The Society's newsletter, SDMS News Wave, is published in an electronic-only (PDF) format on the SDMS website. Articles appearing in the January 2010 issue of SDMS News Wave include:

1. Prospects for Sonography in the Healthcare Reform Environment
2. 2009 Advanced Practice Sonographers
3. Major Gift to New SDMS Foundation Announced
4. January iPod Touch Winner
5. Haiti Earthquake Disaster
6. Call for Nominations for SDMS 2010 Elections
7. Member Benefit Spotlight - JDMS
8. Change in Mammograhy Guidelines Questioned
9. Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month Clearance Sale
10. SDMS Makes Donation to Sonography Community in Africa
11. SDMS Product Spotlight
12. New Member Scan
13. Upcoming Webinars
14. SDMS Fellow Spotlight
15. 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.

Deadline: February 12, 2010

SDMS Fellow Nominations
To nominate a SDMS member for Fellow status visit http://www.sdms.org/membership/fellow.asp

SDMS Elected Positions
SDMS members may submit their nominations for the elected positions listed below at http://www.sdms.org/members/nominateform.asp

SDMS Board of Directors:

• At Large Director (3 positions open)
• At Large Director (international)

SDMS Committee Positions:

• Nominating Committee Member (3 positions open)
• Finance Committee Member (1 position open)

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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 February puzzle is titled Abdominal/Visceral Vascular Sonography/Technology

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.

• Ultrasound may cut deaths in high-risk pregnancies
  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60Q55J20100127



• Ultrasound Helps Predict Liver Damage in NAFLD
  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/GeneralHepatology/18211



• Heart screenings reveal treatable conditions
  http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_heartscreen_0202_gd.ART.State.Edition1.17973cb.html



• Change in Mammography Guidelines Questioned
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128171820.htm