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Note: New this year: Live-streamed plenaries
Tune in Sunday, June 12, through Wednesday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m. for the live streaming of our daily plenaries, which bring together the SIR community to honor luminaries, highlight research and hear from experts on topics impacting the specialty.
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Posted June 12, 2022
Kick off your SIR 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting with today’s Opening Plenary, featuring the SIR Gold Medalist recipients and the 35th Annual Charles T. Dotter Lecture. After 2 years of virtual meetings, the Opening Plenary is a perfect opportunity to join together in person to celebrate the beacons of IR. Read | Live stream the session
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Extreme IR, a favorite session among attendees, provides a platform for members to present real-life cases that particularly challenged them and pushed the boundaries of what is considered possible in IR. Accompanied by trademark banter, jokes and occasional memes, the presentations also offer anecdotal learning opportunities on complications, case selection and “bail-out methods.” Read
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Posted June 12, 2022
Intra-operative pelvic embolization may be more effective than internal iliac artery balloon occlusion (IIABO) at reducing blood loss for patients undergoing cesarean hysterectomy for placenta accreta spectrum, according to researchers. Read
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Posted June 12, 2022
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a large retrospective multicenter Veterans Affairs (VA) cohort who were initially treated with yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization (TARE) underwent fewer subsequent therapies, when compared with chemoembolization (TACE) treatment. Read
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Transurethral ultrasound ablation is a promising treatment for prostate cancer, with better outcomes and fewer side effects than traditional treatment, researchers will report on Monday. Read
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Posted June 12, 2022
Navigating the health care landscape is difficult for physicians who face daily bias. Be it sexism, racism, ageism, ableism or xenophobia, these biases make existing in the workplace uncomfortable and cause anxiety in the moment. In “Don’t Face ‘Isms’ Alone—Case Studies and Real-Life Strategies,” a panel of IRs will share techniques they’ve discovered for handling these situations. Read
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Posted June 12, 2022
Recent outcomes from the ongoing, real-world CLOUT registry demonstrate that the ClotTriever System safely and effectively removes acute, subacute and chronic thrombus, according to data that will be detailed in tomorrow's “Safety and effectiveness of the ClotTriever system for treating deep vein thrombosis of all chronicities: CLOUT registry six-month outcomes.” Read
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Boston-area SIR member Mikhail C.S.S. Higgins, MD, MPH, shares some of his favorite dinner and brunch spots in Boston. Read
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