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It is with sadness we advise of the passing of Fellow Member Dr Ihor Kociumbas.

Through the years, GEST has been notorious for delivering groundbreaking education and innovation in embolization. GEST Meets Virtual 2020 is offering complimentary* access to the live sessions on September 4-6, 2020. There are 21 additional on-demand embolization sessions available at a fee for a chance to earn up to 52.25 CME credits! *Attendees claiming CME credits for the live sessions will be charged a fee. 

In 2016, IRSA applied to MSAC to restore public funding for a selected patient group likely to benefit from early vertebroplasty. The application was based on the VAPOUR trial. We are pleased to announce MSAC has supported the application for the patient subgroup in the VAPOUR trial who showed greatest benefit from vertebroplasty. The decision is published on the MSAC website as a Public Summary Document (PSD).

The GEST Asia 2020 has now been postponed - The exact dates are yet to be confirmed, expected to be November 2021

The Executive Committee are pleased to report that the Vacancy for the position of Junior Member advertised on 16 April 2020 has now been filled by Dr Philip Chan.

In March 2019, the Interventional Radiology Committee released a white paper on Interventional Radiology for consultation to College members and other key stakeholders. The document was developed with the purpose of informing the College membership and stakeholder groups of the current and long-term positioning of IR and INR in Australia and New Zealand.

Expressions of interest are being called for clinical radiology Fellows to join the Interventional Radiology (IR) and Interventional Neuroradiology (INR) Training Pathway Group. IRSA Members are encouraged to apply.

We are excited to announce that plans are underway for the 2021 IRSA ASM to be held on the Gold Coast.

2020 ASM Cancellation and New Zealand sitting of EBIR 2020 The IRSA Executive have been carefully monitoring advice provided by both Australian and New Zealand Government officials regarding public gatherings in light of the COVID-19 virus. With the introduction of strict regulations around travel and public gatherings in general, it is with the best interest of public health in mind that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 IRSA ASM and the Australian and New Zealand sitting of the EBIR, scheduled to take place in Queenstown in August this year. [...]