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Annual Conference Agenda
​ ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOME      DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE      REGISTER
                
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
FRIDAY ⇒
Click on the ​session title for information about the session and the presenter.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

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6:00 am – 6:45 am
Stress-Release Yoga: Mobility for the Sonographer
 
7:00 am – 7:50 am
Breakfast on Your Own OR Sponsored Breakfast
 
8:00 am – 8:50 am
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Problem Solving with Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound: Kidney
Elon Granader, MD, MSc
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Diastolic Assessment: What the Sonographer Needs to Know
Daniel Bourque, MS, ACS, RCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Shed Happens! Evaluation of the Endometrium and Endometrial Pathology
Kerry Faulk, BS, RT(S), RDMS, RDCS
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Transcranial Color Coded Doppler (TCCD) Evaluation - Practical Tips and Tricks to Improve Results
Joseph Hughes, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
 
9:00 am – 9:50 am
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Back Up, Everything is Spine
Tara Cielma, BS, RT(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner
1.0 CME Credit (PS)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
A Case-Based Overview of Systemic Diseases
Sally Miller, BS, ACS, RDCS, RT(R), FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Coping with Tragedy: The Role of Self-Care for Medical Sonographers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jaime Taylor, BS, RDMS, RDCS
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Carotid Artery Waveform Analysis - Somewhere Beyond the See
Dax Godkin, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
 
9:​50 am – ​10:10 am
Networking & Refreshment Break
 
​10:​10 am – ​11:​00 am
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Pearls and Pitfalls in Scrotal Ultrasound: Torsion and Beyond
Elon Granader, MD, MSc
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Case Studies in Cardiomyopathies
Daniel Bourque, MS, ACS, RCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Let’s Have a Heart to Heart
Kerry Faulk, BS, RT(S), RDMS, RDCS
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (FE)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Misconceptions, Misnomers, and Misunderstandings in the Vascular Lab
Joseph Hughes, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Canon Medical Systems
Additional Details Coming Soon
CANON Medical
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​1​1:​10 am – ​1​2:​00 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Pathology of the Joint, Tendon, and Synovium
Jenna N. Laquerre, RT(R), RDMS(AB, OB/GYN,PS, BR), RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (MSK)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Strain Echocardiography: The Basics and Advantages
Steven Walling, BS, RCS, ACS, RDCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
From Sonography Student to Sonographer: Mélange of Current Issues - Compassionate Stoicism, Google Paradox, and “Whom If Not Us?”
Tatyana O. Beaves, MD, RDCS, RDMS, AB, OBGYN
Content Level: Advanced
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
No Such Thing as Routine – Advanced Deep Venous Thrombosis Studies
Dax Godkin, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Canon Medical Systems
Additional Details Coming Soon
CANON Medical
​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 + TrackAbdominal+
What the Ephaly?
Jenna N. Laquerre, RT(R), RDMS(AB, OB/GYN,PS, BR), RVT
Tara Cielma, BS, RT(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (PS)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Echo and Multimodality Imaging in the Modern World
Richard Palma, BS, ACS, RCCS, RDCS, RCS, FACVP, FSDMS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Hide & Go Seek: Where is the IUD?
Nadia Chupka, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Busting the Clot/No Clot Mentality: The Underlying Meaning of Venous Waveforms
Miriam Teft, MBA, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Canon Medical Systems
Additional Details Coming Soon
CANON Medical
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​​2​:​​30 pm – ​3:​20 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Is That Just a Scar? Understanding Sonography’s Role in Post-Surgical Breast Evaluation and Treatment
Kathryn Wampler, MA, RDMS, RVT, RT(R)
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (BR)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Three Dimensional Echocardiography: The Basics and Advantages
Steven Walling, BS, RCS, ACS, RDCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Prenatal Detection of Trisomies in the Context of Cultural Differences and the Importance of Culturally Sensitive Approach
Tatyana O. Beaves, MD, RDCS, RDMS, AB, OBGYN
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Who Put That There?!
Jessica Roettger, BS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Canon Medical Systems
Additional Details Coming Soon
CANON Medical
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
3:20 pm – ​3:40 ​pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
 
3:40 pm – 4:50 pm
    General    
General Session
Stephen McLaughlin Memorial Lectureship
The Sky is the Limit: Finding Passion in your Profession
Sara Baker, MEd, RDMS, RVT, RMSKS, RT(R), FSDMS
1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​5:​00 pm – ​​6:​30 ​pm
​Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
 
 

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