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Cirse-review

2014 08 Nov

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Vienna, Austria www.cirse.org www.esir.org @cirsesociety   CIRSE’s Annual Meeting, Europe’s premier interventional radiology (IR) congress, attracted over 6,400 delegates from 78 countries this year. The scientific programme again focused on six core themes,...Read more

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Cirse-2014-see-one-do-one-simulate-one

2014 18 Sep

Simulation has a key role in training interventional radiologists, said Prof. Bartal from Israel, speaking this week at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Congress in Glasgow. Follow the principle of “see one, simulate one, do one”, he explained. Simulating a procedure before carrying it out on the patient can...Read more

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Cirse-2014-radiation-protection-culture-integral-to-ir

2014 18 Sep

Safety is best achieved when it is built into the system rather than a choice, said Prof. Efstathopoulos  from Greece, speaking at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Congress in Glasgow this week. While radiation protection is top of everyone’s mind, implementing a radiation protection culture in your radiology...Read more

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Cirse-2014-multidisciplinary-teams-ir-needs-to-step-up

2014 17 Sep

Taking part in a multidisciplinary team is "the greatest educational experience you can have as a practising clinician", said  Professor Andy Adam, speaking at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) congress in Glasgow this week. Interventional radiologists need to join colleagues as professional members of multidisciplinary...Read more

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Cirse-2014-demonstrate-quality-with-data

2014 17 Sep

Demonstrating quality through comprehensive data collection on interventional radiology procedures was the focus of a talk by Dr. Peter Reimer from Germany at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe Congress in Glasgow this week. Through this initiative the German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive...Read more

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Cirse-2014-the-ideal-interventional-radiology-service

2014 16 Sep

Key requisites for the interventional radiology practice was the subject of Dr. Iain Robertson’s presentation at the CIRSE congress today. Interventional radiologists need to understand the scope of their services. be more proactive about the services they intend to provide. and also what they do not provide. IR services should be a conduit towards...Read more

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Cirse-2014-treating-pulmonary-embolism

2014 16 Sep

A session on emergency treatment options for high and intermediate risk pulmonary embolism (PE) patients at the CIRSE congress in Glasgow reminded delegates of the seriousness of the condition. Prof. Nils Kucher from Bern, Switxerland explained that sequelae can include such thromboembolic pulmonary hyptertension. It is a leading cause of death worldwide,...Read more

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Cirse-2014-1

2014 13 Sep

Since its first meeting in 1985, the CIRSE Annual Congress has become the leading European platform for interventionalists. Today it features more than 250 hours of sessions, workshops and symposia. CIRSE offers its over 6,500 participants the ideal opportunity to increase their knowledge on image-guided minimally invasive procedures and to present...Read more