CIRSE’s educational portfolio continued to flourish throughout 2024, with congresses, webinars, topic packages, highlights videos, certification opportunities, and courses expanding the world’s largest armamentarium for education in interventional radiology.
Read on to make sure you are aware of everything that you have access to from 2024 and take a first look at what’s on deck for the coming year!
Hundreds of titles were added to the CIRSE Library this year. Continuously updated featured content and highlights in IR videos, both accessible from the library’s landing page, ensure there is always something new for you to explore when you log on. With a record-breaking 18 topic packages (and counting!) published in 2024 alone, you can rely on the experts to recommend which sessions, lectures, documents, and SOPs to browse next, no matter your specific field of interest
The CIRSE Library is also the permanent home for CIRSE’s webinar series. CIRSE has hosted six webinars so far in 2024 – these live sessions include presentations from top experts in the respective fields, followed by a lively discussion among the speakers and the audience. The recent webinar on lower limb embolization for MSK conditions took place on October 24 and is now on demand via the CIRSE Library
The CIRSE Academy added six new CME accredited courses so far this year on topics ranging from endoleaks after EVAR to the management of desmoids and other benign soft tissue tumours. The CIRSE Academy aims at providing comprehensive knowledge on IR procedures through online courses based on the European Curriculum and Syllabus for IR. With the launch of five more courses by the end of this year and five more in 2025, the entirety IR spectrum will be covered.
Though the active 2024 congress season is over for CIRSE, educational opportunities from ECIO, ET, and CIRSE 2024 abound.
Presentations from ECIO 2024, ET 2024, and CIRSE 2024 are now available to all CIRSE members as well as 2024 and 2025 All-Access Pass holders via the CIRSE Library.
The 2025 European Conference on Interventional Oncology will take place from April 13 – 16 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ECIO is the prime multidisciplinary platform for knowledge exchange in the field of interventional oncology, bringing together a growing community of experts on minimally invasive cancer care. Abstract submission will be open from late October until January 9. Prepare your abstract now to be ready from the get-go!
The International Conference on Complications in Interventional Radiology takes place every other year. Interventionalist wishing to discuss complications in IR in a constructive, contemplative setting can submit their abstracts starting in November and attend ICCIR 2025 in Pörtschach, Austria, from May 22-24.
Porto, Portugal, will host the European Conference on Embolotherapy in 2025. CIRSE’s dedicated annual embolotherapy conference will take place June 11-14. ET reflects how integral embolotherapy has become to interventional radiology procedures and features many innovative formats to help attendees get the most out of their congress experience. Abstract submission for ET 2025 will open in December.
The highlight of the interventional year, CIRSE 2025, will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from September 13-17. This meeting will mark 40 years of pioneering progress for CIRSE, the premier platform for specialists in minimally invasive image-guided care to meet, share, learn, and connect with each other. Abstract submission will open in January of 2025 – download some CIRSE 2025 promo materials to spread the word and make sure to prepare your abstract!
Interventional radiologists looking to hone their skills on specific topics in a specialized setting should not overlook the fact that registration is already open for all eleven European School of Interventional Radiology courses in 2025! With its first-rate practice-oriented courses, ESIR courses provide premier and therapy-focused educational programmes for IR professionals, helping participants stay on the cutting edge of interventional radiology. Additionally, applications are now open to CIRSE members who are interested in hosting an ESIR course in 2026.
2024 was a monumental year for the European Board of Interventional Radiology, with the number of EBIR holders worldwide surpassing 1,500 from 65 different countries. In addition to the English, German, and Spanish versions of the exam, an Italian language version was added this year, increasing the reach of this valuable certification even further.
Examination dates for all four languages are already available for 2025, and a multitude of preparation options can be accessed via the EBIR’s “how to prepare” page, the CIRSE Academy, and the EBIR section of the CIRSE Library.
As for the EBIR-ES – nearly 100 practitioners have now certified their expertise in endovascular therapy, a number that is expected to grow throughout 2025.
CIRSE’s specialist certification options will be extended in 2025, as a new interventional oncology certification will be introduced alongside a revised version of the European Curriculum and Syllabus for Interventional Oncology.
Thousands of CIRSE members have taken their continuing IR education to the next level with CIRSE’s All-Access Pass, which provides digital access to the CIRSE Library, all CIRSE congresses, CIRSE Academy courses and webinars throughout the year for one low price! In addition, the pass includes significantly reduced fees for onsite congress attendance.
The 2025 All-Access Pass will be available soon – keep an eye on our social media channels or enable push notifications on your CIRSE app to make sure you’re among the first to know!
