The Society’s newsletter, SDMS News Wave, is published in an electronic-only (PDF) format on the SDMS website. Articles appearing in the January 2012 issue of SDMS News Wave include:

1. ARDMS to Launch Exam for MSK Sonography Credential This Fall
2. Attention Advanced Practice Sonographers and Ultrasound Practitioners
3. Congratulations Jill Trotter
4. All CCI Examinations ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 Accredited
5. SDMS Product Spotlight
6. SDMS Election 2012
7. Nominate a Colleague for a SDMS Award
8. 2011 SDMS Foundation Donors
9. Exhibitors! Be a part of the 2012 SDMS Annual Conference in Seattle!
10. Congratulations to January’s $100 VISA Gift Card Winner!
11. First Sonography Bachelor’s Degree Students on the Continent of Africa!
12. SDMS Fellow Spotlight
13. New Member Scan
14. Upcoming SDMS Webinars
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.

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.

SDMS student members Emily Hilbert, Mollie Hippensteel and Afnan Shebib are conducting research on the use of sonography during surgery. The project will culminate in a poster to be submitted in the student competition at the SDMS conference in Seattle in 2012.

There is a short survey that will take a few minutes to complete. If you have any questions regarding the survey or the research study, feel free to contact the principal investigator, Mollie Hippensteel, at 402-680-6358. You can drop out of the study at any time. We appreciate your time and cooperation.

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 Anatomy of the Heart Sonopuzzles

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.

• JACR: Uninsured may be unscanned in the ED
  http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&article=31052



• Detroit medical imaging company faces $150M lawsuit
  http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&article=31050



• Finding, Pushing Kidney Stones Using Ultrasound
  http://medgadget.com/2012/02/finding-pushing-kidney-stones-using-ultrasound.html



• Ultrasound a better angle for endometriosis patients
  http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ultrasound-a-better-angle-for-endometriosis-patients-20120119-1q8f5.html