Clinical research

Research consensus panels (RCPs) and summits

Held four times per year, these events discuss critical research areas in IR and determine how a priority topic can be further developed.

Research consensus panels (RCPs) and research summits are held four times per year to discuss critical research areas in IR and determine how the priority topic can be further developed.

Research ideas are collected from membership, corporate partners and the SIR Clinical Specialty Councils as potential meeting topics. With the guidance of the SIR Foundation leadership, SIR and SIR Foundation division councilors choose a topic and a lead investigator with expertise in the selected topic. The lead investigator coordinates a panel of multidisciplinary subject matter experts. If the panel contains industry representatives, the meeting will be organized as a research summit.

Each panelist presents a specific subtopic and discusses future research needs. The panel determines two to three top clinical research priority topics that may be developed into a clinical research project. Prioritization will be dependent on the level of innovation and its potential importance to clinical practice and overall global healthcare. Representatives from academia, industry and federal agencies may be invited as audience members to contribute to the discussion.

After the meeting, the lead investigator is encouraged to submit a paper to the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). After submission to JVIR, SIR Foundation will release a request for proposal (RFP) based on the priorities of each RCP. See more information about current and past RFPs.

It is also recommended that an application is submitted for the Incubator Grant, which provides support for related project development costs.

Next RCP
  • Topic: Pediatric IR Procedures
  • Lead investigators: Anne Marie Cahill, MD, FSIR, from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Eric Monroe, MD, FSIR, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Date: July 2025
Future RCP(s)
  • Topic: IR interventions in venous thrombosis determination of endpoints for outcomes
  • Date: TBD

Topics

Interventional Oncology
TBA
Lymphatic
Lymphatic interventional radiology is a minimally invasive procedure that uses imaging and embolic agents to treat lymphatic disorders.
Men's Health
Interventional radiologists may treat an enlarged prostate, and alleviate its worrisome symptoms, by blocking blood flow to the prostate (causing it to shrink), using a technique called embolization. They also use the same technique to reduce the swelling and pain associated with enlarged veins in the scrotum called varicoceles.
Neurointerventional Radiology
TBA
Pain Management
Interventional radiologists can provide minimally invasive treatments to relieve pain, including epidural steroid injection, facet joint injections/denervation, percutaneous discectomy, interspinous spacer placement for spinal stenosis, spinal cord stimulation and targeted drug delivery.
Peripheral Arterial
PAD happens when arteries in the legs narrow, reducing or cutting off blood flow, and is a leading cause of non-trauma related amputations when not diagnosed and treated early.
Quality improvement
Quality Improvement
Renal
Renal
Underrepresented Minorities in IR
Members interested in the advancement of the medical field of IR to underrepresented minority communities.
Venous
TBA
Women's Health
Interventional radiologists treat a variety of conditions for women including uterine fibroids, infertility, chronic pelvic pain and varicose veins

Recent RCP(s)

Topics
Venous
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