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2016 press releases

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; online scientific abstract submission open until Sept. 22 SIR submits comments to CMS on MACRA proposal; read the press release 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

SIR 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting press releases

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

2015 Press Releases

Patient enrollment begins for PRESERVE, a large study of retrievable IVC filters; researchers have activated the first 10 medical sites and enrolled the first nine patients in a study that will determine the safety and effectiveness of inferior vena cava filters

SIR 2016: Innovation, research and technology merge to improve patient care; registration open for Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology ranks highest of interventional radiology journals, according to Thomson Reuters’ Journal Citation Reports The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation bestowed awards during the Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta. Two distinguished interventional radiology pioneers received the Leaders in Innovation Award. The Foundation also presented its Young Investigator, Research and Philanthropy Awards Society of Interventional Radiology sees “the vision to heal"—SIR launches new brand, reinforcing specialty’s commitment to develop breakthrough treatments, enhance medical practice and improve standard of patient care through image-guided therapies

2015 Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases

Alan H. Matsumoto assumes Society of Interventional Radiology presidency; University of Virginia professor and chair of the department of radiology and medical imaging begins term during SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, SIR Foundation present awards; honors go to papers on stent patency, inhibiting tumor growth, during Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta Society of Interventional Radiology bestows highest honors: Pioneers recognized for innovation, collaboration and improved patient care with SIR Gold Medals during Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta Society of Interventional Radiology selects 23 Fellows: Group chosen for achievements in research, scientific literature, teaching and leadership, announced at Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication; interventional radiologists use 3-D printers to develop personalized medical devices that can deliver antibiotics and chemotherapy in targeted manner Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates; research demonstrates prostate artery embolization effectiveness for benign prostatic hyperplasia, with low side effects Robert Kerlan delivers Dotter Lecture at SIR 2015; University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, chief of interventional radiology addresses adapting to change in health care at Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta Image-guided treatment shown to break the migraine cycle; 88 percent of patients report using less pain-relief medicine Interventional radiology treatment relieves chronic plantar fasciitis; Research from Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting shows image-guided, ultrasonic technology may hold key to conquering a notoriously difficult condition

2014 Press Releases

Y-90 and Liver Cancer: Applying the Best of Today’s Medicine; Develop and strengthen Medical Practice by Registering for Y-90: The Complete Course, SIR’s In-depth radioembolization Learning Program, Jan. 11–14, 2015

Joint press release from Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) on Behalf of IVC Filter Study Group Foundation: Seven Filter Manufacturers to Participate in Multicenter Predicting the Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters (PRESERVE) Study SIR 2015: Interventional Radiology Shapes Tomorrow’s Medicine: Join the Society of Interventional Radiology at its Annual Scientific Meeting Feb. 28–March 5, 2015, in Atlanta Society of Interventional Radiology Issues Global Call For Research; Drive the Future of Image-guided Intervention; Share Outcomes at the SIR 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting; Scientific Abstract Online Submission Open Until Oct. 3 LEARN to Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients: Society of Interventional Radiology’s Lower Extremity Arterial RevascularizatioN Meeting Concentrates on Managing Patients With PAD; Register for Oct. 9–11 Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Drive the Future of Image-guided Intervention: Submit Research; Share research outcomes at the Society of Interventional Radiology 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting and transform health care; scientific abstract online submission open until Oct. 3

SIR Foundation Announces First Interventional Radiology Outcomes Research Grant; Collaboration With Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Seeks Applicants Society of Interventional Radiology Selects 29 Fellows;
Newest Leaders in Research, Scientific Literature, Teaching and Leadership Announced at 39th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego (Mar. 27, 2014) Society of Interventional Radiology Names James B. Spies as President;
Recognized World Authority in Uterine Fibroid Embolization Assumes Leadership at SIR’s 39th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego; New Executive Council Members Announced (Mar. 26, 2014) SIR Foundation, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Present Awards;
JVIR Editor’s Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper on Lens Opacities in Catheterization Personnel Presented to International Authority on Radiation Protection; Outstanding Laboratory Investigation Article Examines Therapies That Help Chemotherapy Patients (Mar. 24, 2014) Prostate Treatment Lasts, Preserves Fertility;
Prostate Size, Severe Symptoms Not a Barrier to Success, Say Interventional Radiologists About Nonsurgical Prostate Artery Embolization (Mar. 24, 2014) New Implant Shows Promise for Painful Osteoporotic Spine Fractures;
Results in 300 Patients Suggest Vertebral Augmentation Device Offers First New Treatment Option in Decade for Individuals With Compression Fractures (Mar. 24, 2014) Keep Calm and Don Your Video Glasses;
Loping Gazelles, Talking Toys Effectively Distract Patients, Shows First Such Study of Interventional Radiology Treatments (Mar. 24, 2014) Y-90 Provides New, Safe Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer;
Largest Study of Its Kind Shows Minimally Invasive Treatment May Slow Disease Progression in Liver While Maintaining Quality of Life (Mar. 24, 2014) Society of Interventional Radiology Names James Benenati as Dotter Lecturer;
Medical Director at Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute in Miami, Champion of Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Benefit Patient Care, Will Deliver Opening Plenary  at SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego (Mar. 22, 2014) Society of Interventional Radiology Presents Highest Honors;
Gold Medalists to Be Recognized for Excellence in Interventional Radiology, Advancements in Patient Care at Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego (Mar. 22, 2014) Interventional Radiologists Receive Honors From SIR Foundation;
Ziv J Haskal, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Editor-in-chief, Will Receive Leaders in Innovation Award; Foundation Also Bestows Young Investigator, Research and Philanthropy Awards During SIR 2014 (Mar. 22, 2014) With Flip of Wrist, Interventional Radiologists Treat Uterine Fibroids; Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Report Highlights Benefits of Different Access Approach; Could Be “Game Changer," Improving Patient Comfort Society of Interventional Radiology: Understand Long-term Risks of DVT; Serious Complication of Post-thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) Often Causes Lengthy Disability; Interventional Radiologists Offer Solutions Through Minimally Invasive, Image-guided Medicine

