IR UpFront


Updates from SIR Foundation’s research consensus panel on


UFE and fertility Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, and Jessica K. Stewart, MD, led “The Dr. James B. Spies Summit for Uterine Fibroid Research: UFE and Fertility” SIR Foundation research consensus panel (RCP) in July.


Subject matter experts from interventional radiology, diagnostic radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and reproductive medicine participated in a panel to discuss and prioritize critical research topics focusing on fertility in patients undergoing uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids. The panelists prioritized the following topics for further investigation:


• A prospective study of factors that influence implantation (LIF, hoax 10) and gene expression in patients undergoing UAE or myomectomy over 1 year


• Refinement of a classification system for uterine fibroids that can allow for more focused study design, which may include the burden of fibroid disease


• Conjoint analysis/discrete choice experiments to better characterize those patients for whom fertility preservation is a high priority


Drs. Salazar and Stewart will be working on an RCP proceedings paper with the panelists to submit to the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.


Attend the 2023 ACIR Fall Symposium


SIR’s Association of Chiefs in IR (ACIR) Section is excited to announce the 2023 ACIR Fall Symposium, Oct. 25–26 in Chicago at the O’Hare Hilton. This meeting is for current and aspiring IR leaders in both academic and private practices. Learn from and connect with peers on a variety of topics curated for chiefs.


Featured topics include:


• Being an IR chief: Lessons learned and what medical school didn't teach me


• IR: Perspectives of DR chairs at hospital and group practices and the American College of Radiology


• Value of IR to hospitals and getting resources from hospitals


• Post-COVID for IR: Challenges and opportunities


• IR revenues: Get paid for what you worked for


• Recruitment and retention of IR physicians and staffs


• IR physician compensation models and productivity and quality metrics


Don't miss our online exclusive content!


Unpacking the new venous obstruction


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hotel information. SIR joins NIH


Learn more about the next RFP opportunity coming from


SIR Foundation.


constituency group SIR is now a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Constituency Group, led by the American Heart Association. As a member of this group, SIR will participate in an Oct. 17 congressional reception recognizing the 75th anniversary of NHLBI.


position statements An interview with Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR, and Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA, FSIR, on the position statements regarding best use of endovascular management for patients with iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis and chronic iliofemoral venous occlusion.


Calendar


Oct. 25–26 ACIR Fall Meeting


March 23–28, 2024 SIR 2024 in Salt Lake City


March 24, 2024 SIR Foundation Gala


Introduction to Research Online Program (ITROP) 2023 8-week course begins Oct. 2


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