Conference Accreditation

The Western Angiographic & Interventional Society (WAIS) is an independent professional Society that has organized its annual conference since 1970. The WAIS forum offers quality continuing medical education in one of the most innovative fields of medicine. Each year, presentations cover a wide range of topics involving minimally Invasive, Image-guided procedures including, case presentations, clinical data, tips and tricks techniques, best practices and more. Session topics and speakers are selected by our planning committee (Scientific Program Director, Officers, and Session Moderators) and organized to address practice gaps and topics of interest that were identified from attendee post conference feedback collected from previous years.

WAIS 2025 Conference

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Western Angiographic & Interventional Society. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Consultants designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Desired Outcomes

At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to:

Troubleshooting New & Difficult Cases

1. Reflect on lessons learned from case-based presentations.

2. Apply creative solutions to challenging IR problems.

3. Critically analyze difficult cases and reflect on the critical learning points and discuss where and why procedures took undesirable turns.

4. Discuss alternative approaches and experiences with similar cases.

Strategies for Practice Development

5. Articulate how APPs contribute to patient care, clinical decision making and operational efficiency.

6. Maximize APP integration into their care teams.

7. Adress APP burnout with practical tools and programs to promote resilience, work-life balance and sustained career satisfaction.

8. Effectively advocate for integrating APPs by showcasing their value and building collaborative relationships with stakeholders.

9. Analyze the financial impact of APPs on healthcare organizations.

Emerging Therapies, Tech & Trends in Healthcare and IR

10. Critique the benefits and risks of a variety of Interventional oncology therapies for treatment of cancer in liver, thyroid, sarcoma, kidney, lung, and prostate.

11. Demystify pelvic pain in women and navigate challenging anatomy in women’s health interventions.

12. Utilize new management approaches in embolization, clot therapies, and pain (inside and outside spine).

13. Restate emerging therapies and technologies for applications in IR procedures.

Best Practice & Standards Updates. Wellness & Longevity

14. Consider and apply best practices for Women’s Health issues such as pelvic pain.

15. Implement best strategies for integrating APPs into their practice.

16. Recall and appropriately utilize approaches for state-of-the-art management of neoplastic and non-neoplastic painful conditions both inside and outside the spine.

Clinical Data Review

17. Interpret and summarize clinical data presented on arterial, venous, and IO interventions.

Cultural Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias

18. Consider strategies or resources to implement solutions to mitigate implicit bias and improve cultural and linguistic competency.

The presentational methods for this activity will be Case Presentation with Learner Participation, Panel Discussion, Lecture, and feedback provided to learners via Q&A. This activity is geared to meet the educational requirements of Physicians and Physician Extenders working in the field of Interventional Radiology. This activity will encompass the following desirable physician attributes: Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice.

In accordance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), please contact Susan Jackson, (510) 910-8669 or susan@westernangio.org, should you require special assistance.