Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers 31st Annual Meeting 2022

The AVIR 2022 Annual Meeting marked a major milestone as the organization’s return to a live, in-person format after pandemic disruptions. Held in Boston, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting, it brought together the specialized community of IR technologists and nurses.
The 2022 curriculum focused on “Back to Basics & Beyond,” balancing fundamental skills (like vascular access and closure) with advanced, cutting-edge topics such as intra-procedural MRI and novel embolic agents. It served as a critical networking hub for professionals to share how their labs adapted workflows during the COVID-19 era.
+ What You Will Learn
The program emphasized practical, technician-centric skills. Key learning outcomes included:

Vascular Access Mastery: Detailed protocols for Radial Access (the “radial first” trend), including patient positioning, cocktail administration, and managing spasm.

Radiation Safety: Implementing new workflows to track and document significant fluoroscopy exposure ( > 5 Gy) to meet Joint Commission standards and prevent cutaneous radiation injury.

Complex Device Usage: “Step-by-step” deployment guides for femoral closure devices (e.g., Mynx, AngioSeal, Perclose) and troubleshooting deployment failures.

Interventional Oncology: Understanding the technician’s role in Yttrium-90 (Y90) radioembolization, including mapping, dosimetry preparation, and safety handling.

+ Event Details

Event: Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers (AVIR) 31st Annual Meeting

Dates: June 11–14, 2022

Location: The Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Co-located with SIR 2022)

+ Who Should Attend

Interventional Radiologic Technologists (VI): The primary audience, seeking ARRT structured education.

IR Nurses: Involved in sedation and patient monitoring during complex cases.

Cath Lab Techs: Transitioning into or cross-covering Interventional Radiology.

Industry Representatives: Clinical specialists supporting device deployment in the IR suite.

+ Why Attend (or Access Recordings)

The “Technologist’s Perspective”: Unlike physician-led courses that focus on diagnosis, AVIR focuses on execution—room setup, C-arm positioning, and troubleshooting equipment errors on the fly.

Learning Central: AVIR launched its new Learning Management System (LMS) around this time, making the “Annual Meeting Videos (AMV)” available for on-demand streaming. This allows you to earn CE credits for the 2022 sessions even if you missed the live event.

Career Advancement: The meeting featured dedicated sessions on “Career Paths for the IR Technologist,” exploring roles in management, industry clinical support, and advanced practice.

 
+ Topics:

2022 AVIR Annual Shari Ullman Gold Medal Lecture.mp4
Central Vein Recanalization Reimagining Catheter Dependence.mp4
DVT PE Thrombectomy New Frontiers.mp4
Global IR.mp4
Go Anywhere Start Here.mp4
Interventional Technologist Panel.mp4
Medium Vessel Occlusions What the IR tech needs to know.mp4
New IR Devices in the Market.mp4
Pelvic Venous Disorders.mp4
Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization p-DVA.mp4
Percutaneous vertebral augmentation Interventional Spine.mp4
SVC Recanalization Lessons Learned.mp4
TCAR 2022 and BEYOND How did we get here and where are we going ‘.mp4
The Other Side of the Glass Revisited.mp4
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair.mp4
Vascular Ultrasound Techniques for CLI Procedures.mp4
Y90 with Glass Microspheres Pearls and Pitfalls.mp4