CHEST INTERVENTIONS (06)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:

1. Describe methods for biopsies in the chest.2. Describe indications and methods for pleural

space drainage.3. Discuss chest tube management for benign and

malignant effusions.4. Discuss methods for dealing with pleural collec­

tions resistant to simple drainage, inclucling fi­brinolytic therapy.

5. Describe inclications and methods for balloondilatation and stenting in the ailways.

Coordinator: Jeffrey Pollak, MD

Roben E. Banon, MD Debra Ann Gervais, MDRobert Daniel Suh, MD John R. Haaga, MDMichael A. Braun, MD Jeffrey Pollak, MD

CLINICAL CARE IN THE INTERVENTIONALRADIOLOGY SUITE (07)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:

1. Test their clinical knowledge base against apanel of experts by participating in a series ofinteractive clinical Vignettes.

2. Discuss how to use his or her ability to providecomprehensive care in and outside of the pro­cedure suite.

3. Demonstrate better understanding of the clini­cal management of: hypertensive emergency,anti-platelet therapy, lipid lowering therapy,oral hypoglycemics, dysrythmia, common druginteractions.

Coorctinator: Brian St<linken, MD

Marcelle Shapiro, MD Galy P. Siskin, MDMichael C. Soulen, MD Melvin Rosenblatt, MDJames F. Benenati, MD Patrick C. Malloy, MDEric G. Dolen, MD Frank A. Morello, Jr, MDKyran Dowling, MD Matthew S. Johnson, MDBrian Srainken, MD James L. SWischuk, J'vID

CODING PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT):INTRO (08)This program is designed for those with little or noexperience with interventional radiology codingand billing. Intended to introduce the basics ofCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPD coding andreimbursement optimization, this workshopshould give attendees a foundation to pursue ad­ditional coding education.Objectives: The successful attendee wilL

1. Assimilate the nomenclature and concept') fun­damental to interventional radiology coding.

2. Be able to code basic interventional proceduresand evaluation and management (E&1\1) ser­vices.

3. Develop a framework for improving a practice'scoding and billing operations.

Coordinator: Richard L. Duszak, J r, MD

Walter C. n1ackham, MS, RT(R) David Sacks, MD

Richard L. Duszak, Jr, MD

CODING TERMINOLOGY (CPT): ADVANCED (09)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:

1. Implement new codes and coding recommen­dations into your practice's billing operations.

2.. Identify areas of controversy and confusion ininterventional radiology CPT coding.

3. Be able to code and bill for interventional radi­ology evaluation and management (E&1\1)

Coordinator: Richard L. Duszak, Jr, MD

Walter C. Blackham, MS, RT(R) Mike MablYMichael C. Brunner, MD Jeff Majchrzak, BA, RT(R) ,Richard L. Duszak, Jr, MD NMTCBKatharine L. Krol, MD Michael E. Edwards, MD

CONSCIOUS SEDATION/pAIN MANAGEMENT (10)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:

1. Describe the criteria used in the selection ofpatients for conscious sedation and the essentialelements for monitoring patients during and af­ter the procedure.

2. List the common medications used for sedationand pain management, including strategies tominimize their adverse effects.

3. Outline the use of intravenous patient-con­trolJed analgesic pumps, continuous epiduralinfusion, and regional anesthesia fOI: pain con­trol during and after interventional procedures.

4. Describe the sedation of the pediatric patient.5. Explain the JCAHO requirements regarding

conscious sedation and advice on their imple­mentation in the interventional suite.

Coordinator: David M. Hovsepian, I\IID

Charles E. Ray, Jr, MD Marcelle Shapiro, MDKlemens H. Balth, MD Anthony W. Allen, MDJohn J. Crowley, MD David M. Hovsepian, MD

ARTERIAL EIVIBOLIZATION (11)Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, theattendee should be able to:

1. Describe principles of arterial embolotherapyincluding choice of embolic agents, level andsite of embolic material delivery, and means ofdeploying the selected embolic agent.

2. Describe the composition and mechanism ofaction of various embolic agents.

3. Discuss utiliry and applications of embolo­therapy in various clinical scenarios includinggastrointestinal hemorrhage (both upper andlower GI bleeding), hemoprysis, trauma (espe-

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