The Society’s newsletter, SDMS News Wave, is published in an electronic-only (PDF) format on the SDMS website. Articles appearing in the December 2011 issue of SDMS News Wave include:

1. SDMS Replaces its Limited Exam Position Statement with the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Imaging Position Statement
2. SDMS Product Spotlight
3. ICAEL/SDMS Joint Webinar
4. Call for Nominations – SDMS Awards
5. SDMS Election 2012
6. The SDMS Foundation is Now Accepting Online Applications for the 2012 Student Scholarship
7. Congratulations to the 2011 SDMS Foundation Certification Examination Grant Recipients
8. SDMS Thanks Michelle Bierig for Six Years of Dedicated Service as the SDMS Journal Editor
9. Congratulations to December’s $100 VISA Gift Card Winner!
10. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Accreditation News
11. Ann’s at It Again in West Africa!
12. SDMS Fellow Spotlight
13. Upcoming SDMS Webinars
14. New Member Scan
15. Problem: Student Loans! Solution: Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
16. 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.

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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 newest puzzle is titled High Risk Obstetrics

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.

• Consumer Reports: Unnecessary cardiac screening test can mislead a patient
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/consumer-reports-unnecessary-cardiac-screening-test-can-mislead-a-patient/2011/10/11/gIQAhbvoWP_story.html



• Ultrasound-guided probe repairs tennis elbow in a mere 15 minutes
  http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/northwest/news/article/Ultrasound-guided-probe-repairs-tennis-elbow-in-a-2400916.php



• Medical Radiation: Too Much of a Good Thing?
  http://health.msn.com/health-topics/medical-radiation-too-much-of-a-good-thing



• Video: Giving a 200 pound gorilla a cardiac exam
  http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2011/12/21/main_line_times/life/ doc4ef2542513372241690776.txt?viewmode=fullstory