TAMPA, Fla.—"Patient Care in Vascular and Interventional Radiology"—an essential resource and the first offering from Society of Interventional Radiology Press, the society's publishing arm—is now available. Also available is the companion "Patient Care in Vascular and Interventional Radiology Study Guide."
Written by top experts in their areas of specialty, this resource is ideal for physicians in their fellowship or in training, for certification or recertification or for those who want to brush up on crucial areas of patient care. The newly updated 448-page edition of SIR's popular syllabus covers major aspects such as vascular, neurologic, hepatobiliary, cardiac, pulmonary and genitourinary evaluation; management of hypertension, renal insufficiency, hematologic disorders, antiobiotics, analgesia and sedation, cardiopulmonary emergencies, vascular complications, liver and renal failure, postprocedural pain and nutrition; and postprocedural wound management. The spiral-bound book includes detailed tables and charts for handy reference, figures for illustration and bibliographies for further reading. Its compact size and spiral binding make it easy to carry for on-the-go learning. Book editors are Peter N. Waybill, M.D., FSIR, professor of radiology, medicine and surgery and chief of cardiovascular and interventional radiology at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., and Daniel B. Brown, M.D., professor of radiology and chief of interventional radiology and interventional oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.
Also available is the first-ever "Study Guide" published by SIR Press; it is designed to complement "Patient Care in Vascular and Interventional Radiology," presenting both questions for each of the 28 chapters covered in the syllabus and detailed answers with explanations.
Reading "Patient Care in Vascular and Interventional Radiology" constitutes a planned activity of continuing medical education with an estimated completion time of 21 hours. To receive CME credit for this activity, physicians must read the chapters in this book and take the corresponding chapter examination. The chapter exams will be available online in mid-March on the SIR Web site (www.SIRweb.org); all buyers will be notified as soon as the chapter exams are available. Each chapter is approved for .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians do not have to complete all of the chapters to claim a CME certificate for this educational activity.
For more information, visit the Society of Interventional Radiology's Web site at www.SIRweb.org (click on IR Store) or call (888) 695-9733.
About the Society of Interventional Radiology
Interventional radiologists are physicians who specialize in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. They offer the most in-depth knowledge of the least invasive treatments available coupled with diagnostic and clinical experience across all specialties. They use X-ray, MRI and other imaging to advance a catheter in the body, such as in an artery, to treat at the source of the disease internally. As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists pioneered minimally invasive modern medicine. Today, interventional oncology is a growing specialty area of interventional radiology. Interventional radiologists can deliver treatments for cancer directly to the tumor without significant side effects or damage to nearby normal tissue.
Many conditions that once required surgery can be treated less invasively by interventional radiologists. Interventional radiology treatments offer less risk, less pain and less recovery time compared to open surgery. Visit www.SIRweb.org.
The Society of Interventional Radiology is holding its 35th Annual Scientific Meeting March 13 in Tampa, Fla. The theme of the meeting is "IR Innovation," celebrating the remarkable inventiveness of SIR members and highlighting the contribution made to both creating the field of interventional radiology and to improving patient care.