ACIR Fall 2025 Meeting
This 1-day meeting will serve as a forum for discussion of problems, solutions and mutual interest among interventional radiology chiefs and leaders.
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This 1-day meeting will serve as a forum for discussion of problems, solutions and mutual interest among interventional radiology chiefs and leaders. Gain knowledge and new perspectives that will help you lead with confidence. The official program will be released in June.
ACIR registrants will receive a 20% discount code to use when registering for EDGE, a 3-day deep dive that provides education and resources designed to support interventional radiologists in delivering comprehensive longitudinal clinical care.
EDGE immediately follows the ACIR event in the same meeting space.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) accreditation statement
The Society of Interventional Radiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide medical education for physicians.
The Society of Interventional Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure of financial relationships
The planners and faculty for this activity did not have any relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed in the disclosure for learners document below. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of the activity according to The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
International credit recognition
The following Countries, Regions, and Accrediting Bodies accept or have reciprocity or mutual recognition of credits with the AMA/ACCME. Please contact the accrediting body to find out more information on submitting or converting your credits.
- Bavarian Chamber of Physicians (Germany)
- Bulgarian Union of Scientific Medical Societies (Bulgaria)
- Canadian Medical Association (Canada)
- Canadian Nurses Association (Canada)
- EBAC® (European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals)
- Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK)
- French National Medical Council (France)
- Italian Federation of Scientific Medical Societies (Italy)
- National CME Commission of the Italian Ministry of Health (Italy)
- Spanish Accreditation Council for CME (Spain)
- UEMS-EACCME® (European Union of Medical Specialists)
Program
** All sessions and special events are held at the Westin San Diego Bayview.
Wednesday, October 8
7:00 a.m. | Registration opens
7:00 - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast
7:45–8:00 a.m. | Welcome
Jon C. Davidson, MD, FSIR; Michael J. Miller Jr., MD, FSIR
8:00–9:00 a.m. | Faculty and staff recruiting: Strategy for recruitment and retention, IR job market, supply vs. demand
Moderator: Jon C. Davidson, MD, FSIR
Faculty: Saher S. Sabri, MD, FSIR, and Stacey Trotter Bass, MD, PhD
9:00–10:00 a.m. | Building an IR clinic, part 1: Business strategy, resource and investment, AI in IR clinic
Moderator: Michael J. Miller, Jr., MD, FSIR
Faculty: Michael J. Miller, Jr., MD, FSIR, and Justin P. McWilliams, MD, FSIR
10:00 a.m.–10:10 a.m. | Break
10:10 a.m.–10:50 a.m. | Building an IR clinic, part 2: Proper E&M coding, metrics, filter clinic
Moderator: Sebouh A. Gueyikian, MD
Faculty: Sebouh A. Gueyikian, MD, and Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR
10:50 - 11:30 a.m. | IR call best practices: Call benchmarks, call survey, night team, what works and doesn’t work
Moderator: Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
Faculty: Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR, and R. Torrance (Torre) Andrews, MD, FSIR
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | IR VIRTEX
Moderator: Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
Faculty: Rajesh Shah, MD, FSIR
12:00–1:00 p.m. | Networking lunch with APDIR attendees
Broadway terrace (outdoor patio)
1:00–2:00 p.m. | Managing a multi-site IR practice: Morbidity and mortality
Moderator: Jon C. Davidson, MD, FSIR
Faculty: Jon C. Davidson, MD, FSIR, and Francis R. Facchini, MD, FSIR
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Clinical productivity: RVU models, managing RVUs, group vs individual, incentive, benchmarks, other metrics
Moderator: Baljendra S. Kapoor, MD, MBA, FSIR and Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
Faculty: Indravadan (Dan) Patel, MD, FSIR, and Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, FSIR
3:00–3:10 p.m. | Break
3:10 - 4:00 p.m. | Compensation models: National trend, future predictions, benchmarks of academic vs. Rad or IR practice vs. hospital vs. company, alternate payment models
Moderator: Sebouh A. Gueyikian, MD
Faculty: J. David Prologo, MD, FSIR; Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR; and Brian Triana, MD
4:00–5:30 p.m. | Joint session with APDIR Moderators:
ACIR: Michael J. Miller, Jr., MD, FSIR
APDIR: Quinn C. Meisinger, MD
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- Recruitment (demographics, data, other specialties)
Faculty: Hirschel D. McGinnis, MD, FSIR - Expanding funding for integrated while decreasing independent
ACIR faculty: David M. Mauro, MD, FSIR
APDIR faculty: TBD - APPs and resident training
ACIR faculty: Jeet Minocha, MD, FSIR
APDIR faculty: Rex M. Pillai, MD, FSIR
- Recruitment (demographics, data, other specialties)
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. I Joint reception with ACIR, APDIR, and EDGE meeting attendees
Hotel
The Westin San Diego Bayview
1051 Columbia Street
San Diego, CA 92101, US
- Room rate: $249 plus taxes (standard room) per night
- Reservation deadline: September 12, 2025
Your stay includes
- Complimentary high-speed internet in guest rooms
- Two bottles of water per day upon request
- Complimentary bike rentals – Just scan the QR code on the bike to download the app. The front desk is available to assist if needed.
- Complimentary round-trip airport shuttle – Operating daily from 6:00 a.m. - midnight on a 30–45 minute loop. Pick-up is available at the Courtesy Shuttle area outside baggage claim. Guests may also contact the front desk for shuttle updates.
