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SIR 2025 IR Residency Practicum

The Practicum provides attendees with the most current and beneficial information as they begin their first years of practice in IR.

Jun 05, 2025 - Jun 07, 2025
Palmer House, Chicago
Residents-in-Training Early Career

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Essential training to launch your career as an IR attending

Designed to prepare graduating residents for practice in both academic and private practice settings, the practicum covers a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
  • Interventional Oncology
  • Venous Interventions
  • Men & Women's Health
  • Pain Management
  • Biliary
  • Stroke
  • Thyroid
  • And the Business of IR

What will you learn?

  • Discuss the broad spectrum of modern IR practice from the medical management of PAD patients to appropriate evaluation and treatment of interventional oncology patients.
  • Explain how to set up and maintain an IR clinic and manage the competition.
  • Discuss the latest data with regard to the endovascular management of various IR treatments.
  • Business tools and resources that will be helpful in the first few years of practice.
Target audience

This course is designed for graduating IR integrated and independent residents. This course also benefits PGY-5 DR residents, early career IRs and IR trainees worldwide.

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Thursday, June 5

7:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Corporate breakfast symposium

7:00 - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast

7:45 - 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductions

8:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Session 1

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Expo Hall open

9:45 - 10 a.m. | Break and visit exhibits

10 - 11:15 a.m. | Session 2

11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Corporate symposium

12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch, networking and visit exhibits

1 - 2:45 p.m. | Session 3

2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Break and visit exhibits

3 - 4:30 p.m. | Session 4 

4:30 - 6:00 p.m. | Hands-on workshop and reception

Friday, June 6

7:15 - 8 a.m. | Corporate breakfast symposium

8 - 9:30 a.m. | Session 5

9 a.m. -3:30 p.m. | Expo hall open

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Break and visit exhibits

9:45-11:15 a.m. | Session 6

11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Corporate symposium

12 -1:00 p.m. | Lunch, networking and visit exhibits

1 - 2:30 p.m. | Session 7

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break and visit exhibits

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Case competition

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | ABR case competition

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. | The Value of SIR membership

4:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Trivia competition over drinks

Saturday, June 7

7:30 - 8 a.m. | Corporate breakfast symposium

8 - 10 a.m. | Session 8

10 - 10:15 a.m. | Break

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Session 9

Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel
17 East Monroe Street, Chicago

Room rate: $279 plus taxes (standard room) per night 

Deadline to reserve a room: May 8, 2025

Reserve your room

Check-in/Check-out 

The hotel check-in time is 3 p.m. and check-out time is 11 a.m. The hotel bellman can arrange to check baggage for those arriving early when rooms are unavailable and for guests attending functions on the departure day. 

Hotel cancellation 

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact the hotel directly to cancel your hotel reservations. Cancellations must be made 72 hours prior to the arrival date to receive a refund. Canceling your sleeping room DOES NOT cancel your meeting registration. And vice versa.   

Early departure fee 

If a guest who has requested a room within the Room Block checks out prior to the guest's reserved checkout date, the Hotel will add an early checkout fee to that guest's individual account of $50.  

Driving Directions 

Palmer House a Hilton Hotel 
17 East Monroe Street 
Chicago, IL 60603 

Maps and Driving Directions 

Parking 

For your convenience overnight self-parking is offered at 55 East Monroe Street and overnight Valet Parking is available at the Monroe Street entrance. 

  • Self-parking: $52 USD/daily 
  • Valet: $75 USD/daily 

Transportation 

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is approximately 18 miles from Palmer House Hilton. Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) is 12 miles from the hotel.  

  • Estimated taxi fare:
    • O'Hare: $55-70 USD (one way) 
    • Midway: $34-45 USD (one way) 
  • Alternate transportation: For other car rentals, public transportation, and ride-share information, see below.

SIR members receive a member discount on registration! 

Registration rates

Early bird
May 1 

 Standard
after May 1
SIR member $250 $300
Nonmember $500 $550
Exhibitor personnel $500 $550
APDIR resident delegate* $100 N/A


*Identified by APDIR program director and registered no later than May 1.

Registration for this in-person meeting includes:

  • Access to the online proceedings
  • Registration for the entire 2.5-day in-person 2025 IR Residency Practicum
  • All educational activities
  • Breakfast and lunch on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and all breaks
  • Welcoming reception on Thursday.
Cancellation Policies

Registration Cancellation

Cancellations received in writing by May 8, 2025, will be refunded less a $100 administrative fee. No refunds will be given after May 8, 2025. Refunds or credits will not be given for failure to attend, late arrival, unattended events or early departure.

All refund requests must be submitted in writing to meetings@sirweb.org.

Canceling your meeting registration doesn't cancel your room reservation. Please contact the hotel directly to cancel your room. 

Housing Cancellation

All reservations must be guaranteed by a credit card. If you cancel within the hotel's cancellation policy or no show, the hotel will either retain the deposit or charge your credit card one night's room and tax.

Checking out of your hotel prior to your scheduled departure date could result in an "Early Departure Fee" equal to one night's room and tax.

Note: Canceling your hotel reservations doesn't cancel your meeting registration. Please contact meetings@sirweb.org to cancel your meeting registration per the policy above.

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