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SIR Issues Updated Training Guidelines for Endovascular Stroke Treatment

September 4, 2019—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced the publication of updated training guidelines for interventional radiologists (IRs) performing endovascular thrombectomy to treat acute ischemic stroke.

SIR Publishes Training Guidelines for Stroke Treatment

December 1, 2009—In the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), the Society of Interventional Radiology has published training guidelines for intra-arterial, catheter-directed treatment of acute ischemic stroke (2009;20:1507-1522).

Revised Multisociety Guidelines Address Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

April 4, 2018—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced the publication of revised guidelines for the nonsurgical, image-guided interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke that will ensure patients receive the right treatment at the right time.

LITERATURE HIGHLIGHTS: SIR Training Guidelines for Stroke Treatment Issued

December 1, 2009—In the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), the Society of Interventional Radiology has published training guidelines for intra-arterial, catheter-directed treatment of acute ischemic stroke (2009;20:1507–1522).

Interventional Radiology Societies Call for Expanded Stroke Training

October 29, 2018—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced that the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe and the Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia along with SIR have committed in a joint statement to providing necessary stroke training to interventional radiologists (IRs) in order to alleviate the shortage of physicians trained in endovascular stroke therapies.

SIR Announces Multisociety Guidelines for Endovascular Treatment of Stroke

January 29, 2013—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced the publication of the first outcome-based guidelines for the interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

Institute of Medicine Report Calls for Replacement of 510(k) Process, FDA to Hold Meeting for Public Comments

July 29, 2011—According to a report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should gather the information needed to develop a new regulatory framework to replace the 35-year-old 510(k) clearance process for medical devices.