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04 '20
By Michael Tuite, MD At the University of Wisconsin Hospital, we have had time to prepare for the expected surge of COVID-19 and have instituted progressive planning. We first identified, working with specialty ordering provider leaders, the studies and procedures (such as gastrointestinal studies and joint injections) that could be considered nonurgent, and our…
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04 '20
April 8, 2020Contact: Rodney Campbellrcampbell@theabr.org(520) 790-2900 The ABR has hired two associate executive directors (AEDs): Geoffrey Ibbott, PhD (medical physics) and James Spies, MD (interventional radiology). Both will begin their new duties July 1. Both will serve as part-time ABR staff and act as liaisons to the board and other stakeholders. There are four AEDs,…
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04 '20
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted everyone’s life. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, brought our economy to a virtual halt, and overwhelmed medical facilities. Among the important activities affected by the virus have been our initial certification exams. After much discussion, exam administrations scheduled in the first half of the year were…
