The Society's newsletter, SDMS News Wave, is published in an electronic-only (PDF) format on the SDMS website. Articles appearing in the August 2009 issue of SDMS News Wave include:

1. Latest Survey Shows MSK Injuries Among Sonographers Not Abating
2. Student SPI Podcast Now Available From ARDMS
3. Time is Running Out! Make Your Way to Music City
4. 5 Great Reasons to Attend the 2009 SDMS Annual Conference
5. SDMS Foundation News
6. SDMS Announces New Member Benefit Partner: Liberty Mutual
7. New Member Scan
8. SDMS Opposes Proposed Government Cuts to Echo Reimbursement
9. Celebrate Sonography!
10. Upcoming SDMS Webinars
11. SDMS Fellow Spotlight
12. SDMS Online Store Coming Soon!
13. 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.

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.

This is your last chance to make your hotel reservations for the 2009 SDMS Annual Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. You MUST register at the hotel by September 4th to get the reduced group rate; the hotel is nearing sell out on several nights so you must ACT NOW!

Reserve your room today at: http://www.sdms.org/meetings/hotel.asp

If you have not already registered for the conference, you won’t want to miss the sonography event of the year. There are over 90 educational sessions, up to 23 CME credits available, and lots of Nashville FUN!

Questions? Contact the SDMS Meetings Department at 800-229-9506 X 112 or meetings@sdms.org

Registration rates will increase after September 10th. You must reserve your hotel room by September 4th to receive the reduced group rate!

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 September puzzle is titled Obstetrical Pathology and was submitted by Paul Maria, BA, RDMS, RVT.

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.

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.

• Law Requiring Ultrasounds for Abortions Is Struck Down
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/18/AR2009081803323_2.html



• OIG cautions CMS about ultrasound overuse
  http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=18163



• Ultrasound guidance for sciatic nerve blocks shown to have a 99% success rate
  http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=43378



• Ultrasounds Allow Teenage Girls to Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies
  http://www.oncologynursingnews.com/Ultrasounds-Allow-Teenage-Girls-to-Avoid-Unnecessary-Biopsies/article/141098/