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1.
The 2005 SDMS Annual Conference in Dallas will be one of the largest ever! The mail and online registrations deadline has passed, but on-site registrations are welcome, space permitting. Please stop by the SDMS registration desk at the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion. Registration desk hours are:
Thursday, October 6: 6:30 am to 8:30 pm
Friday, October 7: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 8: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday, October 9: 7:30 am to 12:30 pm
We may still have limited seating in our pre-conference tutorials on October 6 and Lunch & Learn educational sessions on October 7 and 8. Check availability at the registration desk.
If you can’t make it to the educational sessions, an exhibit hall pass is only $25. The exhibit hall is a 'sell out' with vendors waiting to demonstrate the latest in ultrasound technologies and applications to our conference participants. Our exhibitors range from ultrasound equipment manufacturers to recruiters.
Hotel Reservations: The deadline for reservations and the SDMS Annual Conference room rate has passed. If you are planning to attend the conference, but have not yet made your hotel arrangements, you may contact the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion directly at 1-800-233-1234 to check room availability. However, the SDMS room rate is no longer guaranteed.
For complete program details, visit: http://www.sdms.org/meetings
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2. October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month is a collaborative effort of the AIUM, ARDMS, ASE, CCI, SDMS, and SVU, who share the common goal of familiarizing and educating the public about medical ultrasound and its importance in health care.
To assist ultrasound professionals with planning activities for Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month, a free promotional kit, which includes an ultrasound fact and terminology sheet, a list of suggested activities, logos to use in promotional materials, and information on how to involve the media and local government, is available at:
http://www.sdms.org/resources/muam/default.asp.
In addition, SDMS has developed six Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM) products to help you promote Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month in your workplace and community.
To order, call 800-229-9506 or FAX the order to 214-473-8563. An order form is available at www.sdms.org/products/orderform.asp
Please note: Due to our 2005 SDMS Annual Conference, all orders will be processed after the SDMS office reopens on October 12.
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3. SDMS Office Closure
Due to the 'Dazzling' 2005 SDMS Annual Conference taking place in Dallas from October 6 - 9, The SDMS office will be closed from Wednesday, October 5, through Tuesday, October 11. We will reopen on Wednesday, October 12.
See you in Dallas!
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4. Hurricane Katrina: First-Hand Accounts from SDMS Members
For the benefit of its members, the SDMS would like to pass on two first-hand accounts of the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Many of our members were directly affected, and we would like to thank all of you who contributed to the relief efforts.
Dear Don,
I know everyone has been watching the news about the aftermath of Katrina but I wanted to contact you to see if you could put out a request from SDMS. We, here in Mobile, were spared a lot of damage. My school is fine but we have lost about half our clinical sites which are across the line in Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula and Ocean Springs. They were devastated. Many of our clinical instructors lost EVERYTHING including jobs at hospitals. One of our hospitals in Gulfport was leveled! Anyway, my clinical director and I are collecting goods for our fellow sonographers and healthcare workers at these sites and making sure they get to those who need them. If any members would like to help us in this effort, please have them contact me at the school.
In most cases, I have found that the media embellishes a lot, but I can honestly say that what you see on the news is exactly what it is and more. It is truly a mess.
Thanks for any help you can offer in getting this word out.
Kathy Gill, MS, RT(R), RDMS, FSDMS
kgill1iud@aol.com
Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics, Inc.
1230 Montlimar Dr Ste A
Mobile, AL 36609-1711
The following is a first-hand account of SDMS member Lief Penrose, BA, RT(R)(CT), RDMS, RDCS, RVT who was part of the relief effort in Mississippi.
This last week I went to Mississippi this week to help in the aftermath of Katrina. After I left I thought my experience might help others to better understand the scope and how they might help more efficiently when sending goods... Go to http://www.sdms.org/pdf/katrinacleanup.pdf to read the entire account.
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6. The Myth of "Registry Eligible"
The short list of things many folks believe in, but are not real:
- Santa Claus
- Easter Bunny
- A free lunch
- ARDMS "registry-eligible" classification
Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of ultrasound providers are working in hospitals and other imaging facilities throughout the country by invoking the ARDMS credentialing category, "registry-eligible". Recruitment ads for sonographers, vascular sonographers, and cardiac sonographers routinely call for employment candidates who have ARDMS certification or who are "registry-eligible". Some sonographers have created long-term careers without ever having acquired ARDMS certification because they fulfill the job description qualification of "registry-eligible". Problem is, that like the Easter Bunny, "registry-eligible" simply does not exist.
In an interview with the ARDMS Executive Director, Dale Cyr, the issue of "registry-eligible" came up for discussion. Mr. Cyr stated, "ARDMS does not recognize the term "registry-eligible". We have three recognized levels within our examination process:
- Applicant: an individual sends in an application for internal review in hopes he/she will be allowed to sit for our examination(s).
- Candidate: an applicant has met all required prerequisites and is allowed to sit for ARDMS examination(s). A candidate will receive official notification in the mail and has 90 days to take the approved examination(s).
- Registrant: a candidate has successfully completed a Physics (or Principles) and Instrumentation examination with a correlating specialty examination to earn a RDMS, RDCS, or RVT credential.
It is also important to note that first-time candidates have 5 years to successfully complete both examinations (physics and correlating specialty), from the time they are officially notified that they are a candidate. Failure to achieve the first credential prior to the end of the 5 year timeframe will require reapplying as a first-time candidate and retaking any previous examination to achieve an ARDMS credential (RDMS, RDCS, RVT, ROUB)."
Patients served by sonographers throughout the country deserve the highest quality provider accountability tool available. The "gold standard" within the ultrasound community is ARDMS certification.
"Registry-eligible" is a myth and the patients we serve deserve more than myth.
For information, visit the ARDMS website at:
http://www.ardms.org
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