News

• ICAEL/SDMS Joint Webinar on January 11, 2012

  Join the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) and the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) for a complimentary webinar entitled, “Optimizing Your Images and Doppler Evaluations” on Wednesday, January 11, 2011 at 1 p.m. (EST) followed by a 15-minute Q&A sesssion.

  Presented by Beverly Gorman, RDCS, IAC Director of Accreditation - Echocardiography (ICAEL), and Pam Burgess, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, SDMS representative on the ICAEL Board of Directors will provide sonographers with some helpful pearls and methods for improving their images and Doppler evaluations.

  Registered participants will receive 1.0 SDMS credit. Please note: To be eligible to receive the CE credit, all participants must individually register, log in with their own customized confirmation and complete the post-test.

  Please use this link to register: http://www.icael.org/icael/main/upcoming_webinar.htm

• Lab Accreditation and Credentials in Sonography

  Lab Accreditation and Credentials in Sonography : A Demographic Assessment of Facilities Receiving Federal Reimbursements by Karen M. Having, MEd, RT(R), RDMS, Lee Anne Barwick, MEd, RT(R), RDMS, RVT and Kevin Scott Collins, and published by SAGE Publications. There is an increasing demand for sonographer credentials and facility accreditation associated with federal reimbursement of sonography examinations. [more...]

• Call for Nominations – Elected Positions (DEADLINE: February 10, 2012)

  SDMS members may submit their nominations for various elected Board of Director positions as well as the Finance and Nominating Committee positions. To submit your nomination(s), click here.

• Celebrate Sonography!

  This year’s new Seeing with SOUND! design will help you promote sonography awareness in your workplace and community! Visit http://www.sdms.org/resources/muam/default.asp for the 2011 promotional kit, poster gallery and more.

  T-shirts, buttons, totebags, posters and more are available for sale at http://www.sdms.org/store/.

• NEW – SDMS CME Opportunities

  SDMS offers 125+ free SDMS CME credits to members through the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS), SDMS Webinar Series and more. With the new SDMS CME Opportunities list, you are able to search and sort available SDMS CME activities by title, activity, specialty and number of CME credits. [more…]

• A New Way to Support the SDMS Foundation

  The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation is pleased to announce a new way for you to support the SDMS Foundation’s charitable programs while you show your pride in the sonography profession. Apply today* for your SDMS Foundation Capital One Platinum Visa® credit card and you can help the SDMS Foundation each time you swipe your card. [more…]

• Need more CME credits? There are over 30 SDMS webinars available to SDMS members free at http://www.sdms.org/members/cmescoring/test/webinar/. So start earning your FREE CME today through the SDMS Webinar Series.

• Oregon Board of Medical Imaging Announces Licensing Requirements Effective July 1, 2010
  Any person who operates sonographic equipment or passes energy through a live human body must be licensed. For more information regarding the Oregon Board of Medical Imaging licensing requirements, visit www.oregon.gov/OBMI.

• Changing Your Name, Email address, or mailing address?
  Members can submit an online change request to update your SDMS membership record. If your name has recently changed or you have a new email or mailing address, please submit an online change request.