SDMS Sound News, Volume 11, Issue 5

Volume 11, Issue 6 June 30, 2009 ISSN 1543-0448

SDMS Sound News is a way of sharing important or time-sensitive news with our members. It links to SDMS News Wave and other SDMS publications, and provides links to new information and services available on the SDMS web site. SDMS Sound News is published monthly. An archive of past issues is available at http://www.sdms.org/lists/soundnewsarchive.asp.

This issue of SDMS Sound News is sponsored by
Philips Healthcare, a PLATINUM supporter of SDMS.



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	SDMS News Wave - May 2009 Issue Now Available Online The Society's newsletter, SDMS News Wave, is published in an electronic-only (PDF) format on the SDMS website. Articles appearing in the June 2009 issue of SDMS News Wave include: SDMS Forms New Nonprofit, Charitable Organization: SDMS Foundation SDMS Product Spotlight SDMS Staff Member Earns CAE Credential Legislative and Sonography Licensure Update SDMS CME Policies and Procedures Updated Make Your Way to Music City Celebrate Sonography! Upcoming Webinars SDMS Fellow Spotlight SDMS Welcomes New Members NOTE: These headlines link directly to SDMS News Wave in Adobe PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or later. You can download a free copy at the Adobe website.



	Don't Forget! Earn FREE CME with the SDMS Webinar Series! Participate in live presentations or watch the recordings at your convenience. Then take the test for instant CME credit, absolutely free for SDMS members. The SDMS Webinar Series is a series of live or recorded CME presentations delivered via the Internet to SDMS members conveniently to their home or work computer. Using your computer and a phone, you have access to exciting information presented by world-class sonographers. The SDMS Webinar Series is available FREE to current SDMS members. Even you are unable to participate in these live webinars, you can still view a recording of the webinar. For more information or to register, visit http://www.sdms.org/members/webinars.asp



	SDMS Sonography Puzzles SDMS Sonography Puzzles are a series of online crossword and word search puzzles that sonography educators can incorporate into their educational programs or can be used by students and sonographers just for fun. The puzzles are interactive and a fun way to learn sonography-related terminology. The July puzzle is titled Pediatric Echo. Call for Puzzles! You can help by becoming a contributor to SDMS Sonography Puzzles. Submit your word lists (or make it a project for your students or co-workers to submit) and SDMS will convert each word list into both a crossword and a word search puzzle. To solve, print or to learn how you can contribute a puzzle, visit: http://www.sdms.org/members/puzzles.asp



	News & Notes The News & Notes column includes links to web-based news articles of interest to sonographers. The articles do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of the SDMS. To submit articles, send the URL to webmaster@sdms.org. Conn. governor signs keepsake ultrasound ban http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-xgr-ultrasoundboujun24,0,2341415.story Extra ultrasounds offer a peek, but are they safe? http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/21/ap6568574.html Diagnostic ultrasound gets smaller, faster, and more useful http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/01/46400/diagnostic-ultrasound-gets-smaller-faster-and-more-useful.htm Ultrasound-Guided Treatment Effective in Rotator Cuff Tendonitis http://www.medpagetoday.com/Radiology/TherapeuticRadiology/14914 First Acoustic Metamaterial 'Superlens' Created http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090624153116.htm

Important Dates

July 9	SDMS Webinar: History of First Trimester Risk Assessment for Aneuploidy 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
August 6	SDMS Webinar: The Transcranial Doppler Examination 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
September 17	SDMS Webinar: The Anatomy of the Anatomy Scan 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
October 15-18	2009 SDMS Annual Conference in Nashville, TN Gaylord Opryland Resort



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