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Annual General Meeting Notice 2024
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This document aims to guide interventional radiologists (IR) and radiologists performing IR procedures in decision making for management of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 in the IR division during the pandemic. The guidelines cover the following topics:
1. Review of procedure indication
2. Development of a plan to minimize cross contamination before the intervention
3. Appropriate use of PPE according to the type of procedure
4. Cleaning the room after the procedure
5. Work environment during COVID-19 pandemic
The full document is available for access here.
Guidelines for Interventional Radiology Procedures for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
The Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology (CAIR) and Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Guidelines for Interventional Radiology Procedures for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
2020 Annual Meeting, scheduled May 28-30 in Montréal, Québec, is canceled due to COVID 19.
2020 Annual Meeting, scheduled May 28-30 in Montréal, Québec, is canceled due to COVID 19.
The CAIR will closely monitor the situation with COVID-19 and will provide periodic updates regarding the Annual Meeting.
The leading-edge work of SJRH interventional radiologists is just one example of how the sub-speciality is coming of age across Canada.
Thanks to research, innovation, and advancements, many of today’s medical procedures can be done in a minimally-invasive way — typically on an outpatient basis — yet be as effective as major surgery.
Y90 is a radioactive substance that is used as a medical device to treat cancers such as liver cancer.