BSIR 2026

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the British Society of Interventional Radiology was held in Birmingham earlier this month.

This year’s Wattie Fletcher Lecture, titled Image Is Everything: Education, Education, Education (and great music!), was delivered by Professor Malcolm Johnston. In his lecture Professor Johnston explained why education is fundamental to the future development of interventional radiology, and why education goes far beyond just teaching procedural techniques and clinical skills to trainees. The BSIR Gold Medal was awarded to Dr Phil Haslam.

This year’s programme covered a wide range of contemporary topics including novel interventional treatments for thyroid pathology, advancements in MSK embolotherapy and the evolving landscape of interventional oncology. The vascular programme included sessions on innovative therapies across both the venous and arterial spheres and how these are implemented into real-world practice.

BSIR 2027 will take place in Glasgow on November 10-12.