Evolving ablation techniques

Monday, March 6, 2023

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Location:Phoenix Convention Center, 226ABC

CE: 1.5 Credits

Coordinator(s)

Amanda Smolock, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin

Disclosure(s): AstraZeneca: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Histosonics Inc: Advisor/Shareholder (Ongoing); J&J / Ethicon / NeuWave: Research Grant Recipient (Ongoing), Speaking and Teaching (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Amanda R. Smolock, MD, PhD: AstraZeneca: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Histosonics Inc: Advisor/Shareholder (Ongoing); J&J / Ethicon / NeuWave: Research Grant Recipient (Ongoing), Speaking and Teaching (Ongoing)

This session will include presentations on cutting edge ablation concepts.

Learning Objectives:

To describe the technology of histotripsy and its current development and possible uses.
To demonstrate ablation use in prostate cancer.
To understand initiation of an interventional MR practice.

Presentations:

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM

Histotripsy: Technology and Clinical Evidence
Speaker: Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, MD – University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM

Histotripsy and immune effects
Speaker: Irving Allen, PhD, MBA, MS – Virginia Tech
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM

Interventional MR and prostate ablation
Speaker: David A. Woodrum, MD, PhD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM

Starting a prostate ablation practice
Speaker: Erica M. Knavel Koepsel, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM

Q & A