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The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) brings you a new podcast on all the topics that impact your practice of IR. In each episode, host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, and guests discuss new clinical opportunities, practice management tips, the latest trends and developments in the specialty, and more. Learn more on sirweb.org, sirweb.org/irq, and sirweb.org/kinkedwire.If you have any ideas for topics or guests, or have any other feedback, let us know at irq@sirweb.org. For corporate support opportunities, contact SIR at jnash@sirweb.org. The views and opinions expressed in podcast episodes are not necessarily those of the Society of Interventional Radiology. The society does not endorse any companies or products.

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The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) brings you a new podcast on all the topics that impact your practice of IR. In each episode, host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, and guests discuss new clinical opportunities, practice management tips, the latest trends and developments in the specialty, and more. Learn more on sirweb.org, sirweb.org/irq, and sirweb.org/kinkedwire.If you have any ideas for topics or guests, or have any other feedback, let us know at irq@sirweb.org. For corporate support opportunities, contact SIR at jnash@sirweb.org. The views and opinions expressed in podcast episodes are not necessarily those of the Society of Interventional Radiology. The society does not endorse any companies or products.

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Episodes

SIR Today audio: Transitioning to nonclinical opportunities

3/14/2023
“The first rule of networking is to know what you’re looking for, and then to tell everyone. If you tell 50,000 people that you want to sit on a board, eventually someone will know someone who did that, and they’ll connect you. And things snowball from there.” —Aneesa S. Majid, MD, MBA, FSIR In this audio version of an SIR Today recap on the SIR 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting session, "Nonclinical Opportunities: Transitions out of the IR Suite," panelists Alexander Ding, MD, MS, MBA, Eleni...

Duration:00:08:11

Episode 39: Stories of interventional radiology: Saving life and limb

3/5/2023
"They were able to remove the filter, repair the damage, and get full blood flow ... for the first time in almost 2 years."—Sheila Ehlert, deep vein thrombosis patient In 2020, while Sheila Ehlert was being treated for exceptionally heavy menstrual bleeding, she began to experience a range of additional symptoms including rapid pain and swelling in her legs, and shortness of breath. After receiving no relief after several months of visits to doctors and the ER, she met interventional...

Duration:00:09:54

Episode 38: 2022 in review + top IR Quarterly articles of the year

2/22/2023
"IamIR" is starting to really reflect the population that we serve, and that is very uplifting for me and a lot of people in the URM Section. —Keith M. Horton, MD, FSIR, co-chair of SIR Underrepresented Minorities (URM) Section In a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Keith M. Horton, MD, FSIR, Nishita Kothari, MD, FSIR, Roger T. Tomihama, MD, and others join SIR Director of Publications Brian Haefs to reflect on the top stories from the past year, and look ahead to where...

Duration:00:26:54

JVIR audio abstracts: March 2023

2/21/2023
This recording features audio versions of March 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host and audio editor: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional RadiologySupport the show

Duration:00:12:32

Episode 37: IRs in focus | Guest: Alda Tam

1/26/2023
“There was a big shift from the government perspective about professional societies needing to write and look at evidence in a way that the public could trust.” —Alda L. Tam, MD, FSIR, on the evolution of SIR standards documents Host Barbara Nickel Hamilton, MD, speaks with interventional radiologist Alda L. Tam, MD, FSIR, about her clinical interests, the evolution of guidelines and standards documents, her vision as incoming SIR president, and more. Note: This episode was recorded on...

Duration:00:14:45

JVIR audio abstracts: February 2023

1/25/2023
This recording features audio versions of February 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host and audio editor: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional RadiologySupport the show

Duration:00:12:26

JVIR audio abstracts: January 2023

12/30/2022
This recording features audio versions of January 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host and audio editor: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional RadiologySupport the show

Duration:00:18:41

Episode 36: New credentials in IR stroke care | Guest: Marty Radvany

12/22/2022
“I look at it kind of like the RPVI, in a sense. That, you know, all of us are interventional radiologists, we all have completed our vascular ultrasound training, and we can get this additional certification that recognizes the fact that we spend a significant amount of time in our practice involved in this subspecialty area, and we are competent at it." —Martin Geza Radvany, MD, FSIR Host Sudhen B. Desai, MD, FSIR, speaks with neurointerventional radiologist Martin Geza Radvany, MD, FSIR,...

