Comments about the SDMS 2003 Annual Conference in Dallas

• Great conference! The facilities, exhibits, and refreshments were very good. All the speakers I heard were very knowledgeable and had current, usable information. This was a worthwhile meeting that will help me in my daily work.
  Carol Waddell, West, TX
  
  
• This is my 6th SDMS conference. It gets better each year. Thank you!
  Steven Hess, Omaha, NE
  
  
• This was my first SDMS conference. What a wonderful experience. It was reassuring to know that the standards and protocols I abide by are acceptable practices across the sonography community. I also learned additional scanning techniques for enhancing my studies. I will definitely attend next year. Thank you SDMS!
  Elain Ahnee,San Antonio, TX
  
  
• I hope that all sonographers, physicians and even mammographers that have been trained to do sonography get a chance early in their career to have an instructor like Cindy Rapp. She is the reason, that I came on my birthday to a conference. keep it up Cindy!
  Melissa Buffington, Denton, TX
  
  
• The information given in the practice strategies was invaluable.
  Janice Glasper, Las Vegas, NV
  
  
• Wonderful facility, beautiful city. Great job SDMS! I am proud to be a part of this organization and profession.
  Pam Cook, Bedford, TX
  
  
• Excellent. I will be a better sonographer because of this conference.
  Darlene Kanuth, League City, TX
  
  
• This was a great conference with excellent courses. Some were good review & some provided valuable new information that will help guide me in my practice in the coming years.
  Larry Horton, Harrison, AR
  
  
• I enjoyed my first ever SDMS conference. I will attempt to make it an annual endeavor. Thanks so much for your hard work in putting this on.
  Mike Sellers, Sulpher Springs, TX
  
  

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Comments about the SDMS 19th Annual Conference in Atlanta

• Great conference! I'm already making plans to attend the 2003 conference.
  
  Joseph Rothgeb
  Southwest Missouri Allied Health Education
  West Plains, MO
  
  
• The conference has given me the opportunity to network with fellow sonographers from across the U.S. and abroad, which has been very helpful in keeping up with new technology, techniques, and boundless opportunities
  
  Ray M. Aguila, RDMS
  Mercy Medical Center
  Bellbrook, OH
  
  
• As an educator, this tutorial (Educators) is a must attend. So few conferences I have attended have been this rich in educational specific information. Whether you are a new director, or an experienced one, this is a can't miss opportunity.
  
  Robert Lily
  Mountain State University
  Beckley, WV
  
  
• Everything was great. We appreciate being associated with the SDMS.
  
  Kathy Rahtz
  TeamStaff Rx
  
  
• I have attended other national conferences and this was by far the best organized and provided the widest, deepest degree of material available of any of them. Great job!
  
  Nancy Volk, RDCS, RVT
  Carnegie, PA
  
  

Comments about the SDMS 18th Annual Conference in Las Vegas

• The thing that struck me the most was the friendliness of the SDMS staff. It was really fun to put faces to the names I've seen on the forms.
  
  
  
• Love the labels!! The self-record for CME credit cut out the long lines to stamp the CME book like before. Great idea!! Do not change this idea.
  
  
  
• As a first time attendee. I was very pleased with the conference (hotel, speakers, and the whole set up). There was enough time in the day so I did not listen to too many speakers & get informational overload. Would definitely consider Atlanta!
  
  
  
• I am happy to see the changes in the sense of offering numerous Cardiac lectures. I plan to attend more often in the future.
  
  
  
• Variety of topics & quality of speakers ensured a valuable learning experience. I just wish I could have been in two places at once. There were many more lectures I would have liked to have heard.
  
  
  
• Good idea of stickers with name & ID. Plus, automatically reporting CME credits to ARDMS.
  
  
  
• The speakers put a lot of time and effort in planning their individual subjects. I appreciate the humor they added and personal touch, it really kept your attention and made it more interesting to learn!
  
  
  
• My first conference. I plan to attend next year in Atlanta.
  
  
  
• Everyone was very friendly & helpful staff were very experienced & professional. The whole conference was extremely well run & I am very happy I came to the conference.
  
  
  
• Dr. Humor was fabulous! He should be at every conference!
  
  
  
• MSI Tutorial was excellent. I think of all sonographer's should have had to attend this. You need to educate the educators. Our new grads are scanning with the same bad habits that I have. This has to stop!
  
