I don't believe that for a minute. The announcer was too surprised and, again, no names were quoted at all. Not even the associates of the caller who are supposed to be the heads of major trade associations (College of Neurological Surgeons).

If the credentials had been verified, why not publicize them? Why not prove that the *incredible* claims are true?

The post that ilovetv provided is ambiguous but it's a start. It says the IAPB *was* created but seems to put it's most onerous possibilities in the *future*. The only thing I can think of is that the IAPB is currently only allowed to gather information for making recommendations. There seemed to be no hard reference to what their authority is now or would become in the future.