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CVIR special section: Focus on dialysis access interventions

Sept. 6, 2023 – CVIR’s September issue has a special focus on dialysis access interventions curated by three world-renowned experts in the field: Kiang Hiong Tay, Scott Trerotola and Bien Soo Tan. We sat down with the guest editors to find out more on this project.

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A CIRSE student's experience

July 14, 2023 – Alexander Necula, a fourth-year medical student and CIRSE student ambassador, wrote to us to share his experiences with CIRSE and the Student Internship Programme, through which he found an internship at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Looking back at ET 2023

July 6, 2023 – This year’s ET brought together IRs from around the world to Valencia for the embolotherapy event of the year, featuring more than 100 lectures from 106 faculty members on everything there is to know about embolization. Look back through the congress with these pictures, interviews, and links!

Next Research at ESMO-GI 2023

July 3, 2023 – CIREL, the CIRSE-sponsored, Next Research administrated observational study on the use and effectiveness of LifePearl Microspheres loaded with irinotecan (irinotecan-eluting TACE) as a treatment for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM), was presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancer (ESMO-GI) congress in June.

CVIR Endovascular: Women’s health in the spotlight

June 27, 2023 – In an effort to raise the profile of women’s health, CVIR Endovascular Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jim Reekers invited Dr. Elika Kashef and Dr. Maria Tsitskari, two esteemed editorial board members, to guest edit the journal’s special issue dedicated to this important topic.

Immuno-oncology at ECIO 2023

June 7, 2023 – As IOs continue to push interventional oncology’s place as the fourth pillar of cancer care, the emergence of immuno-oncology and its intersection with IO carries exciting possibilities for the future. The promising benefits and current challenges of combining these two fields were hot topics at ECIO 2023.

The European Trainee Forum in 2023 – and beyond!

June 5, 2023 – We caught up with ETF Subcommittee Chairperson Dr. Roberto L. Cazzato for a quick chat during this year’s ETF networking event at ECIO 2023. Read on to learn more about the ETF’s recent and upcoming activities!

The new Paediatric Interventional Radiology Task Force

May 30, 2023 – Though the landscape of paediatric interventional radiology (PIR) is evolving and expanding across Europe, many mainstream IRs still feel underprepared to treat the smallest of patients. With this challenge in mind, CIRSE has launched a new task force – the Paediatric IR Task Force.

CIRSE at APSCVIR 2023

May 17, 2023 – The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APSCVIR) took place from April 12-15 in Seoul, Korea. Several representatives of CIRSE travelled to Seoul to present, meet, and participate in the four days of discussion and exchange on IR.

ECIO 2023 – a look back at the IO meeting of the year

May 16, 2023 – The European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) took place this year in Stockholm, Sweden, from April 16-19. Take a look back at the congress through pictures and links!

ESIR in 2023 - an engaging and successful start to the year!

May 8, 2023 – The European School of Interventional Radiology has provided 120 premiere and therapy-focused educational programmes in 24 countries for IR professionals since 2006. ESIR is off to a strong start in 2023, with three fully-booked courses having already taken place this year and several more on the way!

New CIRSE clinical research project: CALCIO

May 8, 2023 – CIRSE is very pleased to announce the addition of a new research project scientifically sponsored by the Society to its portfolio.  CALCIO, the CriticAl Limb isChemia treated with Intravascular lithotripsy Observational study, marks CIRSE’s first venture into endovascular research.

ECIO 2023 awards and honours

May 3, 2023 – ECIO recognizes the work of medical professionals who go above and beyond through awards and honours each year – read on to learn about this year’s honorary lecture, the ECIO 2023 poster awards, and the Best Scientific Paper Award!

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