Kinked Wire ep. 16
At the very beginning of the pandemic, there was a big outpouring of support through social media outlets and other avenues online between training programs throughout the country. So it was kind of almost a national level of collaboration for continuing access to training in a way. So it will be good to see how we continue to use it in the coming year. —Jason Fisher, MD
In a special year-end review, Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, and the Kinked Wire team (Editor Jaimin Shah, MD; Production Manager Jason Fisher, MD; and SIR Director of Publications Brian Haefs) discuss the top stories impacting interventional radiology in 2020:
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Racial inequity and health care disparities
- Wellness and burnout
- Virtual SIR 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
- And more
The team concludes with a look ahead to what may come in 2021.
Note: This episode was recorded on Dec. 24, 2020.
Podcast participants
Jaimin Shah, MD, is a clinical instructor of interventional radiology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and editor of the Kinked Wire.
Jason Fisher, MD, is a PGY3 ESIR resident at Hartford Hospital and production manager of the Kinked Wire.
Brian Haefs is SIR director of publications.
Host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, is an interventional radiologist in Tampa, Florida.
Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.
