Registration is now open for the Society of Interventional Radiology's "Image-guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies" Webinar, which will provide the latest updates on percutaneous and transcatheter treatment of liver tumors, kidney tumor ablation and lung tumor ablation. SIR is a national organization of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals dedicated to improving public health through pioneering advances in image-guided therapy.
The Webinar, which will include a question-and-answer session, will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The program's coordinator is Debra A. Gervais, M.D., associate director, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Instructors include Kamran Ahrar, M.D., associate professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Joseph P. Erinjeri, M.D., Ph.D., assistant attending radiologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and assistant professor of radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, both in New York, N.Y.; and Kenneth J. Kolbeck, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Dotter Interventional Institute, Portland, Ore.
For more information or to register, go online to www.SIRweb.org/meetings/webinars.shtml or phone (703) 691-1805. Registration includes one site license; program participants will need a computer with high-speed Internet access and a phone. If you have any questions, please contact Jackie Cochran McCombs, SIR eLearning program manager, via e-mail at jcochran@SIRweb.org or by phone at (703) 691-1805.
SIR is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide medical education for physicians. SIR designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The primary registrant at a site is eligible to receive CME credit for attending this event. Additional participants at a site may receive CME credit for a $10 administrative fee per person. Please call (703) 691-1805, extension 561, to register additional attendees for CME credit.
Additionally, SIR also offers the following oncology resources.
"Interventional Radiological Treatment of Liver Tumors" (Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging Series, Adam and Mueller, 2009, hardbound, 232 pages, 231 illustrations): This comprehensive volume provides an account of interventional radiological methods by some of the greatest experts in the field. It includes chapters on cryotherapy, chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation and imaging techniques. SIR member, $90; nonmember, $100.