What do Family Physicians Know about Interventional Radiology? A Survey of Family Physicians at a Large Canadian Annual Scientific Assembly

Mok, Philip S.; Tan, Eva Y L; Baerlocher, Mark O.; Athreya, Sriharsha

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2010.02.014

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“…It can also be a useful tool to widen IR engagement and increase IR awareness among the patients, the general public and IR referrers (e.g. general practitioners) which was historically poor [17][18][19]. Raising the profile of the IR specialty among both medical professionals and the general public can potentially generate a positive flow-on effect for future trainee recruitment [20].…”

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Future Interventional Radiologists and Where to Find Them–Insights from Five UK Interventional Radiology Symposia for Junior Doctors and Medical Students

Pervez

Theodoulou

et al. 2020

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

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Background The interventional radiology (IR) trainee recruitment in the UK is lagging behind the pace of service expansion and is potentially hindered by underrepresented undergraduate curricula. Understanding the contributing factors that encourage junior doctors and medical students to consider an IR career will help the IR community to better focus the efforts on recruiting and nurturing the next generation. Methods Anonymised questionnaires on undergraduate and postgraduate IR exposure were distributed to attendees of five UK IR symposia between 2019 and 2020. Results 220 responses were received from 103 (47%) junior doctors and 117 (53%) medical students. Prior IR exposure strongly correlates with individuals' positive views towards an IR career (Pearson's R = 0.40, p \ Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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Future Interventional Radiologists and Where to Find Them–Insights from Five UK Interventional Radiology Symposia for Junior Doctors and Medical Students

Pervez

Theodoulou

et al. 2020

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

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“…Experience has shown that delivering these learning sessions can result in many patient referrals from GPs. This is primarily about increasing awareness of what interventional radiologists have to offer [66][67][68].…”

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CIRSE Clinical Practice Manual

Mahnken¹,

Seoane

Cannavale

et al. 2021

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

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Background Interventional radiology (IR) has come a long way to a nowadays UEMS-CESMA endorsed clinical specialty. Over the last decades IR became an essential part of modern medicine, delivering minimally invasive patient-focused care. Purpose To provide principles for delivering high quality of care in IR. Methods Systematic description of clinical skills, principles of practice, organizational standards and infrastructure needed for the provision of professional IR services. Results There are IR procedures for almost all body parts and organs, covering a broad range of medical conditions. In many cases IR procedures are the mainstay of therapy, e.g. in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. In parallel the specialty moved from the delivery of a procedure towards taking care for a patient’s condition with the interventional radiologists taking ultimate responsibility for the patient’s outcomes. Conclusions The evolution from a technical specialty to a clinical specialty goes along with changing demands on how clinical care in IR is provided. The CIRSE Clinical Practice Manual provides interventional radiologist with a starting point for developing his or her IR practice as a clinician.

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“…Therefore, it is important for FPs to have the knowledge of IR and the spectrum of different procedures possible for different disease processes to optimize patient care. [ 5 ] In view of the recent budget constraints in Saudi Arabia, requests for minimally invasive techniques of IR that use local anesthesia with no patient admission into hospital in most cases are expected to increase. Therefore, the awareness of FPs about indications, advantages, and possible adverse events of these procedures will enhance communication between them and the interventional radiologist and patients.…”

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What family physicians should know about interventional radiology?

Aldhafery

2020

J Fam Community Med

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Interventional radiology (IR) is a rapidly evolving specialty. The minimally invasive nature of the procedures has led to a paradigm shift in treating many disease processes from conventional surgery to interventional techniques that have become the first choice and the preferred method for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, many aortic pathologies, and venous diseases. Interventional oncology procedures have become widely available for the treatment of solid hepatic and renal tumors. This includes palliative techniques for many advanced malignancies, and fluid drainage that is exclusively performed by interventional radiologists in many hospitals all around the world. Women's health-related procedures such as uterine fibroid embolization, fallopian tube recanalization, and embolization for pelvic congestion syndrome have become attractive choices for many patients. Family physicians (FPs) are the main source of patient referral to hospitals. However, there is a notable knowledge deficiency of IR among FPs in Saudi Arabia. This may be due to poor communication between FP and IR or the lack of FP's awareness of IR procedures. This is a nonsystematic review to introduce some IR procedures to FPs pertinent to their practice to optimize patient referral and management with the use of IR services. We focused on the most commonly performed IR procedures paying special attention to their clinical indications, benefits, and alternatives.

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What do Family Physicians Know about Interventional Radiology? A Survey of Family Physicians at a Large Canadian Annual Scientific Assembly

Cited by 18 publications

References 3 publications

Future Interventional Radiologists and Where to Find Them–Insights from Five UK Interventional Radiology Symposia for Junior Doctors and Medical Students

Future Interventional Radiologists and Where to Find Them–Insights from Five UK Interventional Radiology Symposia for Junior Doctors and Medical Students

CIRSE Clinical Practice Manual

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