Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
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Membership benefits and categories

CIRSE currently unites over 9,000 members across the globe, the majority of members coming from Europe, with a quarter of its membership having joined from other continents. Involvement is particularly strong in North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

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CIRSE members
96
Countries
47
National Societies

Wherever you live and whether you join CIRSE on an individual basis or via your national IR society, as a full, corresponding or junior member, a great amount of services and benefits awaits you.

Click on the tabs below to learn more about CIRSE’s membership categories and all benefits they include.

  • Full members
  • Corresponding members
  • Junior members
  • Corresponding junior members
  • Nurses/ Radiographers
  • Student members
  • Corporate members
  • Group membership

Full members

Full members are physicians and scientists with an active interest and competence in cardiovascular and/or interventional radiology residing within the boundaries of Europe as determined by the Executive Board.

Benefits:

  • Reduced congress fees
  • Reduced fees for CIRSE All-Access Pass including CIRSE Academy
  • Access to CIRSE Library
  • Online access to CVIR
  • Reduced rate for CVIR print subscription
  • Online access to CVIR Endovascular and discount on APCs if available
  • Eligibility for EBIR examination
  • Eligibility for the CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme
  • Eligibility to CIRSE fellow status after 3 years
  • Subscription to the monthly newsletter, including the CIRSE Insider

Rights:

  • Vote in the society elections
  • Hold office
  • Participate in the general assembly

Corresponding members

Corresponding members are either physicians and scientists with an active interest and competence in cardiovascular and/or interventional radiology residing outside of Europe or nurses/radiographers with an active interest and competence in cardiovascular and/or interventional radiology.

Benefits:

  • Reduced congress fees
  • Reduced fees for CIRSE All-Access Pass including CIRSE Academy
  • Access to CIRSE Library
  • Online access to CVIR
  • Online access to CVIR Endovascular and discount on APCs if available
  • Reduced rate for CVIR print subscription
  • Eligibility for EBIR examination
  • Eligibility for the CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme
  • Eligibility to CIRSE corresponding fellow status after 3 years
  • Subscription to the monthly newsletter, including the CIRSE Insider

Junior members

Junior members are doctors with an active interest and/or competence in cardiovascular and/or interventional radiology who completed their undergraduate medical training no longer than eight years ago and are currently enrolled in post-graduate training and reside in Europe.

Benefits:

  • Reduced congress fees
  • Reduced fees for CIRSE All-Access Pass including CIRSE Academy
  • Access to CIRSE Library
  • Online access to CVIR
  • Online access to CVIR Endovascular and discount on APCs if available
  • Reduced rate for CVIR print subscription
  • Eligibility for EBIR examination
  • Eligibility for the CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme
  • Access to European Trainee Forum activities
  • Eligibility for IR Trainee Support Programme
  • Subscription to the monthly newsletter, including the CIRSE Insider

Rights:

  • Vote in the society elections

Corresponding junior members

Corresponding junior members are doctors with an active interest and/or competence in cardiovascular and/or interventional radiology who completed their undergraduate medical training no longer than eight years ago and are currently enrolled in post-graduate training and reside outside of Europe.

Benefits:

  • Reduced congress fees
  • Reduced fees for CIRSE All-Access Pass including CIRSE Academy
  • Access to CIRSE Library
  • Online access to CVIR
  • Online access to CVIR Endovascular and discount on APCs if available
  • Reduced rate for CVIR print subscription
  • Eligibility for EBIR examination
  • Eligibility for the CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme
  • Access to European Trainee Forum activities
  • Eligibility for IR Trainee Support Programme
  • Subscription to the monthly newsletter, including the CIRSE Insider

Nurses/ Radiographers

Nurses and radiographers can join CIRSE as Corresponding Members, regardless of their country of residence.

Benefits:

  • Reduced congress fees
  • Reduced fees for CIRSE All-Access Pass including CIRSE Academy
  • Access to CIRSE Library
  • Online access to CVIR
  • Online access to CVIR Endovascular and discount on APCs if available
  • Reduced rate for CVIR print subscription
  • Subscription to the monthly newsletter, including the CIRSE Insider

Student members

Student membership offers undergraduate students who have started their first university degree programme no longer than eight years ago the opportunity to stay connected with CIRSE beyond the Be InspIRed student programme.

Benefits:

  • Free congress registration for CIRSE, ECIO, ET and IROS
  • Access to CIRSE’s medical student activities
  • Access to CIRSE Library
  • Online access to CVIR
  • Online access to CVIR Endovascular and discount on APCs if available
  • Reduced rate for CVIR print subscription
  • Subscription to CIRSE Insider

Learn more about student membership and CIRSE’s activities to support IR’s next generation.

Corporate members

Corporate members are corporations or other organisations, including commercial enterprises, irrespective of their place of incorporation or headquarters, interested in CIRSE’s activities and objectives. Corporate members shall nominate one representative who will act as contact person for all membership related correspondence and who may attend the general assembly.

Learn more about corporate membership.

 

Group membership

CIRSE strives to forge strong partnerships with European and international IR societies through a system of group membership, with the objective to advance interventional radiology worldwide. Strong alliances between CIRSE and national societies help IRs, in Europe and beyond, to connect and face challenges together in an increasingly global network.

CIRSE is looking forward to welcoming many more national societies in the future. If your national society is interested in becoming a part of CIRSE’s global network and wants to enjoy the below benefits as a group member, please contact us at [email protected].

Benefits for national IR societies joining CIRSE

  • Highly reduced CIRSE membership fees for your members
  • Same rights and benefits as individual members
  • Promotion of society events in the CIRSE online congress calendar
  • Society booth at the CIRSE Annual Congress
  • Possibility to endorse CVIR as official society organ
  • Integration of the EBIR into national training pathway
  • Possibility to endorse CIRSE documents, curricula, and standards

 Benefits for members of national IR societies

  • Being part of an international network of over 9,000 professionals
  • Reduced registration fees for CIRSE events
  • Reduced fees for the All-Access-Pass including the CIRSE Academy
  • Subscription to the online version of CVIR and CVIR Endovascular – the official organs of CIRSE, including discounts for APCs if available
  • Subscription to the CIRSE Library, IR’s top online educational resource featuring more than 8,000 titles
  • Subscription to the monthly newsletter, including the CIRSE Insider
  • Eligibility for the EBIR examination – the European Board of Interventional Radiology
  • Access to the European Trainee Forum (ETF) and medical student activities
  • Voting rights and right to hold office within the society*

*Dependent on membership category.

CIRSE is proud to be home to IR societies from around the world through group membership