About SSVIR

Who we are

The Swiss Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology (SSVIR) is a non-profit medical subspecialty society. Its members are radiologists who perform, or take a particular interest in, vascular and interventional radiology, together with residents in training, colleagues abroad and partners of the society.

Founded in 2001, SSVIR is affiliated with the Swiss Society of Radiology (SGR-SSR) and is led by an executive committee of five members elected by the General Assembly.

What we do

• Education — continuing education courses, the SSVIR session at the Swiss Congress of Radiology, an online mediacenter and support for trainees.
• Quality and standards — recognition of guidelines, participation in the evaluation of good medical practice and support for structured training such as the European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR).
• Representation — a voice for interventional radiology towards hospitals, other medical societies, authorities and tariff partners.
• Patient information — clear, reliable information on image-guided treatments and on where to find them in Switzerland.

A multidisciplinary specialty

Interventional radiology sits at the crossroads of imaging, surgery, oncology, vascular medicine and many other fields. SSVIR therefore works closely with the SGR-SSR, with Swiss clinical societies and with international organisations such as the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE).

Our guiding principles are quality, professionalism and ethics in the care of patients. In line with our statutes, the society's goals are to:

• promote training and research in vascular imaging and interventional radiology;
• organise postgraduate and continuing education in all areas of interventional radiology;
• take part in the evaluation of good medical practice in vascular imaging and interventional radiology;
• foster exchanges and relationships with similar Swiss and international societies;
• represent the subspecialty of interventional radiology towards other Swiss and international societies active in the field;
• defend the professional interests of its members;
• collaborate with the Swiss Society of Radiology (SGR-SSR) in vascular imaging and interventional radiology.