History

The purpose of the NiSIR is to advance the art and science of Interventional Radiology and research through educational, scientific, literary, advocacy, regulatory, and professional activities.

In order to achieve its aim, the Society’s ongoing long-term activities include:

1. The promotion of Interventional Radiology to young doctors;
2. The establishment of the formal fellowship program, accredited by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Surgeons
3. The encouragement of appropriate recognition for Interventional Radiology from the industry;
4. The communication to relevant authorities of problem areas within Interventional Radiology.
5. International recognition of interventional radiology fellowship/licensing from Nigeria.
6. Affiliation with more experienced sister organizations regionally and globally for the purpose of advancement of the science and practice of cardiovascular and interventional radiology in Nigeria and beyond.

So far the society is making efforts to broaden the membership base within and outside Nigeria as well as establishing international contacts to train members and mentoring.

The strategic planning group is working on advocacy document to encourage governmental agencies and private sector to invest in to IR and also for the country to had minimum of state-of-the-art IR reference center in each of the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria.

A.   CORE VALUES OF NiSIR

a)    Leadership: NiSIR and its members will lead in the development, advancement and maintenance of minimally invasive, image-guided therapies.

1. Innovation: NiSIR will advances the creative and innovative spirit of interventional radiology by supporting research, procedures and technology that improve patient care.
2. Scholarship: NiSIR and its members are devoted to building their specialty through the advancement of medical knowledge and the practice of evidence-based medicine.
3. Patient care: NiSIR members will provide the highest quality care to patients and value to professional colleagues through development of standard operating procedures, guidelines and accreditations for the purpose of improving safety profile and compliance to ethical standards.
4. Excellence: NiSIR and its members are committed to developing and maintaining the highest standards of excellence in patient care, integrating disease management, imaging and technical expertise and image-guided therapies.
   1. Line of Action Plans
5. Institutional based sponsorship by teaching hospitals. CMDS to train at least one specialist for a minimum of six months in one of the NiSIR recommended centers, who may thereafter assist in training more
6. NiSIR to strengthen partnership with SIR and sister societies and open up training opportunities
7. NiSIR to generate data base for training centers in Africa, Asia, Europe and Americas, with further details of training requirements, etc.
8. To lobby the FMoH to consider IR in strategic planning policies
9. To lobby stakeholders such as NHIS and HMOs to include IR procedures/services with the coverage list of insurance scheme. This will improve the affordability of IR services by Nigerians
10. To engage the manufacturers of IR consumables for them to tap in to potentially huge market of Nigeria.

The mission of the Nigerian Society of Interventional Radiology is to provide and improve the healthcare services through pioneering advances in image-guided therapy with emphasis on:

• provision of  continuing education and training to physicians and scientists with an active interest in Interventional Radiology or cardiovascular imaging techniques; 
• promoting the exchange of ideas and information to further define the role, direction and goals of cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology as a subspecialty of radiology.