Cardiovascular and Interventional congressR Radiological Society of Europe news 30 years of CIRSE CIRSE 2015 – Lisbon INNOVATION | EDUCATION | INTERVENTION Saturday, September 26, 2015 THE EARLY DAYS | THE BIRTH OF CIRSE | FIRST STEPS: 19862005 | MODERN ERA 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 EARLY DAYS 30RSE . EARLY Cyears Dear colleagues, tradition of tumour boards, feature stimulating (IDEAS). This stand-alone programme features interdisciplinary exchanges on commonly 14 hours of targeted education, and will run Once again, we find ourselves returning to encountered challenges in the oncological and right here in the Centro de Congressos de Lisboa Lisbon to celebrate the biggest IR event of vascular fields. from Sunday morning until midday on Tuesday. the year. This year, however, we have more Delegates who have registered for either event than one event to celebrate: not only is Good practice can only be achieved – and will be able to attend these specialised sessions CIRSE launching the first Interdisciplinary maintained – by ongoing debate and critical and the CIRSE 2015 technical exhibition. Endovascular Aortic Symposia (IDEAS) evaluation. To this end, Hot Topic Symposia to morrow, but it is also celebrating its 30th on both paediatric and aortic interventions Going green Anna-Maria Belli Patrick Haage birthday! are planned, as are a number of Controversies CIRSE President Scientific Programme sessions addressing radiation safety, arterial In keeping with IR’s tradition of dynamism, Committee Chairperson The subspecialty has come a long way in this intervention and venous disease. To ensure and the digital age we find ourselves in, CIRSE time, and the congress will be showcasing vari- that best practice is determined by clinical has decided to become a greener meeting. ous events and services to reflect this. Today’s data, the popular Evidence Fora will examine The Main Programme has been replaced by Opening and Awards Ceremony will see the the use of peripheral angioplasty and drug- a lighter abstract book, with more detailed Gold Medal awarded to Josef Rösch, one of IR’s eluting devices. information about the programme, faculty most exceptional pioneers (see page 2). and congress centre still available in the handy Other programme highlights for CIRSE 2015 Pocket Guide, as well as via the CIRSE app’s A one-off “X-Session” on Monday will feature include four Venous Forums, tackling diverse Itinerary Planner. This will reduce not only our the personal reminiscences of six CIRSE past- aspects of venous interventions. The high environmental footprint, but also the weight of presidents, who will recall important forma- turnout for 2014’s session on DVT and PE your congress bags! tive moments from their clinical careers, and suggests these will be particularly attractive to reflect on how the field of IR has grown and our delegates. Helping hands Christoph A. Binkert Fabrizio Fanelli progressed since their early involvement. Scientific Programme IDEAS 2015 Programme We also encourage you to attend our more The CIRSE app features many useful tools Committee Deputy Chairperson And in addition to our Members’ Lounge, we community-oriented sessions, such as the to help with your congress planning, including Chairperson have a special 30 Years of CIRSE Lounge, where Opening and Awards Ceremony, the Film an exportable itinerary, abstracts and inter- visitors can pick up memorabilia or browse a Interpretation Quiz, Amazing Interventions, active floor plans. It allows you to evaluate brand-new, specially created webpage that CIRSE meets China, and the one-off X-Session. sessions, search the technical exhibition by charts the history of the society. You never product category, take part in e-voting sessions know whose photo you might stumble across! Of course, special thanks are owed to our and submit questions to the moderator in industry partners, who participate not only selected sessions. Broad scientific programme in our Technical Exhibition, but also organise Satellite Symposia and Learning Centres, and It is available for iPhone, iPad and Android Once again, the congress is structured around support us in our aim to provide a unique (www.cirse.org/app) – those who already have six clinical tracks, allowing delegates to easily forum for innovation, education and research it installed on their device should add the find the sessions that are most relevant to their in IR. CIRSE/IDEAS 2015 event. Élia Coimbra Belarmino Gonçalves own daily practice and research. CIRSE 2015 Local Host CIRSE 2015 Local Focus on aortic interventions If you’ve any questions about the app, the Committee Chairperson Host Committee Interdisciplinary collaboration is an essential pocket guide or the congress itself, please call SPC Representative part of modern medical practice, and we are The widespread adoption of, and new techno - to the dedicated Info Point between Auditoria committed to welcoming practitioners from logi cal developments in, EVAR and TEVAR 1 and 2, where our friendly staff would be other specialties to our Annual Meetings. The in spired the introduction of a feature that is pleased to help. newly formed Multidisciplinary Expert Board making its debut at CIRSE 2015: the Inter- sessions, which draw on the collaborative disciplinary Endovascular Aortic Symposium We hope you’ll enjoy your stay in Lisbon! Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe C RSE 2 Opening and Awards Ceremony Saturday, September 26, 2015 Opening and Awards Ceremony – 14:30, Auditorium 1 Welcome to CIRSE 2015: four and a half and piano. He discovered the Glass Harp over Gold Medallist days of first-rate lectures, workshops and twenty years ago, and has been playing it ever debates on the ever-evolving IR subspe- since. cialty. With prominent researchers and clinicians coming together from all over the He covers a broad range of classics with his Josef Rösch globe to present the very best the field has instrument, covering pieces by Franz Liszt as Laudation: Jan Peregrin to offer, there is much to celebrate! well as by Leonard Cohen. The sound needs to be witnessed to be believed – and even Please join us for the Opening and Awards then it remains difficult to comprehend how a Ceremony, which starts today at 14:30 in collection of wine glasses can produce such an Auditorium 1. The event provides an ideal impressively wide range of subtle sounds. opportunity to highlight the achievements of Josef Rösch was born in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia niques, visceral angiography and transjugular select physicians and researchers who have Spatina has performed all over the world, (today the Czech Republic) in 1925. He earned liver procedures to coronary angiography, made exceptional contributions to inter- including in Berlin, London, Moscow and his medical degree at Charles University in fallopian tube recanalisation and expandable ventional radiology. Sydney, and has made several TV appearances. Prague in 1950, before completing his radio- stents. An innovator in his field, Dr. Rösch logic training at the Central Military Hospital developed the TIPS technique in 1969, and The ceremony will again feature live musical His music was featured in a well-known car in Prague. Dr. Rösch began his angiographic introduced embolisation of gastrointestinal entertainment. This year, this will be provided advert in 2010. The film industry has also career with transparietal splenoportography haemorrhage in 1972. In the 1980s, his research by Petr Spatina, an artist who has developed an shown interest in his unique skill, and he has in 1954, later adding visceral angiography. focused on the use of endoluminal prostheses, intriguing technique involving a truly unique already been involved in producing music for While in Prague, he wrote two monographs: including their use in TIPS. His work helped instrument – the Glass Harp − consisting of 33 two European feature films. Transparietal Splenoportography and Radiology introduce TIPS to clinical practice. wine glasses, filled and tuned with water. of Spleen and Pancreas. The latter became a Be sure to join us for what will surely be a prime teaching book, and was translated into A prolific writer, Prof. Rösch has authored or Spatina was born in the Czech Republic as a memorable event! four languages. He became Doctor of Medical co-authored 493 scientific papers and book farmer’s son, and initially studied the accordion Sciences at Charles University in Prague in chapters, two books, and 23 scientific exhibits; 1965, and Docent in 1966. contributed to 17 teaching films/videos and CDs; and served as co-editor of two books. He In 1967, Dr. Rösch moved to the USA following is a fellow of both CIRSE and SIR, an honorary an invitation from Dr. Charles Dotter. Aside fellow of the ACR, a member of the RSNA from a two-year visiting professorship at UCLA, and the American Heart Association, and CVIR Editor’s Medal Award he has worked at OHSU ever since. At OHSU, an honorary member of many radiological he served as Chief of Cardiovascular Radiology societies worldwide. and, in the late 1980s, was instrumental in Use of Percutaneous Aspiration establishing the Dotter Interventional Institute, His work has been recognised with many CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology The official journal of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe Thrombectomy vs. Anticoagulation of which he was the Founding Director until awards and honours, not least an OHSU Therapy to Treat Acute Iliofemoral Venous 1993. Prof. Rösch retired from clinical practice research professorship, the Josef Rösch Chair of CV Thrombosis: 1-Year Follow-up Results of a in 1995, and has since focused on research and Interventional Radiology Research, and epony- R Randomised, Clinical Trial education. mous honorary lectures by both CIRSE and the Society of Interventional Radiology of the This year’s Editor’s Medal will be presented V. Cakir, A. Gulcu, E. Akay, A. E. Capar, T. His research has covered diverse aspects of Czech Republic. to a research group from Turkey, for their Gencpinar, B.