Preliminary Schedule at a Glance
Meet the Speakers at WCIO 2015
Meet selected speakers from WCIO 2015. More than 600 participants from countries all around the world will gather in New York, 6-9 May, 2015. Click on the link below to listen to select WCIO moderators talk about the highlights of their session.
Click here to download the WCIO 2015 preliminary program. All green highlighted sessions are a part of the 2015 Allied Health Program. If you have any questions, please contact or (202) 367-1164.
Wednesday | |
Time | Session |
9:00 - 11:00 |
HCC, Part 1
Moderators: David C. Madoff, MD; Riad Salem, MD; & Jin Wook Chung, MD
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11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
11:30 - 13:00 |
MSK
Moderators: Matthew Callstrom, MD, PhD & Afshin Gangi, MD, PhD
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13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch and Exhibitor Time |
13:00 - 13:40 | Industry Symposium presented by Covidien |
13:40 - 14:20 | Industry Symposium presented by Medtronic |
14:20 - 15:00 | Review of Guidelines for HCC and Best Staging System |
15:00 - 16:00 |
Old Cancers, New Treatments
Moderators: Christiane Kuhl, MD; Simon Yu, MD; & Yasuaki Arai, MD
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16:00 - 16:30 | Break & Exhibit |
16:30 - 17:30 |
Palliative Care/Symptom Management
Moderators:Sean Tutton & Alexis Kelekis
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18:30 - 20:00 |
Early Career Interventional Oncologists Program
Moderator: Robert Lewandowski, MD Welcome and Introduction Top 5 Practice Development Tips Best Case Presentation
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17:30 - 19:00 | IO Around the World Reception |
Thursday | |
Time | Session |
7:00 - 7:40 | Industry Symposium presented by PharmaCept |
8:00 - 9:30 | Abstract Presentations - HCC |
8:00 - 9:30 |
Workshop 1 - Didactic/Video
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9:30 - 10:00 | Break and Exhibit |
10:00 -12:00 |
Molecular Oncology
Moderated by Jeff Geschwind, Riccardo Lencioni, & Brad Wood
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10:00 - 10:30 | Interventional Radiology and Anesthesiology: Collaborative Approaches to Quality Patient Care |
10:45 - 11:15 | Radiology Assistant Practice Model: An ASK Perspective |
11:30 - 12:00 | Impact of Palliative Catheter Placement on the Quality of Life of Patients with End-Stage Cancer and Refractory Ascites |
12:00 - 14:00 | Lunch and Exhibitor Time |
12:00 - 12:40 | Industry Symposium presented by NeuWave Medical |
12:40 - 13:20 | Industry Symposium presented by Siemens |
14:00 - 14:30 |
Comparative Effectiveness
Moderators: Kevin Kim & Michael Brunner
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14:00 - 14:30 | Critical Complications in the IO Patient |
14:00 - 16:00 | WCIO Residents' and Fellows' Exhibit Hall Walk Through |
14:30 - 16:00 |
Primary Lung Cancer
Moderators: Steve Solomon & Koichiro Yamakado
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16:00 - 16:30 | Break and Exhibit |
16:30 - 18:00 |
Workshop 2 - Hands On/Video
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16:30 - 18:00 | Abstract Presentations - Live Mets |
18:00 - 19:30 | Corporate Advisory Reception - Invitation only |
Friday | |
Time | Session |
8:00 - 9:30 |
Workshop 3 - Hands On
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8:00 - 9:30 | Abstract Presentations - Guidance and Technology |
9:30 - 10:00 | Break and Exhibit |
10:00 - 11:30 |
HCC, Part 2
Moderators: Jeff Geschwind, Kevin Kim, & Bien Soo Tan
Interventional Oncology Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - The Evidence from Asia
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10:00 - 10:30 | Image Guided Lung Biopsies: Pleural Pucture Plugging |
10:45 - 11:15 | Venous Access: Potential Nightmares |
11:30 - 12:00 | Venous Access Placements: Strategies to Help Lower Infection Rates |
12:00 - 14:00 | Lunch and Exhibitor Time |
12:00 - 12:40 | Industry Symposium presented by BTG and Philips Healthcare |
12:40 - 13:20 | Industry Symposium presented by GE |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Renal Ablation
Moderators: Thomas Atwell & Jeremy Durac
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14:00 - 14:30 | Scheduling Strategies in a Complex IR Department |
15:00 - 16:00 |
mNET
Moderators: Michael Soulen
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16:00 - 16:30 | Break and Exhibit |
16:30 - 18:00 |
Workshop 4 - Video/ Hands On
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16:30 - 18:00 | Abstract Presentations- HCC + Basic Science |
18:00 - 19:30 | Poster Night |
18:00 - 19:30 | Case of the Week: Meet the Experts! |
Saturday | |
Time | Session |
8:00 - 9:30 |
Workshop 5 - Hands On
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8:00 - 9:30 | Abstract Presenations - Thoracic and Genitourinary |
9:30 - 10:00 | Break |
10:00 - 12:30 |
mColorectal Cancer
Moderators: Costi Sofocleous, Bill Rilling, Alban Denys Resectable or Potentially Resectable Disease (Debate 1: Surgery vs. Ablation)
Non-Resectable Disease
Pulmonary Mets
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