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July 25, 2024 – The CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme helps members fund an educational one-month stay abroad at a European centre of excellence. Dr. Ákos Bérczi wrote to us to share his experiences with the IR department at St George’s Hospital in London, England.
June 18, 2024 – In collaboration with the interventional radiology section of the Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology (SIRM), the European Board of Interventional Radiology will be offered in Italian for the first time on October 24, 2024. The introduction of the EBIR exam in Italian is an important step towards greater inclusivity in medical certification.
July 11, 2024 – On the eve of ET 2024, leaders of interventional radiology societies from across Europe met in Vienna for CIRSE’s first IR Leadership Meeting. This meeting included interactive discussions and breakout sessions on the current status and set-up of interventional radiology in Europe.
July 4, 2024 – The INTERACT-EUROPE 100 initiative is recruiting 100 cancer centres across Europe to take part in an interdisciplinary training programme over the next three years. Dr. Franco Orsi wrote to us to tell us about the background of the programme and why it is imperative that centres with developed interventional oncology practices take part.
June 27, 2024 – CVIR Endovascular will offer a Young Investigator Award again this year to support young IRs in their research. We spoke to Prof. Warren Clements, who won the award in 2023, for his thoughts on what he feels stood out about his work, the challenges that young researchers face, and his words of encouragement for this year’s applicants.
June 18, 2024 – Each year, the European Conference on Embolotherapy confers awards to physicians who stand out from the crowd. Read on to hear from ET 2024’s Best Scientific Paper Award winner and from the Magna Cum Laude Poster Award winner!
June 12, 2024 – This year’s European Conference on Embolotherapy brought together expert faculty members and practitioners from around the world for four days of exciting lectures and productive discussions throughout innovative session formats. Look back at ET 2024 in pictures!
June 5, 2024 – Each year, ECIO hosts several sessions and lectures that emphasize the vital part that ongoing research and trials play in the future of interventional oncology. Read on to review these innovative sessions from ECIO 2024!
May 27, 2024 – CIRSE leadership travelled to Bangkok in early May to participate in an APSCVIR meets CIRSE session and a CVIR writing workshop at the 2024 meeting of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology.
May 21, 2024 – Research into immuno-oncology has considerably increased in the last decade and shows no signs of slowing. The promising benefits and current challenges of combining immuno-oncology with interventional oncology were a hot topic at ECIO 2024 – read on and revisit the lectures through the links in the article!
May 16, 2024 – ECIO attendees represent some of the most brilliant and innovative intellects in interventional oncology. ECIO recognizes the work of medical professionals who go above and beyond through awards and honours each year.
May 13, 2024 – The floor was open for discussion at ECIO 2024 as experts from around the globe convened in Palma to attempt to answer current open questions and share the latest data on the treatment of HCC.
May 10, 2024 – The 2024 edition of the European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from April 28 – May 1, playing host to interventionists from around the globe. Take a look back over the congress through these pictures and links!
May 8, 2024 – On Saturday, April 27, CIRSE hosted the third edition of the IO Foundation Course in advance of ECIO 2024 in Palma de Mallorca. Tailored for trainees and young staff members, the course provided participants with an initial understanding of key IO procedures and their integration within a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to cancer care.
April 25, 2024 – The landscape and outlook of paediatric interventional radiology (PIR) is evolving and expanding across Europe. As the call to make PIR more accessible to the wider body of IR practitioners becomes louder, CIRSE shines a spotlight on the discipline.
April 5, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly and is becoming more important within medicine and IR by the day. It has become imperative for CVIR to include this field, and the journal has added a new section dedicated to AI to the editorial board this year. We spoke to the new editors to learn more.
March 29, 2024 – ESIR 2024 has kicked off with two courses at the Institute of Image-Guided Surgery in Strasbourg, France, with one course focusing on ablation and one on embolization. Take a look back over these courses and learn what’s up next!
March 8, 2024 – The CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme allows CIRSE members to apply for a grant to fund a one-month stay at a European centre outside their country of residence where they can train or experience new procedures. Dr. Kevin Fung of Hong Kong Children’s Hospital wrote to us on his experience as a grant recipient at the University Hospital Strasbourg.
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