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Annual Conference Agenda
​ ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOME      DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE      REGISTER
⇐ THURSDAY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
SATURDAY ⇒
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
 
6:45 ​am – ​​7:​​50 ​am
Breakfast on Your Own OR Sponsored Breakfast OR Educational Program
    Students    
Educator and Student Track
Student Leadership Breakfast
Image is Everything – Create Yours
Catherine E. Rienzo, EdD, RT(R) (ARRT), RDMS, FSDMS
Halle Delos Reyes, BS, RDMS
Ticket Required for Entry
1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​8:00 ​am – ​9:​10 ​am
    General    
General Session

The Future of Ultrasound is Here!
Frank Miele, MSEE
1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​9:​20 am – ​10:​10 am
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Interesting Cases of the Liver and Biliary System
Nadia Chupka, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Assessment of Valvular Regurgitation
Elizabeth McIlwain, MHS, ACS, RCS, FASE
Content Level: Beginner
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Go With the Flow: Maternal-Placental-Fetal Circulation and the Sonographer
Miriam Teft, MBA, RDMS, RVT
Tatyana O. Beaves, MD, RDCS, RDMS, AB, OBGYN
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
​But Wait…There’s More!
Jessica Umbra, BS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Educator and Student TrackEducators
​Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn
Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
10:​10 am – ​11:20 am
Networking & Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
 
11:20 am – 12:10 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Lung Ultrasound for Sonographers
Monique Riemann, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner
1.0 CME Credit (MSK)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Great. This Heart Valve Isn’t Opening! NOW What Should I Do??
Brad J. Roberts, RCS, RDCS, ACS
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Sonography of the Fetal Brain
John Trombly, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
The Use of 3D Sonography to Evaluate Vascular Plaque
Sharlette Anderson, MHS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Educator and Student TrackEducators
​Ultrasound Student Admissions and Analytics: Part IV
Frank Miele, MSEE
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
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Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Philips Healthcare
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​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​1​2:​20 pm – ​1:​10 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Benefits and Techniques of Pediatric Contrast from a Sonographer’s Perspective
Elizabeth Brennan, BS, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (PS)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Practical Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for Echo: Why I Need Bubbles and How I Use Them
Jessica Stout, BS, RDCS, ACS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Conquering the Middle Cerebral Artery Doppler
Molly Siemens, RDMS, RVT, RT
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: Noninvasive Assessment
Richard Dubin, AAS-DMS, RVT, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Educator and Student TrackEducators
Practical and Experiential Ways to Teach Infection Control Prevention
Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Philips Healthcare
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​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
1:00 pm – ​3:​00 ​pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL TIME
 
​3:​10 pm – ​4:​00 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Slipping Rib Syndrome: 5 Years in
Monique Riemann, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Cool! What’s going on with that heart valve?
Brad J. Roberts, RCS, RDCS, ACS
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Patterns of Fetal Anomalies
John Trombly, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Why is Standardization Necessary?
Jacquelyn R. Butler, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Educator and Student TrackEducators
Integrating Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Curriculum into a Sonography Program
Maria Stanczak, MS, RDMS, RVT, RT(R)(M)
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Superficial Structures
Matthew Ryan, MS, RDMS, RVT, RT(R)
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Post Procedural Assessment of Structural Heart Devices
Jaclyn Meadow, RCS
Content Level: Beginner
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Cardiac Outflow Tracts: More than Just Another Artery
Molly Siemens, RDMS, RVT, RT
Content Level: ​Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (FE)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Noninvasive Assessment Preoperative to the Creation of Hemodialysis Access
Richard Dubin, AAS-DMS, RVT, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Educator and Student TrackEducators
Topics in Education: An Open Discussion
Tanya Nolan, EdD, RT(R)(ARRT), RDMS
Debra Crandell, EdD, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​​5:30 pm – 7:00 ​pm
Friday Night ​​Social
 
 

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