News release archive
2016 news release archive
Get global perspectives on image-guided health care at SIR 2017: Registration open for Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting, March 4–9, 2017
Call for abstracts: Share your image-guided therapy discovery; show how interventional radiology research improves patients’ lives at Society of Interventional Radiology’s 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
SIR submits comments to CMS on MACRA proposal
Society of Interventional Radiology backs GME reallocations, says reallocation of federally funded GME to new specialties, new medical programs and rural hospitals will improve access to care; read the press release
Better interventional radiology staffing needed to meet demand; Society of Interventional Radiology recommendations include parity and admitting privileges
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2016 Annual Scientific Meeting archive
Minimally invasive treatment could freeze out phantom limb pain: Interventional radiologists use innovative technique to relieve pain plaguing millions of amputees
Society of Interventional Radiology selects 27 Fellows; Group chosen for achievements in research, scientific literature, teaching and leadership announced at Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver
Scott Trerotola, M.D., FSIR delivers Dotter Lecture at SIR 2016: Stanley Baum Professor of Radiology and professor of Surgery at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discusses how competition improves Interventional Radiology
Society of Interventional Radiology names Charles E. Ray Jr. president: New Executive Council members announced
Charles E. Ray Jr. assumes Society of Interventional Radiology presidency: Professor and head of the department of radiology at the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago begins term during Annual Scientific Meeting
Treatment eases enlarged prostate symptom of nighttime waking: Nonsurgical artery embolization can lead to a better quality of life
Society of Interventional Radiology bestows highest honors: Trailblazers recognized for innovation, collaboration and improved patient care with SIR Gold Medals during Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver
Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation bestows annual awards: Interventional radiology pioneer receives Leaders in Innovation Award; young investigator, research and philanthropy awards also presented during SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting
BEAT hunger with safe, nonsurgical weight loss treatment: Potential new intervention emerges as less invasive for morbidly obese individuals
JVIR, SIR Foundation honor studies that improve patient care for those with liver disease and cancer; Awards given during Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver
Nonsurgical fibroid treatment: Research shows improved sexual desire, function Women treated with uterine fibroid embolization also report better overall quality of life
The Society of Interventional Radiology is a nonprofit, professional medical society representing more than 8,000 practicing interventional radiology physicians, scientists and clinical associates, dedicated to improving patient care through the limitless potential of image-guided therapies. SIR’s members work in a variety of settings and at different professional levels—from medical students and residents to university faculty and private practice physicians.
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