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sirweb.org is the official website of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), a professional organization representing interventional radiologists worldwide. It is primarily a professional society site—built for physicians, trainees, and researchers in interventional radiology (IR)—but it also includes a patient center for people seeking plain-language information about IR care. If you are looking for membership, education, conferences, clinical guidelines, or specialty news, this is the right site; if you need to book an appointment or get personal medical advice, it is not.
Who the site is for
The site serves several distinct audiences, and what you get from it depends on which one you are:
| Audience | What the site offers |
|---|---|
| Practicing interventional radiologists | Membership, advocacy, research funding, publishing opportunities, discounts on professional products |
| Trainees and medical students | Scholarships for the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, including complimentary registration, travel stipends, and exclusive programming |
| Researchers and guideline contributors | Topic submission process for evidence-based documents such as clinical practice guidelines and position statements |
| Patients and families | A patient center with information about interventional radiology |
Main areas of the site
Membership and career support
SIR describes membership as a platform for professional growth, offering educational resources, networking, career support, advocacy efforts, discounts on professional products, access to research funding, and publishing opportunities. The site presents membership as the central way to engage with the organization beyond reading news.
Education and conferences
The homepage promotes several distinct events, each with a different focus:
- SIR EDGE 2026 (Oct. 25–26, Louisville, KY): positioned as immersive, case-based learning—"real cases, real decisions, real practice"—rather than traditional lecture-style medical education.
- SIR Business of IR 2027: described as the only conference designed to help interventional radiologists build, grow, and lead successful practices, focused on business strategy alongside clinical expertise.
- SIR 2027 Annual Scientific Meeting: the abstract submission cycle set a record with 1,675 abstracts; scholarship applications for residents and medical students are also handled here.
Guidelines and statements
SIR runs an open topic submission process for evidence-based documents. Topics submitted through Nov. 15 may be developed into a clinical practice guideline or a position statement. This section is most relevant if you want to shape or consult the specialty's formal guidance.
VIRTEX
VIRTEX is presented as a data-driven initiative intended to strengthen evidence-based care and improve outcomes in interventional radiology through the use of data. The site frames it as an enrollment opportunity rather than a public reference tool.
News
The news section covers SIR and SIR Foundation announcements—for example, a paper outlining the growing role of interventional radiology in liver cancer treatment, published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and updates on abstract records and award opportunities.
Patient center
A separate patient-facing area explains interventional radiology to the public. This is the section to use if you are a patient or family member rather than a practitioner.
How to decide whether to use it
- You are an IR physician or trainee: start with membership and the conference pages (SIR EDGE, Business of IR, the Annual Scientific Meeting). Check scholarship deadlines if you are a resident or student.
- You want clinical guidance or want to contribute to it: use the guidelines and statements section and note the Nov. 15 topic submission window.
- You are a patient: go to the patient center; the rest of the site assumes a professional audience.
- You want to register or pay for something: the site includes a checkout page, so registration and purchases are handled on-site. Pricing and login requirements are not specified on the homepage, so confirm details on the individual event or membership page before assuming cost or access terms.
In short, sirweb.org is the hub for the interventional radiology profession—membership, education, guidelines, data initiatives, and news—with a patient-facing layer for public education.