SDMS Sound News

Volume 7, Issue 10          October 31, 2005                ISSN 1543-0448

 
  In This Issue...
  1. SDMS 2005 Award Recipients
  2. SDMS Fellows for 2005
  3. Flashback Trivia Contest Winner
  4. Dazzling Conference Photos are Now Online!
  5. Annual Conference Syllabi Now Available to Members
  6. Next Year, We're Raising the Bar!
  7. News & Notes
  8. Important Dates

This issue of SDMS Sound News is sponsored by GE Healthcare, a PLATINUM sponsor of SDMS.
GE Healthcare is the leading global pharmaceutical provider of diagnostic imaging products. GE Healthcare is dedicated to providing healthcare professionals with products that expand and improve their diagnostic capabilities and contribute to the treatment of disease. With a focus in cardiovascular imaging, GE Healthcare markets Optison (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres for Injection, USP) for use in echocardiography.

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  1. SDMS 2005 Award Recipients

Distinguished Educator Award
The SDMS Distinguished Educator Award is presented to honor outstanding educators in the field of diagnostic medical sonography. Congratulations to the 2005 Distinguished Educator!
Terry DuBose,
MS, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM

Scientific Presentation Competition
1st Place: Patricia Mattos
Can 3D Volume Imaging Decrease Exam Time and Increase Radiologist Confidence?

2nd Place: Robert Scissons
Incidence of Visualized Thyroid Abnormalities During Carotid Duplex Evaluations

3rd Place: Maureen Halstead
Schwannoma

Sonographer Poster Competition
1st Place: Emily Smith
“Dr. Ethyl’s Eradication Elixer” – Ethanol Ablation of Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer

2nd Place: Karen Nussbaumer
The Primary Cause of Embolism in Acute Trauma Patients; Fat vs. Thrombus

Student Poster Competition
1st Place (tie): Carlie McCorkle
Diagnostic Ultrasound: Identifying Intussusception – A Focus on Idicative Bowel

1st Place (tie): Laura Rosenthall
Endodermal Sinus Tumor

3rd Place: Michala Partin
Keep A-Breast of the Masses

Kenneth R. Gottesfeld Award
1st Place: Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS, FSDMS
2nd Place: Ted Scott, MAppSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
3rd Place (tie): Dora DiGiacinto, MEd, RDMS, RDCS
3rd Place (tie): Sondi Troy, MSRS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

W. Frederick Sample Student Excellence Award
Original Research
1st Place: Joleen Rodriguez
Comparative Analysis Using the 80-Lead Body Surface Map and 12-Lead ECG with Exercise Stress Echocardiograms
Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

2nd Place: Melissa Okonek
The Tei Index: Diagnostic Usefulness for Predicting Global Cardiac Function in Patients with a Known Ventricular Septal Defect
Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

Literature Review
1st Place: Erin Leonhardt
Septo-Optic Dysplasia: A Neurosonographic Review
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

2nd Place: Elizabeth Grummert, BS, RT(R)
Pediatric Hip Pain: Transient Synovitis versus Septic Arthritis
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

 
  2. SDMS Fellows for 2005

Fellow Recognition
Fellow Designation is the highest category of membership the Society can bestow on a member. Congratulations to the 2005 SDMS Fellows!
Melissa Foreman
RDMS, RVT
Lynne Schreiber
MS, RT(R), RDMS

 
  3. Flashback Trivia Contest Winner

In the 2005 SDMS Annual Conference Daily Newsletter, The Daily Dazzle, Conference attendees were challenged with a series of trivia questions about the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The entries were scored, and the winner is Bob Magner of Colorado Springs, CO. Mr. Magner won the SDMS Pride item of his choice.

Here are the questions and the correct answers:

  1. In what year did the Beatles first appear on The Ed Sullivan Show? (Name the month as well for a bonus point!)
    February 1964
  2. How long (to the nearest half minute) is Don McLean’s song American Pie?
    Just over eight and a half minutes!
  3. What kind of car did Ferris take for a joyride on his day off? Anyone?.....Anyone?.....
    A Ferrari. (A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California to be precise.)
  4. Who was the first actor to portray James Bond on the big screen?
    Sean Connery (Dr. No, 1962)
  5. Name the real-life brother of the actress who played Laverne on TV’s Laverne and Shirley.
    Producer and Director Garry Marshall
  6. How many individual colored squares appear on a Rubik’s Cube?
    There are 9 squares on each of the 6 sides, totaling 54.
  7. Name the Monkees’ first hit single, that reached #1 on the charts before the first episode of their TV show was ever aired.
    Last Train to Clarksville
  8. How old was Elvis when he died?
    42
  9. Name the two actors who shared the leading role in the TV series, The Incredible Hulk?
    Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno
 
  4. Dazzling Conference Photos are Now Online!

A gallery of photos from the "Dallas Dazzles" 2005 SDMS Annual Conference in Dallas, TX are now available for viewing at http://www.sdms.org/meetings/ac2005/photos/default.asp

Photos from the Flashback Fever Gala can be found at http://www.sdms.org/meetings/ac2005/flashback/default.asp

 
  5. Annual Conference Syllabi Now Available to Members

Speakers at the SDMS 2005 Annual Conference were requested to submit a syllabus/outline to accompany their presentations. The syllabi are published in their original form as submitted by the speaker. Post-conference access to these course syllabi is being provided to all SDMS members as a member benefit. To access the syllabi online, visit: http://www.sdms.org/members/ac2005syllabi/default.asp (members only) 		 
 
6. Next Year, We're Raising the Bar!

We're taking sonography to new heights, literally.

The 2006 SDMS Annual Conference will take place in the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado on October 12 - 15, 2006. Be a part of the largest annual gathering of sonographers, in the brand new Hyatt Denver Hotel across from the Convention Center. The Rocky Mountain scenery will surround you with fantastic views, and our top-notch educational sessions will give you new perspective. Denver offers great dining, entertainment, shopping, and outdoor activities. Mark your calendars now!

Reminder: We want your input! Submit your suggestions for courses and faculty you would like to see at the 2006 SDMS Annual Conference by visiting http://www.sdms.org/pdf/call4courses.pdf before the November 2 extended deadline.

 
  7. News & Notes

The News & Notes column includes links to web-based news articles of interest to sonographers. To submit articles, send the URL to webmaster@sdms.org

  
  8. Important Dates
November 2 2006 SDMS Annual Conference Call for Course and Faculty Proposals extended deadline
November 30 SDMS Educational Foundation Scholarship deadline
 
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