Abstract
Although clinical involvement by interventional radiologists in the care of their patients was advocated at the inception of the specialty, the change into the clinical paradigm has been slow and patchy for reasons related to pattern of practice, financial remuneration or absence of training. The case for the value of clinical responsibilities has been made in a number of publications and the consequences of not doing so have been manifest in the erosion of the role of the interventional radiologists particularly in the fields of peripheral vascular and neuro intervention. With the recent recognition of interventional radiology (IR) as a primary specialty in the USA and the formation of IR division in the Union of European Medical Specialists and subsequent recognition of the subspecialty in many European countries, it is appropriate to relook at the issue and emphasize the need for measures to promote the clinical role of the interventional radiologist.
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Abbreviations
- IR:
-
Interventional radiology
- EBIR:
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European Board of Interventional Radiology
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Al-Kutoubi, A. Admission Privileges and Clinical Responsibilities for Interventional Radiologists. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 257–260 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-014-1006-y
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