SDMS Sound News, Volume 8, Issue 10

Volume 8, Issue 10 October 31, 2006 ISSN 1543-0448

In This Issue...

SDMS Recognizes Award Winners in Denver
2006 Fellows
2006 SDMS Annual Conference Photos Are Now Online!
SDMS Annual Conference CME Certificates
"Listen & Win" iPod Winner
Radiologists Pledge to Recapture Sonography?
News & Notes
Important Dates

This issue of SDMS Sound News is sponsored by the
SDMS Educational Foundation.

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	1. SDMS Recognizes Award Winners in Denver With more than 900 diagnostic medical sonographers and guests in attendance, the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography recognized the international winners of various awards and competitions at a star-studded special awards dinner. The first-ever awards dinner was held as part of the SDMS’ 2006 Annual Conference which was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. The conference was the largest ever held by the Society with more than 1,700 participants. For the complete list of award winners, competition winners, and 2006 Medal Level Supporters, please visit http://www.sdms.org/news/release10132006.pdf Congratulations to all of the winners!

2. 2006 Fellows

Fellow designation is the highest honor the Society can bestow on a member. A Fellow nominee must be an Active member of SDMS who has made outstanding contributions to the Society and the field of sonography. Each year, the membership at large submits nominations for consideration to Fellow status.
Congratulations to the 2006 inductees:

Shannon Boswell
BS, RDMS, RDCS,
RVT, FSDMS
Daniel A. Merton
BS, RDMS, FSDMS



	3. 2006 SDMS Annual Conference Photos Are Now Online! A gallery of photos from the "Denver Rocks" 2006 SDMS Annual Conference in Denver, CO are now available for viewing at http://www.sdms.org/meetings/ac2006/photos/default.asp Photos from the Wild Wild West Shindig can be found at http://www.sdms.org/meetings/ac2006/shindig/default.asp



	4. SDMS Annual Conference CME Certificates CME certificates (for members) are now available online in the Members Only area. Simply log in and click "My transcript" at http://www.sdms.org/members/ For attendees that requested a copy be mailed to them - it will be mailed in a few days.



	5. "Listen & Win" iPod Winner Congratulations to Lisa Huttemeyer of Poway, California! Lisa is the winner of an 80GB iPod video, after correctly identifying the most song titles and artists played between the educational sessions at the 2006 SDMS Annual Conference.



	6. Radiologists Pledge to Recapture Sonography? From diagnosticimaging.com Radiology luminaries dissected the latest trends at the 2006 Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound meeting. Their conclusions could shed light on whether radiology chooses to let go of ultrasound for good or reclaim a modality that could thrive in the hands of experts through the next decade. http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/showNews.jhtml?articleID=193400420



	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 3-D ultrasound increases accuracy of robotic surgeries http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2006/10/31/scanner-surgeries.html Ultrasound gear to aid in training http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/15848496.htm?source=rss&channel=thestate_news Using Contrast Enhanced Sonography Improves Diagnosis Of Liver And Spleen Injuries http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060930094250.htm Promising new metamaterial could transform ultrasound imaging http://www.physorg.com/news68357796.html

8. Important Dates

November 30

SDMS Educational Foundation Scholarship deadline



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