developing educational resources for members. This group continues to work hard to identify pathways for education. Recent surveys gave great insight about the content APPs want most and the best format for their busy schedules, along with raising awareness about existing SIR educational content for NPs and PAs. Keep an eye out for upcoming presentations through SIR Connect— they just may cover topics you are interested in.
Clinical practice The Clinical Practice Committee is responsible for addressing issues related to clinical practice, working to develop tools and resources to increase expertise in patient and procedural care. Projects include addressing performance and quality improvement issues, researching, and developing best-practice measures and collaborating with the SIR Standards Division to develop scope-of-practice guidelines. The committee has worked diligently to create onboarding/clinical care materials for new APPs. It serves to create a framework for protocols and guidelines in procedural and clinical care. Upcoming topics for consideration include radiation safety, moderate sedation, fluoroscopy and burnout.
The NP/PA Section is a great way to invest in yourself and your team by expanding your network and increasing your knowledge base in IR.
Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting Committee continues to work hard to develop dedicated programming for the NP and PA attendees of the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, in both didactic and hands-on workshop format. The annual meeting creates a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment in which to network and strengthen practice. We are continuing to add opportunities for hands-on procedural exposure, including biopsy, vascular access and opportunities to explore commonly used devices in IR. We will also be adding new topics to our didactic sessions including Interesting Cases and M&M review. We hope these will give APPs an opportunity to shine and increase exposure to unique educational experiences.
Continuing education The Continuing Education Committee is charged with identifying and
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Conclusion The NP/PA Section is a great way to invest in yourself and your team by expanding your network and increasing your knowledge base in IR. Please stay tuned for upcoming changes to the NP/PA Section website and increased social media presence about networking, education opportunities and potential changes to policy. We are part of an exciting community of APPs who have so much to contribute and share and understand that patient care is at the heart of what we do. We encourage APPs to speak up and advocate, get involved, and help us grow our wonderful community of IR APP providers. We are actively seeking new members and are open to any suggestions/recommendations for what you need.
For more information, visit
bit.ly/NPPA-SIR.
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