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