NP/PA Section Program

Saturday, March 29, 2025

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 201 AB

CE: 4

Coordinator(s)

Lyndsey Ritze, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Kettering Network Radiologists, Inc., United States

The SIR NP/PA Section’s program session benefits any NP or PA practicing in the field of IR. Best practice procedures and lessons learned about a variety of trending topics in IR will be shared from an NP/PA’s perspective. Attendees will be able to network, meet section leadership, and expand their knowledge.

Learning Objectives:

Gain a better understanding of IR approaches and techniques relating to men's and women's health.
Review the latest trends regarding TIPS and Portal HTN. Review CT imaging and biopsy criteria and techniques.
Learn new approaches as various APPs present 8 interesting IR cases.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM CT

Welcome and Section Reports
Speaker: Angela Nash, PhD, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
8:10 AM – 8:35 AM CT

CT: Should I Biopsy That?
Speaker: Charles Elsea, ARNP (he/him/his) – Cooper University Hospital
8:35 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Men's Health
Speaker: Melissa Sampson, PA – Mass General Brigham
Speaker: Meredith Preziosi, ARNP – Massachusetts General Hospital
9:10 AM – 9:35 AM CT

Women's Health-pots/pelvic Congestion
Speaker: Eric Peterson, PA-C – Emory Healthcare
9:35 AM – 10:00 AM CT

TIPS/ Portal HTN
Speaker: Andrew Bojanowski, PA-C (he/him/his) – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
10:10 AM – 10:23 AM CT

Interesting Case 1
Speaker: Noelle McNaught, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Charlotte Radiology
10:23 AM – 10:36 AM CT

Interesting Case 2
Speaker: Kristen Barrantes, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Charlotte Radiology
10:36 AM – 10:49 AM CT

Interesting Case 3
Speaker: Brittany Sugimoto, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
10:49 AM – 11:02 AM CT

Interesting Case 4
Speaker: Samantha Amato, PA-C (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
11:02 AM – 11:14 AM CT

Interesting Case 5
Speaker: Gail Egan, FSIR, MS (she/her/hers) – Sutter Medical Group
11:14 AM – 11:26 AM CT

Interesting Case 6
Speaker: Michael P. O'Rourke, PA-C (he/him/his) – Seattle Children’s Hospital - Interventional Radiology
11:26 AM – 11:38 AM CT

Interesting Case 7
Speaker: Luke F. Jenkins, PA-C – University of Utah Health
11:38 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Interesting Case 8
Speaker: Angela Nash, PhD, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Closing Remarks
Speaker: Angela Nash, PhD, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates