Tag: BSIR
Analysis of UK interventional radiology shows “major” discrepancy between workforce and...
An analysis of data collected on interventional radiology (IR) practice in the UK has shown an increasing trend in the number and complexity of...
First multi-society summit addresses the wants, needs and demands of IR...
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA), interventional radiology (IR) societies from nations worldwide sat...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of November 2023
In November, the most popular stories from Interventional News included stories from our latest issue concerning the global lack of interventional radiology (IR) devices...
Predictive uses of machine learning for PAE to “personalise” patient care
Presenting on machine learning (ML) to predict responders following prostatic artery embolization (PAE) at the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR; 8–10 November 2023,...
“What does this say about us?”: A call to action for...
Honoured as the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) travelling professor, Ian McCafferty (The Radiology Clinic, Birmingham, UK) gave the Graham Plant lecture at...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of January 2023
Interventional News’ most popular stories in the opening month of 2023 included news of first enrolments in clinical studies of peripheral arterial disease (PAD)...
Being a girl in the IR gang: “We are not really...
Paula Novelli, who is associate professor of interventional radiology (IR) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pittsburgh, USA) put her own spin on...
RCR president advocates for improved data collection and optimised training in...
Royal College of Radiology (RCR) president Kath Halliday (Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK) gave a presentation to the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR)...
BSIR faculty highlights specialty developments worth watching
In the opening session of the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) annual scientific meeting 2022 (2–4 November, Glasgow, UK) titled ‘What’s up, Doc?’,...
GAE’s growing evidence base broadens scope for future NICE recommendation
Mark Little (Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK) brought delegates up to speed on genicular artery embolization (GAE) for knee osteoarthritis over two sessions at...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular items of January 2022
January’s top 10 features technological advancements, with Cook Medical receiving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for new drug-eluting stents and Adept Medical...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular items of January 2022
January’s top 10 features technological advancements, with Cook Medical receiving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for new drug-eluting stents and Adept Medical...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular items of December 2021
December’s top 10 features findings of a retrospective cost-utility analysis published in BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies. In addition, highlights from the 2021...
Sweeping technological advances enable interventional radiologists to close in on crucial...
Nicholas Inston (consultant vascular access and renal transplant surgeon, Birmingham, UK) discusses the crucial care interventional radiologists provide for renal patients with Ian Mcafferty...
BSIR expands focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
Elika Kashef (London, UK) addresses the implications of interventional radiology not being equally accessible to people from all walks of life. This has triggered...
Expert raises red flags over forgotten stents and how they fail
Many patients are outliving their gastrointestinal (GI) stents, and this can pose particular problems. “In the last few years, we have seen quite a dramatic increase in patients who...
BSIR 2021: Interventional radiologists rev up on IR registry and build...
The British Society for Interventional Radiology (BSIR) has set up an interventional radiology (IR) registry to capture a glimpse of the scope, breadth and...
UK interventional radiologists declare top reasons to attend BSIR 2021 in...
After COP26, it is time for the interventional radiology world to congregate in Glasgow, UK. Diversity, veterinary interventions, sun tan, or single malt–everyone has...
New “myth-buster” guide to support women in interventional radiology in the...
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) have created a “myth busting” guide to encourage more women...
Exclusive: BSIR leadership discusses 2020 programme highlights and IR rising to...
On the opening day of BSIR 2020 (1–3 December, virtual), Lakshmi Ratnam (London, UK), chair of the scientific programme committee, moderates a special Interventional...
RCR and BSIR call for UK stent registry
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) have called for a UK-wide clinical registry for ureteric stents,...
New BSIR Women and Diversity committee aims to boost proportion of...
The British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) established a Women and Diversity committee earlier this year, with the aim of overcoming obstacles to women...
Patients deserve improved access to IR services
In the wake of the recent joint statement from the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) and the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) advocating...
BSIR and RCR joint statement supports increased provision of interventional radiology...
The Interventional Radiology Committee of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), in collaboration with the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR), have released a...
New UK guidance on training IR to speed up roll out...
Emergency mechanical thrombectomy dramatically increases a stroke patient’s chance of a full recovery. The UK does not have enough skilled doctors to provide the procedure....
TEVAR’s dirty little secret
“There is no easy fix with current endovascular tools and strategies and a default realisation is that it is easier and more definitive to...