  

Comments about the SDMS 17th Annual Conference

• The conference was outstanding! I plan to return and enthusiastically encourage my students and peers to join me next year. I met numerous professionals that I hope to continue a professional relationship with to promote our profession. What a huge boost for my personal career!
  - Jill Herzog, Des Moines, IA
  
  
• Excellent facilities; top-notch speakers with a wide variety of topics to choose from. I am quite impressed.
  - Nancy Coslow, Arlington, TX
  
  
• I was very happy with all the lectures that I attended. It was superior to the AIUM as the topics were very much related to our daily work.
  - Shannon Andrews, Grande Prairie, Canada
  
  
• I am involved in a very active state ultrasound society, but it is not possible for us to do for our membership what the SDMS does for all sonographers. It is staggering how important the SDMS is to our profession. Most sonographers don't realize what an outstanding organization is working for them.
  - Diana Strickland, Bethel, NC
  
  
• Excellent topics and speakers. I left feeling that I received the most up-to-date information.
  - Gail Phillips, Englewood, FL
  
  
• Very professional conference. I learned a lot, had a great time and I am looking forward to next year's conference.
  - Cindy Lange, Gilbert, AZ
  
  
• I've been a sonographer and SDMS member since 1981 and this is the best mixture of lectures I've seen at a national conference. Very interested in the professional growth lectures and most all the MSI talk. I only wish my entire staff could have attended and maybe a few radiologists!
  - Janis Hunter, Farmington Falls, ME
  
  
• I felt so welcomed as a 1st time attendee. It was fun to learn about others and share my love for my professional niche.
  - Fern Delaney, Madison, WI
  
  
• As a first timer, the experience was outstanding, very informative, concise, and leading edge. I was impressed with the entire format! I plan to attend the next conference.
  - Christine Collis, Wilkes-Barre, PA
  
  
• Great meeting, staff was great and very helpful. Lectures were very useful to everyday work environment. Keep up the good work!
  - Gary Johnson, Eagle Point, OR
  
  
• Great Conference-thanks so very much! The content for beginners and advanced was very well planned. All areas of the profession were covered. In the last 10 or so years, I have attended more vascular conferences than general since that is my best interest. I have to say, I have been extremely pleased with the staff members of the SDMS organization, faculty, etc. This has been not only a very informative conference (even being a very "long-time" sonographer) but a very pleasurable one. I will attend the SDMS conference in the future. Thanks for everything.
  - Judy Reha, Fircrest, WA
  
  
• I have gained even more respect for the SDMS and I am so proud to be a member of this great society of professionals.
  - Laura Reintges, Chase, MI
  
  
• This was an excellent educational, innovative and inspiring conference. I have learned and acquired many useful tools and tips that I will return to my facility with, and hopefully be a more skilled sonographer than when I arrived.
  - Kimberly Gwaltney, McKenzie, TN
  
  
• You made me feel welcomed and a part of the "group" on the first day even though I am "just a student" and this was my first conference. The conference got me very excited about becoming a part of this profession!
  - Vicki Patsdauter, Arlington, TX
  
  
• Thanks to all of you who worked so hard to put this great conference together! Keep up the good work. You're doing a great job of promoting the ultrasound profession.
  - Ed Spain, Elm Hurst, IL
  
  
• The best meeting I have ever been to. Most cost-efficient. SDMS staff great--dress code worked great. Wish I could come every year. Very pertinent and useful information. Recharges my enthusiasm for sonography.
  - Debbie Levesque, Rochester, NH
  
  
• The SDMS Annual Conference is a great way to earn CME credits, see the latest developments from manufacturers, meet and share with sonographers from across the country and foreign nations, and to HAVE FUN!
  - Donald Hartsock, Muncie, IN
  
  
• The 2000 SDMS Annual Conference was the most outstanding I have ever attended. The keynote session was entertaining and motivational. My focus for the conference was Ob/Gyn. To be able to sit in a lecture by such Drs. as DeVore, Lyons, and Pinette was an honor.
  - Anita Marshall, Fort Worth, TX
  
  
• Great Conference! Very organized. More emergency physicians should attend this excellent conference.
  - David Bahner, MD, RDMS, Columbus, OH
  
  
• Always look forward to the SDMS meeting--it's like coming "home" for a family reunion.
  - Deborah Sansoucie, Kenmore, WA
  
  
• Everyone at the SDMS registration booth was helpful and enthusiastic. I am always pleased to attend the national conference because of the shared knowledge, networking , and the professional drive and warmth of everyone!
  - Wayne Leonhardt, Oakland, CA
  
  
• I truly enjoyed the conference. All of the speakers were extremely good and I had a wonderful time on top of it all! It was an extremely well-organized conference and I feel that I got my money's worth--plus! I am going to try to make it an annual event for me.
  - Angie Jones, Ogden, UT
  
  
• Awesome! I'll be back every year!
  - Leigh Anne Hollis, Rogers, AR
  
  
• The conference was very good with up-to-date information. The SDMS officers and staff were the best! It was peers helping peers. So much information to obtain that I didn't get to see Texas! The membership meeting was very important to me. If you do ultrasound, you must join the SDMS. Sonographers for sonographers!
  - Larry Boyd, Omaha, NE
  
  
• Excellent meeting. All of the speakers were exceptional. This conference is a must for sonographers! This was my 1st SDMS Conference--I'll be back next year.
  - Denise Miller, Midland, TX