Tag: PAIRS
The double-edged sword of private practice in the MENA region
Interventional radiologists Mohammed Almoaiqel (King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Karim Abd El Tawab (Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt) and Mohammad Al-Twalah...
First applied ethics discussion at PAIRS 2024
Eric J Keller and Tauqir Rana discuss a session at the Pan Arab Interventional Radiologists Society Pan Arab (PAIRS) annual congress (10–13 February, 2024,...
PAIRS session explores the efficacy of Botox in paediatric IR treatment
In a session dedicated to neonate, infant and paediatric interventional radiology (IR), Hisham Alshehri (King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) gave a talk at...
Roundtable sparks audience discussion on the pitfalls and successes in global...
In a roundtable dedicated to comparing training pathways for interventional radiology (IR) in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and...
“The PAIRS IR curriculum […] will be published by the 2024...
Ayman Al Sibaie is a consultant interventional radiologist currently working at Rashid Hospital (Dubai, UAE), and has been the president of the Pan Arab...
Why IR innovation need not cost the world: A global solution
The keynote lecture on day one of the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society annual meeting (PAIRS; 11–14 February, Dubai, UAE) advocated a simultaneously global...
PAIRS 2023: What the BCLC guidelines have omitted
Sarah White (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA) opened the liver interventional oncology (IO) session at the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS) annual...
PAIRS 2023: “[Opening] the gate” to IR in the Middle East...
Rana Tarek M Khafagy is a consultant interventional radiologist based at Ain Shams University Hospital (Cairo, Egypt). In her capacity as head of the...
Aghiad Al-Kutoubi
“When I relocated to Lebanon, I was the only person with practical experience and expertise in EVAR in the Middle East.” It was...
PAIRS 2023: How dogs with seizures inspired novel neuro-oncology trial
On day two of the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society annual meeting (PAIRS; 11–14 February, Dubai, UAE), Riad Salem (Northwestern University, Chicago, USA) took...
Vulvar varicosities: New procedure, durable results
In the past two decades, there has been a shift in varicose vein management from conventional surgical treatments to outpatient interventional procedures. Depending on...
PAIRS meeting showcases interventional radiology trends in the Middle East
The 2017 edition of the annual PAIRS meeting was held in Dubai 15–18 March and reflected the growing enthusiasm of the interventional radiology community...
