What the Referring Physician Needs to Know

What the Referring Physician Needs to Know

Monday, Nov. 29, 8:30 – 10:00 AM

Speakers are sharing information about what information referring physicians need from radiologists during the care cycle and discussing communication methods, structured reporting and appropriateness criteria. They also are offering strategies for improving communication and interactions with referring physicians.

Speaker Information:
  • Robert W. Bales, MD, assistant professor, family and community medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford;
  • Mary F. Mulcahy, MD, assistant professor, hematology and oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago;
  • Jeffrey G. Graff, MD, head, emergency medicine, NorthShore University Health System in Chicago; and
  • Kevin P. Bethke, MD, assistant professor clinical surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

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