Transcatheter Interventions Online 2023 – Balloon Revolution

This session, part of Transcatheter Interventions Online 2023, entitled ‘Balloon Revolution’ focuses on the advancements and potential of balloon-based interventions, featuring This session features presentations and panel discussions covering key topics in the field. The first topic explored is "Intravascular Lithotripsy," sheds light on the innovative use of lithotripsy in treating calcified lesions. The second presentation discusses the potential of drug-coated balloons (DCBs) and raises the question of whether stents are still necessary in certain cases. Lastly, the session explores the role of specialty balloons, highlighting their applications in various complex interventions. Overall, this session provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of balloon-based therapies, encouraging thought-provoking discussions among experts. 

Transcatheter Interventions Online 2023 united renowned international experts to provide an immersive and dynamic platform, ensuring that the global interventional cardiology community stays informed about the most recent advancements in transcatheter treatment approaches. By integrating expert opinions, interactive discussions, presentations, and live cases from institutions across both sides of the Atlantic, TIO 2023 delivered exceptional educational content that supported the latest practices in diagnosis, treatment strategies, and patient care.

This programme is supported by unrestricted educational grants from the following companies. The scientific programme has not been influenced in any way by the sponsors:

• Boston Scientific

• Medtronic

• AstraZeneca

In compliance with EBAC / EACCME guidelines, all speakers/chairpersons participating in this programme have disclosed or indicated potential conflicts of interest which might cause a bias in the presentations.

The Organising Committee/Course Director is responsible for ensuring that all potential conflicts of interest relevant to the event are declared to the audience prior to the CME activities.

Radcliffe Education requires contributors to our CME programmes to disclose any relevant financial relationships that have occurred within the past 12 months that could create a conflict of interest. These will be identified in the faculty section if applicable.

The session ‘Transcatheter Interventions Online 2023 – Balloon Revolution', is accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) for 1 hour of external CME credits.

Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that have actually been spent in the educational activity. EBAC works according to the quality standards of the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), which is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

Through an agreement between the European Board for Accreditation in Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EBAC External CME credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EBAC credit to AMA credit can be found on the AMA website.

There is no fee for taking part in this online learning activity.

Activities are designed to be completed within 60 minutes and must be completed by the registered user. Physicians should only claim credits for time spent on the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity in full in the indicated time frame.

To complete the course and claim certification participants must:

• Read the course outline information supplied and complete pre-test questions if supplied prior to starting the activity. Users must read and study the activity in its entirety before completing the post-test questions.

• Your results will be automatically saved and if a pass score is achieved (where applicable), you may be eligible to claim credit for the activity and receive a certificate of completion.