SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Thursday, May 15
07:45 - 08:15 Opening Ceremony
08:15 - 10:45
Live Case Team: Buenos Aires/Argentina

Operators: Pedro Lylyk and the team
Moderator A: Adnan SiddiquiModerator B: Ricardo Hanel

Panel: Giant and Fusiform Aneurysms; different endovascular approaches

Panelists: Nobuyuki Sakai, Naci Kocer, Saruhan Cekirge, Jian Min Liu, Pengfei Yang
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:10
WLNC Lifetime & Scientific Achievement Award Ceremony

Presented by: Naci Kocer & Jian Min Liu with Saruhan Cekirge, Ricardo Hanel, Adnan Siddiqui
11:10 - 12:10
The Evolution of Flow Diversion: Clinical & Technological Considerations & Learnings - 10+ Years Later
Time Topic Speakers
11:00 - 11:30 Clinical considerations (anatomical, diversion effects, ease-of-use, distal locations, etc.) (10 min) Saruhan Cekirge, MD
Technological considerations & iterations (constructs, diversion/braid angling, materials, etc.) leading to current "softer” braid constructs (20 min) Bill Patterson, PhD, VP Innovation & Technology, Medtronic Neurovascular
11:30 - 11:35 "The role of industry in ensuring transparency of data and supporting standards of treatment” (evolution of outcomes scales to current FDBD standardization measures) (5 min) Signe Haughton, Sr. Director, Medical & Government Affairs, Medtronic Neurovascular
11:35 - 12:10

Expert Panel Discussion (25 min)

  • Critical design considerations (how far can we expect design changes to shift outcomes & practice?)
  • What are the key design differences (material, composition, porosity, radial force, etc.) among available flow diverters and how do they impact performance and quality?
  • How much of an impact is advanced imaging having on evidence of braid performance and should/will OCT play an even greater role in terms of periprocedural & post-procedural protocols?
  • Knowing some flow diverter cases are now being treated in outpatient facilities, what patient-specific factors influence the success and safety of these procedures?

Expert Panel:

Pr. Cekirge
Dr. Siddiqui
Dr. DeVilliers
Bill Patterson
Qiang Li
Sheng Guan
Dr. Hanel (Moderator)
12:10 - 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 - 13:45
15 Years of WEB : A Personal Perspective

Speaker: Pr Jacques Moret (France)
13:45 - 15:00
Live Case Team: Ankara/Türkiye

Operators: Isil Saatci, Civan Islak, Osman Kizilkilic and the team
Moderator A: Ricardo HanelModerator B: Saruhan Cekirge

Panel: Endovascular treatment of cerebral AVMs; transarterial treatment methods, challenges

Panelists: Jacques Moret, Elisa Ciceri, Naci Kocer, Adnan Siddiqui, Qinghai Huang, Qiang Li
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:30
Live Case Team: Ankara/Türkiye

Operators: Civan Islak, Isil Saatci, Osman Kizilkilic and the team
Moderator A: Saruhan CekirgeModerator B: Naci Kocer

Panel: Bifurcation aneurysms: different endovascular approaches

Panelists: Alessandra Biondi, Laetitia de Villiers, Ricardo Hanel, Adnan Siddiqui, Sheng Guan, Rui Zhao
Friday, May 16
07:00 - 08:00
Learning Lab
08:00 - 10:30
Live Case Team: Chicago

Operators: Demetrius Lopes and the team
Moderator A: Ricardo HanelModerator B: A. Siddiqui

Panel: Latest imaging and device technologies; their role in the contemporary endovascular treatment

Panelists: Luisa Biscoito, Marc Ribo, Pasquale Mordasini, Saruhan Cekirge, Naci Kocer, Bo Hong, Chuanzhi Duan
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:15
Live Case Team: Shanghai

Operators: Jian Min Liu and the team
Moderator A: Naci KocerModerator B: Ricardo Hanel

Panel: Intracranial stenting: indications, technique, challenges

Panelists: Serdar Geyik, Raul Gomes Nogueira, Saruhan Cekirge, Adnan Siddiqui, Ya Peng, Wenhuo Chen
12:15 - 12:45
Organisational Break
12:45 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00
Organisational Break
14:00 - 15:00
Live Case Team: Shanghai

Operators: Jian Min Liu and the team
Moderator A: Saruhan CekirgeModerator B: Naci Kocer

Panel: Spinal vascular malformations: Endovascular treatment strategies

Panelists: Tomoaki Terada, Yong Sam Shin, Ricardo Hanel, Adnan Siddiqui, Yi Xu, Yibin Fang
15:00 - 15:15 Break
15:15 - 17:30
Live Case Team: Limoges

Operators: Charbel Mounayer and the team
Moderator A: Adnan SiddiquiModerator B: Saruhan Cekirge

Panel: Endovascular treatment of cerebral vascular malformations: transvenous approach

Panelists: Jacques Moret, Marcus Möhlenbruch, Ricardo Hanel, Naci Kocer, Jianping Deng, Wenyuan Zhao

* Please note that above program schedule is given for information purposes only. WLNC Organizers reserve the right to change partly or completely the content or format of the program due to operational or force majeure reasons.

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