Hotel cancellation
If you are no longer able to attend, please contact the hotel directly to cancel your reservation. Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours before arrival to avoid a charge.
Please note: Canceling your hotel reservation does not cancel your meeting registration, and vice versa.
Early departure fee
Guests who check out before their scheduled departure date will incur an early checkout fee equivalent to one night’s room rate.
Flight discounts
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is offering special discounts for travel to this Society of Interventional Radiology meeting.
To book, visit delta.com, enter your departure and arrival cities along with your travel dates, then select “Advanced Search" and apply meeting event code NY432 to apply the discount.
You may also call the Delta Meeting Network® at 1-800-328-1111, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (EST), and reference the same code.
Please note, there is no service fee for reservations booked and ticketed through the reservation number.
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is offering special discounts for travel to the Society of Interventional Radiology meeting.
To book, visit the SWABIZ® portal using this link—your discount will be automatically applied at checkout.
United Airlines
United Airlines is offering discounted airfare for travel to this Society of Interventional Radiology meeting.
To book, visit united.com, enter your departure and arrival cities along with your travel dates, then under “Promotions and Certificates,” enter meeting event code ZPYE670352 to apply the discount.
You may also call the United Meetings reservation desk at 1-800-426-1122, Monday–Friday, for booking assistance.
International travelers should contact their local United Airlines reservation desk.
Please note, booking fees are waived for reservations made through the Meetings reservation desk.
WestJet
WestJet is offering discounted airfare for travel to this Society of Interventional Radiology meeting.
To book, visit westjet.com and enter coupon code 8R1C6QM at checkout to apply the discount.
Air Canada
Air Canada is offering discounted airfare for travel to this Society of Interventional Radiology meeting.
To book, visit aircanada.com and enter promotion code V69KZBK1 in the promotion code box at checkout to apply the discount.
For assistance with reservations, please contact Air Canada directly.
Lufthansa Group Airlines
Lufthansa Group is offering discounted airfare for travel to the SIR EDGE 2025 meeting through its Meetings & Events program.
Use this link to book. Discounted fares will appear automatically and include savings on select booking classes, as well as any lower promotional rates if available. Flights are available with Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa, and SWISS, with additional options via Air Canada and United Airlines for North Atlantic routes.
Discounted fares are valid up to one week before and one week after the event.
The Lufthansa Group airlines look forward to welcoming you on board!
Registration
SIR members receive a member discount on registration!
- Visit to renew your membership account, or
- Review SIR's membership categories and join online.
Registration rates
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Early bird through Sept. 4 |
Advanced: Sept. 5-Oct.1 |
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Member |
$300 |
$350 |
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Nonmember |
$500 |
$550 |
Registration for this in-person meeting includes:
- All educational activities on Wednesday, October 8.
- Breakfast, lunch, breaks and reception on Wednesday.
Registration cancellation
Cancellations received in writing by Sept. 19 will be refunded less a $100 administrative fee. No refunds will be given after Sept. 19. Refunds or credits will not be given for failure to attend, late arrival, unattended events, or early departure.
All refund requests must be submitted in writing to meetings@sirweb.org. Canceling your meeting registration doesn't cancel your room reservation. Please contact the hotel directly to cancel your room.
Housing cancellation
All reservations must be guaranteed by a credit card. If you cancel within the hotel's cancellation policy or no show, the hotel will either retain the deposit or charge your credit card one night's room and tax.
Checking out of your hotel prior to your scheduled departure date could result in an "Early Departure Fee" equal to one night's room and tax.
Note: Canceling your hotel reservations doesn't cancel your meeting registration. Please contact meetings@sirweb.org to cancel your meeting registration per the policy above.
FAQ
How do I register for the meeting?
- To register, you must have an SIR account. Visit My Account to manage your SIR account.
- For registration information and rates, see the registration tab on this page.
Does the meeting offer any CME?
The Society of Interventional Radiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide medical education for physicians.
This live activity's AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are to be determined. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The deadline to claim CME credit for activity is December 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.
What is included in attendees' registration?
Registration for this in-person meeting includes all educational activities on Wednesday, Oct. 8; breakfast and lunch; all breaks; and attendee reception on Wednesday.
Can I transfer/cancel my registration?
- Registration: Cancellations received in writing by September 19 will be refunded less a $100 administrative fee. No refunds will be given after September 19. Refunds or credits will not be given for failure to attend, late arrival, unattended events or early departure. All refund requests must be submitted in writing to meetings@sirweb.org.
Canceling your meeting registration doesn't cancel your room reservation. Please contact the hotel directly to cancel your room. - Hotel: Canceling either your hotel or registration doesn't automatically cancel the other one. All reservations must be guaranteed by a credit card. If you cancel within the hotel's cancellation policy or no show, the hotel will either retain the deposit or charge your credit card one night's room and tax.
In addition, checking out of your hotel prior to your scheduled departure date could result in an Early Departure Fee of $50. Please contact meetings@sirweb.org to cancel your meeting registration per the policy above.
Support
Registration and attendee questions
- Email meetings@sirweb.org
SIR membership questions
- Email member services
Exhibitors and corporate participation questions
- Email Stacy McManus at smcmanus@sirweb.org
SIR Meeting Code of Conduct
Review SIR's official guidelines and requirements for behavior at an SIR meeting. All meeting participants must observe all standards at all times. Violations of this code are taken seriously and may result in action including, but not limited to, the ability to participate in any of SIR's live meetings.
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