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COURSE OVERVIEW

All Things Interventional Radiology (CE Nurse)

0.5 CE Nurse Online Video

Course Credit Type: CE Nurse
Course Faculty: Cheryl S. Turner, EdD., R.T., (R)(T)
Course Category: **Self-Study/On-Demand
Course Format: Online Video
Course Credit: 0.5
Course Cost / Access: $13.99

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Program Summary

Dr. Amrit Hansra provides a comprehensive look into the science and practice of interventional radiology. This course will educate the participant in IR procedures including cancer treatment, ablation, embolization, applications for liver disease, renal and gynecological cancers, and provide awareness of IR as a treatment option.

Objectives

Participants will be able to understand the role of IR in diagnosis and treatment.
Participants will be able to identify the educational path necessary to practice IR.
Participants will be able to describe various IR procedures as they relate to differing diagnoses and pathologies.

Outline

Overview of Interventional Radiology

Minimally invasive procedures
Conditions that can be treated

Educational Path to practice IR

Medical school
Diagnostic Radiology
Specialty Fellowship

IR for Trauma

Exsanguination
MVA
Angioplasty

Neurology and Cardiology Applications

Separate specialties within IR

Treating Liver Disease

Shunts
Severe bleeding
Ascites

Cancer Therapies

Renal cell
Radioactive beads or microspheres
Ablation/cryoablation

Raising IR Awareness