SDMS Foundation: Ultrasound Contrast Imaging Awards

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SDMS Educational Foundation

Ultrasound Contrast Imaging Award

Purpose

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Medical Imaging, Inc and the SDMS Educational Foundation present an award recognizing sonographers who are helping pioneer the use of contrast in ultrasound imaging. This award will also aid in fostering advances in the use of ultrasound contrast agents for both cardiovascular and general ultrasound application.

Award Winners

The recipient will receive $1,000 and a personalized plaque at the SDMS Annual Conference, where the award will be presented.

Eligibility

All SDMS members in good standing, including student members, are eligible to apply for consideration of this award.

Submission Criteria

Submissions must demonstrate the use of an ultrasound contrast agent-either commercially available or currently in Phase II or Phase III clinical trials.
2. Acceptable submissions include, but are not limited to new techniques and other innovation in the use of ultrasound contrast agents, notable case studies and abstracts.

Agreement

The following statement, with your signature, will be included at the end of your manuscript. Failure to include this statement will result in the disqualification of your award entry.

I have reviewed this information carefully. By my signature, I certify the information in this document and all supporting documents are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also understand all submitted manuscripts become the property of the SDMS Educational Foundation and will be submitted to the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS) for publication consideration.

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           Applicant’s Signature                    Date

Transfer of Copyright

Since the manuscript will be considered for publication in the JDMS, a completed Copyright Transfer Agreement must accompany the submission. All authors of an article must sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement. A printable Copyright Transfer Agreement is available on the SDMS website at http://www.sdms.org/jdms/transfer.pdf and must be completed and sent with the manuscript submission.

Judging

A panel of sonographers will evaluate all submissions and select the award winning entry(ies) prior to the SDMS Annual Conference.

Submission Requirements and Deadline

All submissions must:

include an Entry Form (available on the SDMS website at http://www.sdms.org/foundation/entryform.asp),
include the research manuscript - 1 hard copy of the manuscript (double-spaced, size 12 font), 1 copy of the manuscript on computer disk in Microsoft WORD
must be received by the SDMS Educational Foundation office by June 30.

Inquires regarding this award should be directed to:

foundation@sdms.org