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Interventional Radiology in Arab Word

Interventional Radiology in Arab Word. Mohammad Altwalah President of PAIRS Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society. history. Established in 2006 Based in Beirut Signatory to international deceleration on interventional radiology wit SIR & CIRSE CIRSE meets PAIRS 2009

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Interventional Radiology in Arab Word

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  1. Interventional Radiology in Arab Word Mohammad Altwalah President of PAIRS Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society

  2. history • Established in 2006 • Based in Beirut • Signatory to international deceleration on interventional radiology wit SIR & CIRSE • CIRSE meets PAIRS 2009 • Annual meeting combined with Pan Arab Associations of Radiology Societies ( PAARS) • Annual meetings Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Tunisia

  3. In 2012 decided to separate from PAARS • PAIRS 2013 Cairo cancelled • PAIRS 2014 Dubai 6-8 march

  4. PAIRS 2014

  5. WCIO (World congress of Interventional radiology) meets PAIRS • Turkish Interventional Radiology • Asia-Pacific Interventional radiology society • Iranian Interventional Radiology

  6. Challenges of IR in Arab world • Many Arab IR lives in Europe or USA • No public awareness • No IR clinics • No admitting privileges • Competition : vascular surgeon cardiologists

  7. Old Riyadh

  8. High Diabetes & diabetic foot • High amputation rate

  9. Why? • Lack of screening • Poor sugar control & neuropathy • Traditional Medicine • Lack of foot care specialists • Lack of vascular/endovascular specialists

  10. King Faisal Specialist Hospital

  11. Latest equipment

  12. Interventional Radiology @ KFSH

  13. National campaign Precious Feet Campaign حمله قدميك غاليه

  14. Teleconference

  15. mission Promote IR in region Education to patients and physicians

  16. Programs • PAIRS fellowship • E- magazine • PAIRS programs ( amputation prevention, uterine fibroids embolization, HCC treatment, central venous access)

  17. & TSIR We would like to cooperate with Turkish Interventional radiology society in 1-setting IR standards 2-training for young Arab IR in Turkey 3- combined workshops & research

  18. Thank you

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