Education program
IR Growth in a Post-COVID Challenging Environment
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The ACIR Fall Meeting 2024 has ended. If you missed out, please make plans to join us in 2025. Details coming soon. To claim your CMEs for 2024, log in to the SIR Learning Center and search for "ACIR 2024."
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This one-day meeting will serve as a forum for discussion of problems, solutions and mutual interest among Interventional Radiology Chiefs and leaders. It will include presentations and discussions in the areas of finance, quality and SOPs, teaching, research, and human resources.
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 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Purpose: Following this activity, learners will report their intention to incorporate new leadership skills and knowledge.
Disclosure: There are no relevant relationships for this activity.
The deadline to claim CME credit for SIR EDGE is December 31, 2024.
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FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND MITIGATION PROCESS
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is dedicated to providing balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all continuing medical education (CME) activities. The desired outcome is to conduct CME activities that are free of the appearance of or actual bias in favor or against a commercial product, service, or device in return for known or unknown personal and professional gain.
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All SIR's CME activities will adhere to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Further information about the ACCME may be found on their website.
** All sessions and special events are held at the Grand Hyatt Denver, 38th floor
Program subject to change. The program will not be recorded.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
- 7 - 8 a.m. | Registration and breakfast
- 8 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcome and introductory remarks
- J. Fritz Angle, MD, FSIR
- Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
- 8:10 - 8:55 a.m. | Faculty Staffing: Clinical Needs vs. RVU and Objective Measures for Hospital & Dept
- J. Fritz Angle, MD, FSIR
- James (Jim) B. Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR
- Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR
- 8:55 - 9:40 a.m. | Demands of Low RVU Procedures – How to Make Profitable?
- Sebouh Gueyikian, MD
- Catherine (Cat) Vu, MD, FSIR
- S. William (Bill) Stavropoulos, MD, FSIR
- 9:40 - 10:25 a.m. | Clinical Productivity Measures/Metrics
- Riad Salem, MD, MBA, FSIR
- Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR
- 10:25 - 10:35 a.m. | Break
- 10:35 - 11:15 a.m. | Building Research Infrastructure / Clinical Trials – Still Viable in Academic Centers?
- Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
- Suresh Vedantham MD, FSIR
- Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD, FSIR
- Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, FSIR
- 11:15 - noon | Building Strategic Plan for IR
- Anil K. Pillai, MD, FSIR
- Driss Raissi, MD, MBA, FSIR
- Riad Salem, MD, MBA, FSIR
- Brian J. Schiro, MD, RPVI, FSIR
- 12 - 1 p.m. | Working Lunch: Work Group Discussion- Needs for Rural IR
- Baljendra S. Kapoor, MD, MBA, FSIR
- Sebouh Gueyikian, MD
- Jennifer Young, MD
- Arsalan Saleem, MD, DABR®
- 1 - 1:30 p.m. | Academic Productivity Measures and Metrics
- J. Fritz Angle, MD, FSIR
- Philip (Phil) D. Orons, DO, FSIR
- Robert K. Ryu, MD, FSIR
- 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. | New Faculty: Clinical, Mentoring and Retention – Interviewing for Candidates
- Anil K. Pillai, MD, FSIR
- Wael E. Saad, MD, FSIR
- Janice M. Newsome, MD, FSIR
- Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR
- 2:15 - 3 p.m. | IR Call Models – What Works and What Doesn’t Work
- Neil J. Halin, DO, FSIR
- Philip (Phil) D. Orons, DO, FSIR
- James (Jim) B. Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR
- William (Will) T. Kuo, MD, FSIR
- Brian J. Schiro, MD, RPVI, FSIR
- 3 - 3:10 p.m. | Break
- 3:10 - 3:40 p.m. | Defining Standards of Practice (Benchmarking) Beyond SIR Guidelines (Why and How)
- Baljendra S. Kapoor, MD, MBA, FSIR
- Jon C. Davidson, MD, FSIR
- 3:40 - 4:10 p.m. | IR Hospitalists Model and IR Service Line Managed by Non-Radiology Operation
- Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
- Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD, FSIR
- Shivank S. Bhatia, MD, FSIR
- 4:10 - 4:50 p.m. | IR Physician Compensation Models and Trends – P&L with Rising Cost: How to Sustain
- Sebouh A. Gueyikian, MD
- Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR
- Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR
- 4:50 - 5:00 p.m. | ACIR Projects, Future Topics and Closing Remarks
- Kevin Kim, MD, FSIR
- J. Fritz Angle, MD, FSIR
- 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Networking Reception: Discussion on ACIR Committees
