SDMS Sound News, Volume 12, Issue 7

Volume 12, Issue 7 July 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 - July 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 July 2010 issue of SDMS News Wave include: 2010 SDMS Election Results Want to Earn CME Credit for Your Study Group? AIUM/SDMS Webinar: Ergonomically Correct Scanning Defined 2010 SDMS Annual Conference Early Bird Deadline Approaching! SDMS Foundation Certification Examination Grant Program IMPORTANT UPDATE AIUM Announces Accreditation in Dedicated Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Upcoming SDMS Webinars Celebrating Sonographers and the Sonography Profession with Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month Eliminate Paperwork with the Trajecsys Report System Current Hot Topic in the SDMS Discussion Forums July iPod Touch Winner SDMS Product Spotlight: Abdominal Sonography SDMS Fellow Spotlight New Member Scan 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 newest puzzle is titled Fetal Cardiac 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. Some ovarian tumors can be safely followed on ultrasound http://www.cancernetwork.com/ovarian-cancer/content/article/10165/1608146 Evaluating arthritis with cutting edge technology http://www.fortgordonsignal.com/news/2010-07-23/News_Update/Evaluating_arthritis_with_cutting_edge_technology.html Small scanners could spot hidden heart disease http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21180607/ New Robot Surgeons Can Operate Without Human Assistance http://www.fastcompany.com/1672937/new-robot-surgeons-can-operate-without-human-assistance

Important Dates

August 2	Deadline to submit application for the Sonographer Poster Exhibit Competition
August 2	Deadline to submit application for the Student Poster Exhibit Competition
August 5	FREE SDMS Webinar: Abdominal Vascular Studies 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
August 10	2010 SDMS Annual Conference Early Bird Registration Deadline
September 9	FREE SDMS Webinar: Vascular Ultrasound Manifestations of Cardiac Disease 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
September 15	FREE SDMS Webinar: Ergonomically Correct Scanning Defined 7 pm (Eastern), 6 pm (Central), 5 pm (Mountain), 4 pm (Pacific)
October 14-17	2010 SDMS Annual Conference
November 4	FREE SDMS Webinar: Transcranial Doppler Imaging 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)
December 2	FREE SDMS Webinar: Fetal Renal Anomalies 8 pm (Eastern), 7 pm (Central), 6 pm (Mountain), 5 pm (Pacific)



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