SDMS Sound News

Volume 8, Issue 5          May 31, 2006                ISSN 1543-0448

 
  In This Issue...

  1. SDMS Election 2006: Cast Your Vote
  2. 2006 SDMS Annual Conference Registration is Open!
  3. Member Survey: Another iPod® for your thoughts!
  4. SDMS OB Survey - TIME SENSITIVE - Your Assistance is Needed!
  5. Celebrate Sonography
  6. Preventing Occupational Injury Among Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
  7. Sonography makes CNN's List of Best-Paying Jobs for Associate Degrees
  8. News & Notes
  9. 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.

SDMS Sound News is a way of sharing important or time-sensitive news with our members. It supplements our print newsletter, News Wave, and provides links to new information and services available on the SDMS web site. SDMS Sound News is published monthly. An archive of past issues is available at http://www.sdms.org/lists/soundnewsarchive.asp 		 
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1. Cast Your Vote!

Visit http://www.sdms.org/members/vote/default.asp to cast your vote!

Not only is this the place to vote, you can learn more about the candidates, their position on professional issues, and communicate directly with them. Take this opportunity to inform yourself. Then, vote for the candidates who you believe will best represent your views on issues and the future of SDMS and the profession. Cast your vote for the following positions:

  • Two At-Large Director positions
  • Four Nominating Committee positions
Note: SDMS members in the following membership categories are eligible to vote in SDMS elections: Active (ACT), Associate (ASC), Fellow (FEL), Advanced Practice Sonographer® (APS®).

Voting booth closes on June 30.

 
 

2. 2006 SDMS Annual Conference Registration is Open!

The SDMS is taking sonography to new heights…one mile to be exact. It all takes place in Denver, Colorado October 12-15, 2006 at the Colorado Convention Center.

This year’s conference offers many new educational opportunities, including pre-conference tutorials in Education, Women’s Imaging, Vascular and Veterinary Sonography. Also this year, we have added a new tutorial exclusively for SDMS Student members, the Student Conclave. SDMS Student Members are welcome to come and explore the extraordinary and diverse career paths and interests that the they can pursue. The Student Conclave is FREE of charge to the SDMS Student Members!

The 3-day program on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will showcase educational courses in Abdomen, Ob/Gyn, Vascular, Cardiac, and Practice Strategies for lab management. In addition, there will be live scanning in the cardiac track, and eight optional lunches. There are also two highlight social events for you to enjoy.

  • SDMS Awards Dinner and Rocky Mountain Highnotes Benefit: Come cheer on your fellow sonographers at the awards ceremony and then pay to hear them or any other attendee sing karaoke. All proceeds will benefit sonographer and student programs through the SDMS Educational Foundation.
  • Wild Wild West Shindig. Join us for an unforgettable night of hor d’ oeuvres, entertainment, dancing, and cash bars.
P.S. Register on or before August 11 to receive "early bird" discounted registration prices. Join SDMS and save even more! Just visit: http://www.sdms.org/meetings/default.asp

 
  3. Member Survey: Another iPod® for your thoughts!

Take our survey for a chance to win an Apple iPod®

Complete the survey by June 7, 2006! Sage Publications, publishers of the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS), is sponsoring an ad perception study of the May/June issue. This survey is conducted by Readex Research, an independent research firm.

In an effort to provide you with the highest quality journal, we need your contribution. Please follow the link below to complete our short survey regarding the advertising and products featured in JDMS. Your answers are confidential and will only be used for tabulation.

Don’t forget to enter the drawing at the end of the survey for a chance to win an Apple iPod Nano 2GB. Thank you for your participation.

Complete the survey by June 7, 2006 at: http://www.readexsurvey.com/jdms/survey.asp

 
  4. SDMS OB Survey - TIME SENSITIVE - Your Assistance is Needed!

SDMS is conducting a survey regarding the level of physician supervision present when performing five obstetrical sonography procedures. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Only US-based sonographers who are performing obstetrical examinations are asked to participate in the survey. The survey results will be presented to federal/state agencies and insurance carriers to ensure regulatory requirements match 'real-world' supervision realities.

We encourage all SDMS members who are providers of OB services to logon and complete the OB Practice Survey as soon as possible. Please complete this survey before 5:00 pm, June 16, 2006!

http://www.sdms.org/survey/

 
  5. Celebrate Sonography!

Every October, SDMS and other sonography organizations join together to promote Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month to increase the public’s knowledge about sonography. This year’s SDMS design brings a fresh new look to one of our most popular slogans, image is everything. Join us by promoting Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month in your workplace and community!

A Promotion Kit is also available to assist you in promoting Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month in your facility and community. For more information, visit http://www.sdms.org/resources/muam/

 
  6. Preventing Occupational Injury Among Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has published an article on OSHA and preventing occupational injury among sonographers. This informative article can be found at http://www.sdms.org/pdf/preventinginjury.pdf

 
  7. Sonography makes CNN's List of Best-Paying Jobs for Associate Degrees

CNN.com featured an article listing the 10 Best-Paying Jobs for Associate Degrees. The jobs were ranked by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics as the highest-paying jobs typically held by those with associate degrees.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography is #8 on the list at $52,490.

The article can be found at http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/05/04/cb.associates/

 
  8. 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

  
  9. Important Dates
June 7 JDMS Ad Perception Study deadline
June 16 Physician Supervision of OB Sonography Exams Survey deadline
June 30 2006 SDMS Elections voting booth closes
July 31 SDMS Educational Foundation Scholarship deadline
July 31 SDMS Educational Foundation CME Grants deadline
August 11 2006 SDMS Annual Conference early bird registration deadline
Oct 12 - 15 2006 SDMS Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado
November 30 SDMS Educational Foundation Scholarship deadline
 
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