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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, new content coming from SIR Today and audio clips.

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, new content coming from SIR Today and audio clips.

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• RFS Trivia Competition
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• SIR 2026 Opening Reception

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 "Comments like this 'Oh, I didn't think you would continue in IR after having your baby,' don't help, because you're already going through a lot." -- Esha Kothekar, MD 

As part of the Kinked Wire podcast, medical student and SIR member Marie Hamel speaks with Esha Kothekar, MD, and Lei Yu, MD, the Women in Interventional Radiology Section vice chair, about the challenges that come with pregnancy as an interventional radiologist.

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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This recording features audio versions of May 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

• Embolization of the Superior Rectal Arteries versus Closed Hemorrhoidectomy (Ferguson Technique) in the Treatment of Hemorrhoidal Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial Read
• Outcomes of Hemorrhoidal Artery Embolization from a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Interventional Center Read
• Safety and Effectiveness of Percutaneous Image-Guided Thermal Ablation of Juxtacardiac Lung Tumors Read
• Percutaneous CT-Guided Cryoneurolysis of the Intercostobrachial Nerve for Management of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome Read
• Design of a High-Flow Catheter Connector to Enhance Fluid Transfer Read
• Imaging-Guided De Novo Retrograde Ureteral Access and Stent Placement without Cystoscopy in Women Read 
  
  

JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode:

Host and audio editor:
Rommell Noche, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut

Abstract readers:

• Sarosh Din, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mississippi
• Yandry Varela, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, New Mexico
• Jeremy Brown, MS, A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Arizona
• Siddhi Hegde, MBBS, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Anna Hu, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, D.C.
• Joan Hwang, A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Arizona
   
  
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“When we talk about errors, complications and adverse events, we have to understand that not all poor outcomes are the result of an error. There are so many contributors to something going wrong, which may be both individual or more commonly systemic.”— Mikhail Higgins, MD, MPH  

In this audio version of an SIR Today recap on the SIR 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting session, " Building a Quality and Safety Program,"  Mikhail Higgins, MD, MPH,  Noor Ahmad, MD,  Hector Ferral, MD, FSIR,  Bradley B. Pua, MD, FSIR,  and Joshua Weintraub, MD, FSIR, describe the critical importance of human emotion and good data in developing a truly effective safety and quality program.

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“They're our mentors, they're our friends, they're our colleagues, they're our peers. They recognize, 'Hey, we have this need ... you have these skills. How do we leverage this and really serve our patients to the best of our ability?'"  —Carrie Hayes, PA, Chair of the SIR Nurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant Section

Host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with SIR NP&PA Section Chair Carrie Hayes, PA, and Membership Chair Nick Oravetz, PA,  about how advanced practice providers (APPs) can help interventional radiologists meet the needs of patients, paths to becoming a PA or NP in IR, and more.

Related resources:

• Information about the SIR NP&PA Section
• IRQ article: "The advantages of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in IR," by Kathy Taylor, MS, FNP-BC (Winter 2019)

Note: This episode was recorded on Feb. 25, 2023.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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This recording features audio versions of April 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

• Predicting the Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters (PRESERVE): Outcomes at 12 months Read
• Lateral Subdermic Venous Plexus Insufficiency: The Association of Varicose Veins with Restless Legs Syndrome and Nocturnal Leg Cramps Read
• Adverse Events Associated with Intra-Arterial Administration of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Read
• Preoperative Arterial Embolization for Heterotopic Ossification of the Hip Read
•  Multi-institutional Retrospective Study of Percutaneous Cholangioscopy-Assisted Lithotripsy for Inoperable Calculous Cholecystitis Read
• Percutaneous Cystic Duct Interventions and Drain Internalization for Calculous Cholecystitis in Patients Ineligible for Surgery Read
   

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:

•  Rommell Noche, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut
• Sydney Levy, University of Florida College of Medicine
• Shalom Mammen, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Pennsylvania
• Priya Gupta, MBS, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• Anna Hu, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, D.C.
• Khaleel Quasem, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
   
  
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“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 Liapi, MD, Aneesa S. Majid, MD, MBA, FSIR, Michael D. Dake, MD, FSIR, and Venkat Tummala, MD, share their perspectives on how and why interventional radiologists should pursue opportunities outside of the clinic. The session was moderated by Meridith Englander, MD, FSIR.

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"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 radiology Zlatko Devcic, MD, who saved her limb—and her life. In this episode of the Kinked Wire, for Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, Ms. Ehlert shares the story of her incredible experience with the efficacy of IR. 

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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"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 IR and SIR should focus in 2023.

Podcast episodes mentioned include:

•  Ep. 034: Finding Success with an office-based lab in IR
•  Ep. 031: IR and postpartum hemorrhage response teams
• Ep. 027: Owning success: The power of partnering with industry

Plus, we share excerpts from the three most downloaded IR Quarterly articles of the year: 

• Identifying the impostor within: Part 1, by Hirschel D. McGinnis
• Working for a vascular surgery group: An interview with William Nghiem, MD
• 9-5 IR: How Stanford’s new workflow structure improves efficiency and prevents delays, by Melanie Padgett Powers

Note: This episode was recorded on Feb. 1, 2023.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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