Duration:00:25:33

JVIR audio abstracts: December 2022

11/29/2022
This recording features audio versions of December 2022 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host and audio editor: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Abstract readers: JVIR © Society of Interventional RadiologySupport the show

Duration:00:19:04

IRQ audio 10: Staying power: The tangled path from innovation to clinical application

11/29/2022
“In a field like interventional radiology, innovative new devices and procedures are created with regularity. But with so many new approaches being developed every year, how do interventional radiologists best assess these innovations for adoption? IRs must perform a balancing act when considering which devices and treatments to adopt, guided by information, experience and the needs of the patient." In the audio version of "Staying power: The tangled path from innovation to clinical...

Duration:00:12:23

IRQ audio 9: Degrees of separation: How additional advanced degrees can open new doors in your IR career

10/27/2022
“After college, there’s medical school. And after medical school comes additional training with a residency and (for now) fellowship—but not all IRs stop there. In fact, many have discovered the benefits that additional advanced degrees can afford their careers." In the audio version of "Degrees of Separation: The role of interventional radiology on the trauma team" (IR Quarterly: Spring 2018), author Melanie Padget Powers speaks with interventional radiologists about why those chose to...

Duration:00:08:28

JVIR audio abstracts: November 2022

10/27/2022
This recording features audio versions of November 2022 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Audio editor: Stephan Lazar, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

Duration:00:16:07

JVIR audio abstracts: October 2022

9/29/2022
This recording features audio versions of October 2022 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Audio editor: Anne-Marie Nwajei, MS, The Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Illinois Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the...

Duration:00:18:21

Episode 35: IRs in focus | Guest: Geogy Vatakencherry

9/27/2022
“I don't personally love going too far down the roots of any subspecialty, because then you lose the forest for the trees. And I think ultimately, the more holistic you can be, the better off the patient will be. So if you come in for one problem, you should be able to assess the other problems.” —Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR Host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with interventional radiologist Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR, about his clinical interests, the evolution of the specialty and...

Duration:00:19:23

Episode 34: Finding success with an office-based lab in interventional radiology

9/13/2022
“So in general, an office-based lab might be more easy to stand up. There might be less cost associated with an OBL and fewer hurdles from the regulatory standpoint for a physician to jump over.” —Joel R. Rainwater, MD Host Roger T. Tomihama, MD, speaks with interventional radiologist Joel R. Rainwater, MD, about his experience building a network of 12 office-based labs (OBLs) in 5 states, what interventional radiologists should keep in mind when considering the OBL business model,...

Duration:00:22:42

JVIR audio abstracts: September 2022

8/30/2022
This recording features audio versions of September 2022 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Daniel Kim, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Audio editor: Patrick Bryan, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Southern Utah Campus Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

Duration:00:16:55

Episode 33: A victory for women's health

8/23/2022
“I went to my Legislative Council and said, ‘Listen, I need to make an adjustment to the original bill. I think it’s important that, if we’re going to take this step to provide women with an opportunity to look at choices that would be best for her, and for her quality of life, that this be included as well.’” —Rhode Island State Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson In July 2022, Rhode Island passed into law a bill directing insurance companies to pay for uterine artery embolization (UAE) in the...

Duration:00:17:29

IRQ audio 8: That's negotiable: 8 tips for negotiating contracts and salaries

7/28/2022
“The collaboration between surgeons and interventional radiologists has been at the center of many great advancements in trauma care.” —Jack Sava, MD, FACS, Director of Trauma/burns Program Director, General Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center In the audio version of "IR in the ER: The role of interventional radiology on the trauma team" (IR Quarterly: Fall 2017), author Susan Rose describes how interventional radiologist Arshad A. Khan, MD, FSIR, saved the life of shooting victim...

Duration:00:11:47

JVIR audio abstracts: August 2022

7/28/2022
This recording features audio versions of July 2022 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Sanna Herwald, MD, PhD Abstract readers: Audio editor: Deepak Iyer, George Washington University School of Medicine and Emory University © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

Duration:00:26:14

JVIR audio abstracts: July 2022

6/30/2022
This recording features audio versions of July 2022 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Polyethylene Glycol Drug-Eluting Embolic Microspheres Loaded with Doxorubicin for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Feasibility, Safety, and Pharmacokinetic Study,READ Impact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model, READRadiation...

Duration:00:26:36

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