Lanka Hospitals recently merged 2 parallel industries - media and medicine; creating a unique platform where trainee doctors were educated of a live stenting procedure. The pre congress workshop of the 3rd Sri Lanka Interventional Meeting (SIM) was held at Lanka Hospitals with renowned cardiologist Dr. Shigeru Nakamura and Dr. Naomali Amarasena performing Angioplasty with the use of Intra Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS). The proceedings were captured from the OT and beamed live to the 10th floor auditorium, enabling a panel of cardio interventional surgeons, cardiologists and trainee cardiologists to discuss, exchange ideas and educate themselves while the procedure was going on. Course Directors - Dr. Naomali Amarasena, Dr.S.Mithrakumar, Dr.Vajira Senaratne, Dr. W.S.Santharaj, Dr. Sepalika Mendis, Dr. Gamini Galapaththi. Sri Lanka Heart Association (Member of World Heart Federation) was the main organizer of the event.

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