How to Participate

Interventional Oncology relies on dedicated interventional oncologists to help spread awareness of the growing field. From word-of-mouth messaging to attending webinars, here’s how you can participate in IO Awareness Week.

Use the Marketing Toolkit

We encourage you to utilize the below marketing materials to help spread the word and make IO a household name!

SPREAD the Word

During IO Awareness Week, SIO will spark conversations via social media. We encourage you to follow us to join along in re-sharing our posts, and add your own voice to the conversation with the hashtags #IOAwarenessWeek and #IKnowIO.

Be sure to use our social media graphics in your posts! You can also use profile frames to add to your profile picture on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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REACH Out to Your Network

We encourage you to customize the below email copy to reach out to your network about IO Awareness Week, encouraging them to participate.

Dear [NAME],

Interventional Oncology (IO) Awareness Week is 23-27 October, and is a yearly campaign to increase awareness of the field of interventional oncology and the benefits of IO therapies for cancer patients.

Organized by the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) and supported by BD, Boston Scientific, EDDA Technology, Neuwave, Stryker, and Varian, the third annual IO Awareness Week provides the chance to:

  • Spread the word of the growing IO field
  • Educate patients and other practitioners
  • Share your stories of how IO has helped patients and loved ones
  • Participate in Continuing Medical Education webinars
  • And more!

I encourage you to spread the word of IO and get involved at iowarenessweek.org. Thank you for your dedication to the IO field!

INCORPORATE IO Awareness Into Your Daily Messages

Add the below language and image to your email signature to increase visibility of IO Awareness Week. Don’t forget to link the image to the IO Awareness website.

IO Awareness Week 2023 takes place 23-27 October. Get involved to spread awareness of the field of interventional oncology!