Professional competencies: from conflict to opportunity

The turf battles with other specialties that tend to take control of the radiological practice and some of our areas of interest are one of the most important problems that Radiology must face at the present time. Interventional Radiology is the last one and the more recent example of this phenomenon that spreads world-wide. Far from defeatist attitudes, we must learn from our past mistakes to turn this scenario into an opportunity to evolve towards a more competitive and updated specialty according to our time. The authors review the present situation of the turf batlles of Radiology with other specialties, pointing to their possible causes and proposing the resolution strategies.