On the eve of the new year 2009, Bill Hahn (left) received a kidney-pancreas transplant with help from members of the Renal Transplant Program at Shands at the University of Florida medical center. This week he and fellow surfer and transplant recipient Richard Salik are preparing for the 24th annual National Kidney Foundation Surf Festival, slated for Sept. 3 to Sept. 7 at Cocoa Beach.

UF Physicians is implementing an electronic medical record system, Epic EMR, in the faculty group clinics in 2009. Epic EMR includes features that can assist medical staff in providing even better care to UF patients while at the same time improving patient safety. Interested in previewing the system before its 2009 debut? You’ll get your [...]