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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

FRIDAY ⇒

Click on the session title for information about the session and the presenter.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

6:30 am – 7:20 am

Yoga

Yoga
Sustainable Scanning: Movement to Protect the Sonographer’s Upper Body
Brandy Sundberg, MHPTT, RT (R), RDMS

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

8:00 am – 8:50 am

Breakfast on Your Own OR Educator Breakfast OR Sponsored Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:50 am

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

MSK Sonography for the General Sonographer
Ted Whitten, BA, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (MSK)

Cardiac

Mitral Annular Disjunction
Eric Kallstrom, DSL, DHSc, ACS, RCS, RDCS, FAIUM, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

The Floor Plan: A Sonographer’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Imaging
Cara Hill, BS, RDMS, RVT, RT (R)
Content Level: Advanced

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

At the Carotid Fork: A Tumor Hiding in Plain Sight
Lonette Spence, DHSc, RVT
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Educators

Generational Gaps in Clinical Education
Laura Schmalz, BHS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

9:50 am – 10:10 am

Networking & Refreshment Break

10:10 am – 11:00 am

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

Liver Elastography: Why Do We Do It? How Do We Do It? Where Are We Going?
Ryan Fuller, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

Cardiac

High-Output Hemodynamics in Acute Anemia: Echocardiographic Insights and Clinical Implications
Meredith Ott, MBA, ACS, RCCS, RDCS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Chasing the Rainbows: Pregnancy Loss and the Sonographer’s Role
Kate Zale, MS, RDMS (OB,AB,PS), RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale: Transcranial Doppler for Right-to-Left Shunt Detection
Richard Genova, BA, RVT, RPhS, NVS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Educators

Empowering Excellence in Clinical Education
Hayley Bartkus, MS-HPEd, RDMS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

11:10 am – 12:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

Small Patients, Big Impact: Sonography of Germinal Matrix Hemorrhages
Stephanie Nuñez, MA, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (PS)

Cardiac

Intracardiac Echocardiography from a Sonographer’s Perspective
Sydni Henneman, BS, ACS, RCCS, RDCS, FASE
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

The Great Debate: Varicocele Treatment and Impact on Fertility
Candace Summerskill, AAS, RDMS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

Vasculopathy or Vasculitis?
Laura Schmalz, BHS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Educators

The Sonography Educator's Toolkit for Developing Critical Thinkers
Nicole Y. García Santiago, MHS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch On Your Own OR Sponsored Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

Ultrasound Evaluation of Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerves
John Aleshire, Jr, MEd, RDMS, RVT, RT(R)(CT), CTT+, VCTT+
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (MSK)

Cardiac

3D Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation: Accurate Vena Contracta Area (VCA) Measurement
Meredith Ott, MBA, ACS, RCCS, RDCS
Content Level: Advanced

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Rory’s Story: A Missed TGA Diagnosis and the Critical Role of Knowing (and Trusting) Normal Fetal Heart Views
Kate Zale, MS, RDMS (OB,AB,PS), RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

Carotid Plaque Evaluation Using Risk Stratification and Ultrasound Imaging
Richard Genova, BA, RVT, RPhS, NVS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Educators

AI in the Classroom: A Pitch for Sonography Educators
Hayley Bartkus, MS-HPEd, RDMS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

2:30 pm – 3:20 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

The Sonographer's Visual Dictionary: A Practical Guide to Common Abdominal Ultrasound Signs
Nicole Y. García Santiago, MHS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

Cardiac

Neoplastic Mutations and Cardiac Involvement
Sydni Henneman, BS, ACS, RCCS, RDCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Letrozole, Gonadotropin, or Clomiphene for Unexplained Fertility
Candace Summerskill, AAS, RDMS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

Precepting: Supporting Learners and Preceptors
Heather Niewald B.S., RVT
Jena Thompson, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Educators

Retention with Rigor: Strengthening Engagement Without Compromise
Stephanie Nuñez, MA, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

3:20 pm – 3:40 pm

Networking & Refreshment Break

3:40 pm – 4:50 pm

General

SDMS President's Address
Aubrey Rybyinski, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, FAIUM

Recognize Recipients
Kenneth R. Gottesfeld Award, McLaughlin Memorial Lectureship, Scientific Presentation Competition, Sonographer and Student Poster Competitions, W. Frederick Sample Student Excellence Award, SDMS Foundation Grants and Scholarships, SDMS Foundation Emerging Leaders Program, SDMS Foundation International Assistance Grant

Stephen McLaughlin Memorial Lecture:
Sonographers’ Career Ladder Leading to Where? How the Demand for Sonographers Needs to Include Career Advancement
Kevin D. Evans, PhD, RDMS, RVS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Shawn C. Roll, PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA, FAIUM
Carolyn M. Sommerich, PhD, CPE, FHFES

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

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