2013 Press Releases

Interventional Radiologists Gain Cancer-fighting Skills With New Y-90 Course: Society of Interventional Radiology Offers Y-90: The Complete Course Feb. 6–9, 2014; Register Now to Build, Enhance Interventional Oncology Practice

SIR 2014: Preparing Interventional Radiology for New Era in Health Care: Encouraging “Convergence,” Society of Interventional Radiology Presents Specialty’s Most Comprehensive Meeting; Early-bird Registration Ends Jan. 10, 2014 (Dec. 11, 2013) Society of Interventional Radiology Issues Call for Scientific Abstracts: Online Submission Open for SIR's Annual Scientific Meeting March 22– 27, 2014, in San Diego Interventionalists: Stand Out in the PAD Crowd With Specialized Training—Register for Society of Interventional Radiology's LEARN Meeting Sept. 26–28 in Chicago; Early-bird Discounts End Aug. 23 Society of Interventional Radiology Selects 18 Fellows: Newest Leaders in Research, Scientific Literature, Teaching and Leadership Announced at 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans SIR Publishes Definitive Literature Review: Announces Release of "Updates in Interventional Radiology 2013," a Concise Reference of the Current Literature Most Relevant to the Specialty

2013 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases: Tuesday, April 16

Society of Interventional Radiology Announces 2013–14 Executive Council Members: Scott C. Goodwin, M.D., FSIR, Begins Term as SIR President; New Executive Council Members Named During SIR's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans

Scott C. Goodwin, M.D., FSIR, Assumes Society of Interventional Radiology Presidency: Hasso Brothers Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, Begins 2013-14 Term During Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans Society of Interventional Radiology Honors Gold Medalists for Advancing Specialty: Honorees Ensure Future of Interventional Radiology by Advancing Quality of Medicine, Patient Care

2013 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases: Monday, April 15

Laser Liposuction Melts Fat, Results in New Collagen, Tighter Skin: Interventional Radiology Research: Body Sculpting With Lasers (Slides)

Nonsurgical Treatment Turns Back the Clock, Shrinks Enlarged Prostate: Giving Men "Prostate of Their Youth" (Slides) Stenting Dramatically Improves Treatment Access for Dialysis Patients: Abstract of the Year: RENOVA Trial Results Show Stent Grafts Keep Access Sites Open Significantly Longer Than Angioplasty Alone (Slides) SIR Foundation, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Present Awards: JVIR Editor's Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper Notes Medicare Savings When Treatments Performed by Interventional Radiologists; Outstanding Laboratory Investigation Article Highlights Emerging Therapy for Liver Cancer

2013 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases: Sunday, April 14

Electrical Pulse Treatment Pokes Holes in Hard-to-treat Tumors: New Minimally Invasive Therapy Safely Treats Complex Cancers, Leaves Healthy Tissues Intact (Slides)

Icy Therapy Spot Treats Cancer in the Lung: Interventional Radiologists Present Results of Research on a New Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Advanced Cancers That Have Spread to Lung Tissue (Slides) Stenting Blocked Bowel Arteries Saves Lives: Interventional Radiology Treatment Reopens Totally Blocked Arteries to the Intestines, Prevents Severe Weight Loss, Pain, Death (Slides) Freezing Nerves Knocks Pain Out Cold: Minimally Invasive Cryoneurolysis Alleviates Chronic Pain (Slides) Drug-coated Stents Prevent Leg Amputation: Minimally Invasive Procedure Proves Better Than Surgery When Angioplasty Fails in Patients With Severely Blocked Leg Arteries (Slides) Daniel Picus Delivers Dotter Lecture; Highlights Interventional Radiology Progress: Foundation Also Announces Leaders in Innovation and Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Awards

2013 Press Releases

AngioDynamics Pledges $500,000 to Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation: Gift Supports SIRF's Discovery Campaign to Expand Minimally Invasive Medicine (April 2, 2013)

Society of Interventional Radiology: Pioneering Specialty Reaches Out: Registration Open for 38th Annual Scientific Meeting April 13-18 in New Orleans; Advanced Registration Deadline March 8 (Feb. 28, 2013) Society of Interventional Radiology: Time to Rethink Varicose Veins (Feb. 6, 2013) Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery to Launch Large-Scale Study on Vein Filter Use: Societies Form New Foundation, Collaborate on Multicenter Trial to Improve Patient Care (Feb. 1, 2013) Medical Societies Unite on Patient-centered Measures for Nonsurgical Stroke Interventions: Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes Guidelines That Capture Consensus on Clinical Practice of Intra-arterial Stroke Revascularization (Jan. 29, 2013) SIR Announces New Magazine: IR Quarterly Features In-depth Coverage of Specialty; Winter 2013 Issue of IR Quarterly Now Available (Jan. 22, 2013)

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