The Kinked Wire
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) brings you a new podcast on all the topics that impact your practice of IR, with focused subseries reflecting the broad range of the specialty. In each episode, hosts and guests discuss new clinical opportunities, practice management tips, the latest trends and developments in the specialty, and more. Learn more on sirweb.org, irq.sirweb.org, and sirweb.org/kinkedwire. If you have any ideas for topics or guests, or have any other feedback, let us know at kinkedwire@sirweb.org. For corporate support opportunities, contact SIR at jnash@sirweb.org. The views and opinions expressed in podcast episodes are not necessarily those of the Society of Interventional Radiology. The society does not endorse any companies or products.
The Kinked Wire
Special update: IR perspectives on COVID-19: Palo Alto, California | Guest: Raj Shah
One thing I was recognizing very quickly was that, at that time, there was very little guidance from the CDC. A lot of the information was coming from publications from the Chinese experience and the changes that needed to be put in place were really things that hadn’t been done before.
—Rajesh Shah, MD, FSIR
Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with Rajesh Shah, MD, FSIR, an interventional radiologist in the California Bay Area, about his region's experience with the pandemic and the role he played in the development of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) COVID-19 Toolkit.
Find IR resources for COVID-19 planning, staffing, personal protective equipment and more at the SIR website, sirweb.org.
Listen to more interventional radiologist perspectives on COVID-19:
- July 21: New York, N.Y. (Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR)
- June 9: Atlanta, Ga. (Janice Newsome, MD, FSIR)
- May 20: Miami, Fla. (Costantino S. Peña, MD, FSIR)
- May 8: Chicago, Ill. (George Behrens, MD)
- April 20: Seattle, Wash. (R. Torrance Andrews, MD, FSIR)
Note: This episode was recorded on April 22, 2020. Dr. Shah's opinions do not represent those of the federal government.
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