SIR 2025

General IR

Session: SIR Global Society Summit: IR Global Educational Discrepancies Impacting IR workforce and Awareness

Welcome and introductions

Saturday, March 29, 2025

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 204

Coordinator(s)

Justin J. Guan, MD

Associate Staff Physician
Cleveland Clinic, United States
Shams Iqbal, MD

Interventional Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD PhD

Professor IR
Weill Cornell Medical College Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, United States

The SIR Global IR Summit will provide the podium to our global strategic Societal partners. This strategic forum is meant to give an overview of IR training and certification in each region. The goal is for Interventional Radiologists worldwide to coordinate efforts and discuss possible collaboration efforts to strengthen the profession and improve patient-centered care through image-guided therapy by optimizing minimally invasive patient care. We will spend the first hour on presentations to give a global overview of IR education and the last hour in discussion.

Learning Objectives:

Learn about the status of IR Education around the world
Learn about the challenges of IR recruitment around the world.
Learn about the aspirations of IR around the world.