSIR – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: Avik Som, MD, PhD – University of Washington
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    49 - Identifying Social Barriers to Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Care: Single-Center Analysis of Procedural Utilization
    Poster Presenter: Harrison Blume – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Hannah S. Abraham (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri - Kansas City SOM
    Author/Co-author: Alan J. Kim (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Sophia Kemble, RN – The Johns Hopkins University
    Author/Co-author: Clifford R. Weiss, MD, FSIR – Department of Radiology, Radiological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    50 - Racial Subgroup Analysis in Endovascular Intervention and In-Hospital Mortality Outcomes Among Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
    Poster Presenter: Arianna D. Carfora (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis University
    Author/Co-author: Suresh Vedantham, MD (he/him/his) – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
    Author/Co-author: Soophia Naydenov, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Author/Co-author: Kristen Sanfilippo, MD – Washington University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Pavan Kavali, MD, FSIR – Washington University in St. Louis
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    51 - Cutting Two Hours of Room Turnover: Efficiency Gains with IR-Led Ketamine Sedation versus Anesthesiology for Biliary Drainage
    Poster Presenter: Jacqueline Fannin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Charleston Area Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Amy R. Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR – West Virginia University
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    52 - Large-bore Mechanical Thrombectomy vs. Intravenous Thrombolysis for Intermediate-high Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A 5-year Retrospective Analysis
    Poster Presenter: Patrick Barrett – Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
    Author/Co-author: Jessica Badlam, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Katherine Acosta, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Mary Ellen Antkowiak, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Geoffrey Scriver, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Christopher Morris, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Vermont Medical Center – Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Joshua Kallen, MD – UVM Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Alan R. Massouh, MD – University of Utah
    Author/Co-author: Anant Bhave, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Joseph Shields, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Bill Majdalany, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Vermont Medical Center
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    Challenges of Guidelines
    Facilitator: Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – University of Virginia
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  • Monday, Apr 13th
    5:21 PM - 5:27 PM ET
    From Needle to Embolus: Systemic Air Embolism Cases, Clinical Lessons, and Preventive Insights
    Abstract Presenter: Rain Miller – The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Jacob Conroy, DO – William Beaumont Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Arian Pakray, BS – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Joseph Ciacci, DO – William Beaumont Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Jan Hansmann, MD – Beaumont Health
    Educational ExhibitGeneral IRQuality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:00 AM - 10:55 AM ET
    3rd Annual Quality Improvement Forum: Improving Outcomes, Safety and Efficiency in IR
    Facilitator: Rajesh Shah, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:00 AM - 10:05 AM ET
    Welcome and QPI Division Introduction
    Facilitator: Rajesh Shah, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:06 AM - 10:16 AM ET
    A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving First Case On-Time Starts in Interventional Radiology
    Presenter: Lindsay Marchetti, PA-C – University of Rochester
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:17 AM - 10:27 AM ET
    Assessing and Improving Collimation During Fluoroscopically-Guided Interventions
    Presenter: Allan Thomas, PhD (he/him/his) – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:28 AM - 10:38 AM ET
    IR in 60 A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce IR Response Times in Hemorrhagic Shock
    Presenter: Alexandra So – University of California
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:39 AM - 10:49 AM ET
    The MINT Clinic: An Interventional Radiology–Based Quality Improvement Model to Reduce Lung Cancer Treatment Delays
    Presenter: Robert Short, MD, PhD – Dayton VA Medical Center, Wright State University
    Presenter: Lillian Nguyen – Wright State University
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    10:50 AM - 10:55 AM ET
    Closing and Award
    Facilitator: Rajesh Shah, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Quality Improvement
  • Tuesday, Apr 14th
    2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    AI and Practice Improvement in Interventional Radiology
    Facilitator: Paul B. Lewis, MD, MBA – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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