SDMS Sound News, Volume 12, Issue 3

Volume 12, Issue 3 March 31, 2010 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
Lantheus Medical Imaging, a PLATINUM supporter of SDMS.



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	SDMS News Wave - March 2010 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 March 2010 issue of SDMS News Wave include: Current Trends in Abdominal Sonography SDMS Member Appointed to the New Mexico Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Advisory Council Health Professions Network (HPN) Meets in Washington, DC SDMS Insurance - Are You Protected? SDMS Product Spotlight February iPod Touch Winner Ready America SDMS Sonography Mentor Upcoming SDMS 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 April puzzle is titled Bioeffects and Safety 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. Engineers turn noise into vision http://www.physorg.com/news189353482.html New type of ultrasound might lessen need for some biopsies http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/29/AR2010032902958.html?wprss=rss_health Small incidentally discovered testicular masses in infertile men-Is active surveillance the new standard of care? http://www.urotoday.com/39/browse_categories/testicular_cancer/small_incidentally_discovered_ testicular_masses_in_infertile_menis_active_surveillance_the_new_standard_of_care_ _abstract04012010.html No panda embryo in sight, but zoo hopeful about pregnancy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030801858.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Important Dates

April 8	FREE SDMS Webinar: Contrast in the Echo Lab 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
May 13	FREE SDMS Webinar: Interesting Abnormal OB Cases 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
May 14	Deadline to submit application for the W. Frederick Sample Student Excellence Award
May 14	Deadline to submit application for the SDMS Scientific Presentation Competition
June 10	FREE SDMS Webinar: ABCs of Volume Imaging 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
July 15	FREE SDMS Webinar: GYN: Back to the Basics 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
August 2	Deadline to submit application for the Sonographer Poster Exhibit Competition
August 2	Deadline to submit application for the Student Poster Exhibit Competition



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