Winter 2025


Features 6 Clinical practice


The evolution of IR: How practice has changed over the past 50 years ....6 Outpatient IR: The rise of the offi ce-based lab ............................................10 Clinical practice resources ................................................................................ 12


13 Research


The cycle of support: The research relationship between JVIR and SIR Foundation ................................................................. 13


A culture of research: Highlighting landmark IR trials and registries ....... 15 Research resources ............................................................................................ 17


18 Education


Where are they now?: The fi rst IR residents ................................................. 18 Looking back at the Annual Scientifi c Meeting ...........................................20 Education resources ......................................................................................... 25


26 Advocacy


Fighting for value: The evolution of SIR coding advocacy ........................ 26 An ongoing vision: Refl ections on IR’s primary specialty status .............. 28 Advocacy resources .......................................................................................... 29


30 50 forward


Generation Z: What will this diverse, tech-savvy cohort bring to IR? .....30 The next IR frontier: Small practices and rural deserts ...............................33 SIR 2025 Annual Scientifi c Meeting .............................................................. 36


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Columns 5


Welcome letter


38 From the Kinked Wire


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