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The Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies (GEST) has an internationally recognized reputation as the leading educational resource on embolotherapy. GEST will provide essential instruction on ablative therapies and a host of other interventional techniques. Renowned experts from across the globe will present an intensive but practical scientific program that will focus on the latest research, and advanced techniques. Through live demonstrations, hands-on workshops, case review sessions and lectures, GEST will make an immediate and lasting impact on the medical practice of those who attend.

Fellow Scholarship - A limited number of tuition and travel scholarships will be made available to physicians in training.

Exhibit Booths - Exhibitors are invited to play a role in the important exchange of information that takes place at GEST by presenting their products and services to the active, receptive audience of decision makers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this activity, the learner should be able to:

• Compare the relative advantages and timing of different endoleak therapies
• Assess current data for evaluation of upper GI bleeding treated by embolization
• Explain the role and benefit of various embolic material for GI bleeding embolization
• Determine interventional oncologic therapy decisions based on the latest evidence, established patient care standards and multidisciplinary approache.
• Describe the latest imaging techniques that may help in performing intra-arterial treatment of liver cancer.
• Compare the latest options and differences in function, characteristics and potential outcomes of various devices for embolization.
• Discuss the new therapeutic options using embolization in hemorrhoid-related bleeding,
• Analyze the potential indication of embolization in various joint disorders (frozen shoulder, knee osteoarthritis, tennis elbow, enthesopathy)
• Discuss basic and variant prostate artery anatomy and techniques to identify critical vasculature during therapy.
• Assess patient symptoms and treatment options for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, including drug treatment, surgery, and embolization.
• Assess the indication and results for PAE in BPH
• Determine the potential role of bariatric embolization
• Explain the indications and results of uterine fibroid and adenomyosis embolization.
• Summarize the advantages, limitations, technical aspects, and endpoints of various tools and approaches to visceral aneurysm treatment.
• Synthesize the results and indication for liver mets of MRCC intra-arterial treatment including Y 90, DEBIRI, Intra-arterial ports
• Determine the respective role of DEB and conventional TACE in HCC
• Identify the potential role for resorbable particles
• Restate technique, indication and results of lung and liver tumor ablation

TARGET AUDIENCE:
GEST 2019 will be of value to interventional radiologists, oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, nurses, radiology technologists, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals interested in the field of embolization.

COURSE DIRECTORS:

Kamran Ahrar, M.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Jafar Golzarian, M.D.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Marc Sapoval, M.D., Ph.D.
University Paris Descartes
Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, France

Geert Maleux, M.D., Ph.D.
University Hospitals Leuven
Leuven, Belgium

Gary Siskin, M.D.
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY

James Spies, M.D.
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.