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SIR Foundation is involved in different research trials and clinical registries to evaluate specific outcomes for improving patient care. 

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SIR Foundation supports a robust portfolio of grant programs intended to encourage the development of interventional radiology research.

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All donations to SIR Foundation are channeled directly to programs and projects that perpetuate a strong and vibrant future for interventional radiology. SIR Foundation has created many ways to give to fit the needs of our donors. 

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SIR Foundation announces 2021 Research Prioritizations

SIR Foundation is proud to announce the 2021 research priorities that were most important to you or where additional research is needed in IR. The list of top research priorities will be the focus of our upcoming research meetings and projects for 2021. 

2021 research priorities:

  • Advanced Imaging to aid with interventions / Artificial Intelligence in IR
  • Non-oncologic pain palliation with needle-based interventions
  • Biliary Interventions / Endoscopy
  • Amputation in underserved populations as well as racial disparities in CLI  
  • Education in the era of virtual learning

Check out the Research Prioritization page for more information on the decision process.

 

SIR Foundation announces 2021 Summer Medical Internship Program recipients

Congratulations to the 8 medical students selected for SIR Foundation's 2021 Summer Medical Internship Program! For more information on the awardees, please visit the Summer Medical Internship Program webpage. Congratulations!

 

SIR Foundation announces 2021 award recipients

Congratulations to the 2021 SIR Foundation Leaders in Innovation Award, Frederick S. Keller, MD, Philanthropy Award, Dr. Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award, Excellence in Innovation Award, Radiology Resident/Fellow Research Award, and Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award recipients! Learn more about our award recipients on the awards opportunities webpage.

 

SIR Foundation announces GEMS Cycle 1 recipient 

SIR Foundation is proud to announce the 2021 GEMS Program recipients! In Cycle 1, there was one recipient who will participate in the September 2021 virtual program. For more information on the awardees, please visit the GEMS program webpage. Congratulations!

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The Clinical Research and Registries Division supports Research Consensus Panel (RCP) meetings to discuss critical research areas and determine how the priority topic can be further developed. The RCP is a one day meeting, which is held twice per year. After SIR Foundation Leadership selects a current critical topic in IR, the lead investigator coordinates a panel of multi-disciplinary subject matter experts. Each panelist presents on a specific subtopic and discusses future research needs. - See more at: http://test.sirfoundation.org/clinical-research2/clinical-research3/research-consensus-panel/#sthash.61FzATgR.dpufReResearch PrioritiesSummer 
Supporting collaboration to understand geniculate artery embolization research

The Clinical Research and Registries Division supports Research Consensus Panel (RCP) meetings to discuss critical research areas and determine how the priority topic can be further developed. The RCP is a one day meeting, which is held twice per year. After SIR Foundation Leadership selects a current critical topic in IR, the lead investigator coordinates a panel of multi-disciplinary subject matter experts. Each panelist presents on a specific subtopic and discusses future research needs. - See more at: http://test.sirfoundation.org/clinical-research2/clinical-research3/research-consensus-panel/#sthash.61FzATgR.dpuf SIR Foundation is asking for research priorities that are most important to you or where additional research is needed in IR, including clinical and non-clinical topics. This prioritization allows us to make the best use of our resources, addressing the issues of highest importance to all of our members, the specialty as a whole, to patients and to policymakers.   SIR Foundation requested research priorities that are most important to you or where additional research is needed in IR, including clinical and non-clinical topics. The list of top research priorities will be the focus of our upcoming research meetings and projects. 
Work is underway on the proceedings paper from SIR Foundation’s Research Consensus Panel (RCP) on Geniculate Artery Embolization, held Jan. 28-29 in a virtual format due to COVID-19. J.David Prologo, MD, FSIR, from Emory University, led the meeting of subject matter experts from IR, osteroarthritis management, surgery, treatment, and other areas. The panel discussed critical topics in geniculate artery embolization research that will inform the proceedings paper Dr. Prologo will submit to the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).
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Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (C-TRACT)

The NIH-sponsored Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (C-TRACT) study is a multicenter, randomized trial lead by Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR. The goal of this study is to determine if the use of image-guided, endovascular therapy effectively reduces post-thrombotic syndrome disease severity in patients with disabling iliac-obstructive post-thrombotic syndrome. This study is planning to enroll approximately 374 subjects at 20-40 clinical centers. SIR Foundation encourages SIR members to serve as site investigators or refer patients to sits.

To learn more about C-TRACT, please visit our C-TRACT page.

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Driving research that moves healthcare forward

Your Annual Fund gift provides funding to build a continuous pipeline of research that addresses the most pressing questions and priorities in interventional radiology—fueling the insights that inform our practice and make our field stronger and more effective. Each year, the Annual Fund supports research award and grant recipients that foster the passion of young investigators, clinical trials and registries that address high priority topics in IR, educational programs that introduce medical students to IR research, and multi-disciplinary research consensus panels and summits that discuss critical research areas.

With your gift to the Annual Fund, we can unlock the limitless potential of IR to improve lives and optimize patient care everywhere…together.

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