interventional radiology in arab word mohammad altwalah president of pairs pan arab interventional...
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Interventional Radiology in
Arab WordMohammad AltwalahPresident of PAIRS
Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society
historyEstablished 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
In 2012 decided to separate from PAARS
PAIRS 2013 Cairo cancelled
PAIRS 2014 Dubai 6-8 march
PAIRS 2014
WCIO (World congress of Interventional radiology) meets PAIRS
Turkish Interventional Radiology
Asia-Pacific Interventional radiology society
Iranian Interventional Radiology
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
Old Riyadh
High Diabetes & diabetic foot
High amputation rate
Why?
Lack of screening
Poor sugar control & neuropathy
Traditional Medicine
Lack of foot care specialists
Lack of vascular/endovascular specialists
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Latest equipment
Interventional Radiology @ KFSH
National campaign
Precious Feet Campaign
غاليه قدميك حمله
Teleconference
mission
Promote IR in region
Education to patients and physicians
Programs
PAIRS fellowship
E- magazine
PAIRS programs ( amputation prevention, uterine fibroids embolization, HCC treatment, central venous access)
& 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
Thank you