IR UpFront
IR and DR: Better together?
On Dec. 6, SIR and ACR co-hosted a town hall to discuss the benefi ts and drawbacks of separating IR and DR service lines. Moderated by Michael D. Dake, MD, FSIR, and Brent J. Wagner MD, MBA, the town hall focused on topics such as:
• Challenges around practice models for IRs as they transition into a primary specialty;
• Whether IR should separate from DR;
• Practice models that work through the barriers/challenges IRs encounter when they try to establish a clinical practice, whether independent or part of a larger practice or hospital;
• Collaborative work options for IRs and DRs to ensure that a radiologist is optimizing the provision of diagnostic imaging and imageguided procedural care; and
• Ways ACR and SIR can best support IRs and DRs in having a successful and sustainable practice.
Panelists included Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR, James Brink, MD, FACR, Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR, Scott Bundy, MD, FACR, DABR, and David J. Spinosa, MD.
Watch the town hall via the QR code below to help ACR and SIR leadership understand membership perspectives.
Stroke Course 2024 registration is open!
Don’t miss out on the Stroke Course 2024 in Salt Lake City. Topics from the multidisciplinary faculty include stroke pathophysiology, the latest updates on stroke trials, emerging areas for endovascular thrombectomy, challenging interventions in refractory and tandem occlusion cases, and case presentations. The program off ers eight credits for physicians interested in meeting their stroke education requirements.
Register via the QR code above.
PLUS: Don't miss the February stroke webinar from SIR Foundation. Learn more at
sirfoundation.org.
Small and Rural Practice Committee is looking for 2024 attending volunteers
The Small and Rural Practice Committee is looking for physician attendings to join the committee for a 3-year term starting on April 1, 2024. This committee drives important initiatives and creates a community to address the challenges in recruiting and retaining interventional radiologists in these smaller practices all around the country. Learn more about the opportunity and apply on SIR Connect. The deadline is Jan. 31.
Preplan your 2024 with Virtual Angio Club!
The calendar is full for the 2024 Virtual Angio Club line up. Don’t miss engaging case presentations, learning opportunities and a chance to see how your peers practice. Coming up in 2024, you can expect cases from:
• The Pediatric IR Council • The Pain Management Council • Hot topics in IR • SIR Residency Essentials participants • The Neurointerventional Radiology Council • Renal and GU Council • Interventional Oncology Council • Peripheral Arterial Disease Council • Venous Council • Women's Health Council
8 IRQ | WINTER 2024
Don’t miss the January pediatrics Virtual Angio Club! Register via the QR code above.
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