RSE - CIRSE.org

paulo A.M.S. Almeida
Local Host Committee
Chairman
Tomás figueira
Local Host Committee
Co-Chairman
There is also plenty to interest established IRs, foremost of
which are our new Hot Topic Sessions. This year, extensive
debate will be held about an established but still controversial
therapy, Vertebroplasty, and a new-comer to the IR arsenal,
Renal Denervation. These sessions promise lively discussion of
a host of considerations and viewpoints, and are not to be
missed.
We aim to meet the needs of all our attendees, and following
your feedback, it has been decided to shorten and reschedule
our Opening Ceremony, leaving more opportunity for our
increased number of Workshops and Interactive Case Sessions.
This allows CIRSE to refine and improve its commitment to
being a motor for education.
Collaboration with both our member groups and other disciplines
will continue. This year, the CIRSE meets… Session has
invited group member Italy, whose members will host a session
on the advances they are making in the field of oncology.
In order to cater for the needs of IR team members such as
nurses and radiographers, a series of dedicated workshops is
being organised in cooperation with the European Federation
of Radiographer Societies.
Alfredo gil-Agostinho
Local Host Committee
Co-Chairman
Welcome Address
For the second year, we will also be hosting the R.W. Günther
Award for Excellence in Innovation. This award, which includes
financial support, aims to reward and encourage active IRs
whose innovative designs, new techniques or excellent
research are helping drive our specialty forward. All are
encouraged to apply, and full information of how to do so
can be found on www.cirse.org.
We have some new innovations of our own in store, and plan
to offer apps for mobile devices, helping delegates plan their
congress schedule and access information more easily.
Our educational portal, ESIR online, will also see some
advances. Upgrades are planned to allow more timely access to
the congress content, reflecting the overwhelming interest
shown following last year’s congress.
CIRSE 2012 will be showcasing the most up-to-date trends in
Interventional Radiology, catering for a host of IR professionals
at a range of different stages of experience.
We look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon in September,
and hope you will join us on our journey of advancement
and excellence!
Lisbon 2012 | Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
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