American Journal of Anesthesia & Clinical Research
nw-january-2012
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In this issue
cover story: ARDMS to Launch Exam for MSK Sonography Credential This Fall • 4 Attention
Advanced Practice Sonographers and Ultrasound Practitioners • Congratulations Jill Trotter • All CCI
Examinations ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 Accredited • 5 SDMS Product Spotlight • 6 SDMS Election 2012
• Call for Nominations – SDMS Awards • 7 2011 SDMS Foundation Donors • 11 Exhibitors! Be a part
of the 2012 SDMS Annual Conference in Seattle! • Congratulations to January’s $100 VISA Gift Card
Winner! • 12 First Sonography Bachelor’s Degree Students on the Continent of Africa! • 13 SDMS Fellow
Spotlight • 14 New Member Scan • 15 Upcoming SDMS Webinars • 16 SDMS Welcomes New Members
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By Beth W. Orenstein
Musculoskeletal (MSK) sonography, which is
used in the evaluation and treatment of joint and
soft-tissue diseases, has long been popular in
Europe and other countries overseas. While MSK
sonography isn’t used as widely in the United
States, it has been growing rapidly here over the
last decade as well.
As the U.S. looks at ways to reduce health-care
costs yet maintain quality, and, as concerns
about radiation safety grow, more American
physicians are expected to use MSK sonography
- not only to diagnose but also to treat
musculoskeletal injuries.
In response to this growing demand worldwide,
the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical
Sonography (ARDMS) is launching an MSK
sonography credential. ARDMS will begin
accepting examination applications for its
Registered in Musculoskeletal™ (RMSK™)
ARDMS to Launch Exam for MSK
Sonography Credential This Fall
sonography credential this summer. Medical
professionals will be able to take the exam
starting in mid-September.
ARDMS CEO and Executive Director Dale
R. Cyr says the ARDMS RMSK credential is a
pioneering effort in the field of sonography. It
was established, he says,“to bridge global and
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domestic musculoskeletal sonography practices
and build a community of health-care professionals
working toward the same goal of patient safety
through standardized practice.”
At first, ARDMS is expecting to see a greater demand
for the new exam overseas where MSK is the number
one or number two most commonly performed
sonographic study.“Outside of North America, it
fluctuates between OB/GYN and MSK, ”says Kevin D.
Evans, PhD, RT(R)(M)(BD), RDMS, RVS, FSDMS, Chair
of the ARDMS Board of Directors. However, he says,
“as MSK sonography becomes more common in the
United States, ARDMS expects to see the U.S. demand
for this new credential to increase dramatically.”
RMSK answers a growing need
ARDMS has been working on developing the RMSK
credential for several years because of the growing
interest it has seen.“One of the reasons we started
looking into developing the RMSK credential was
the growing use of MSK sonography in the U.S. and
because we were getting so many inquiries from our
Registrants and the medical community at large,”
Evans says.“It’s an exciting time for ARDMS and
practice of sonography.”
Before deciding to go ahead with developing the
MSK exam, ARDMS surveyed the marketplace and
found interest to be at a high level.“The ARDMS
mission is to promote quality care and patient safety
through the certification and continuing competency
of ultrasound professionals, ”says Evans.“MSK
sonography is quickly becoming a worldwide imaging
standard. It was clear that a professional credential in
that specialty is both timely and needed. ”
The MSK credentialing exam will be open to
medical professionals who practice musculoskeletal
ultrasound. That includes not only sonographers but
also physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists,
sports medicine practitioners, osteopathic surgeons,
radiologists, chiropractors, rheumatologists,
podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons. The same exam
will be given to physicians and non-physicians.
The MSK exam will be a single exam with the
sonography principles and instrumentation content
all rolled into it. Because the exam is open to anyone
who practices MSK ultrasound, it’s modeled more
after ARDMS’s RPVI (Registered Physician in Vascular
Interpretation) exam than other sonographer exams,
Evans says. There will be one prerequisite applicants
will need to meet, Evans says, but it has yet to be
announced.
It’s likely those who register for the exam will hold an
existing medical degree or certification and will have
performed a certain number of MSK studies, he says.
“The prerequisite was designed so that a vast majority
of medical professionals will be eligible to take the MSK
exam and that anyone using MSK sonography should
be able to take it, ”Evans says.
Exam content being developed
The content outline for the RMSK credential is
available at www.ARDMS.org/RMSK. According to the
outline, the tasks to be covered include: anatomy and
physiology (28 %) pathology (28 %), patient care (2%),
integration of data (8%), protocols (15%), physics and
instrumentation (7%), treatment (10%) and“other”
(2%). The anatomic areas to be covered will include:
shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, ankle and
foot, soft tissue and general.
It’s still undecided whether the RMSK credential
exam will be all multiple choice questions or include
advanced item types – where the questions involve
simulated ultrasound consoles. Such questions might
list a problem statement and display the controls of an
ultrasound machine. The test-taker would be asked to
adjust the controls that translate to a correct solution
to the problem. Or it could be that the test-takers are
asked to use their mouse to indicate a particular detail
of the image on the screen.
Item writers are working on the questions and,“they’re
being vetted and reviewed, ”Evans says.“Multiple
versions of the examination are being developed.”
Because the vast majority of MSK sonography studies
are done outside of the U.S., ARDMS has sought input
from experts from around the world in developing the
credential, Cyr notes.
ARDMS is developing a practice version of the MSK
examination and hopes to have it ready prior to the
formal exam launch in mid-September.“Medical
professionals will be able to visit the ARDMS website
(www.ARDMS.org) and take a practice version of the
MSK examination for a nominal fee, ”Evans says.
Opportunity to take exam limited
Because it is the first time it’s being given, the exam
will have a window of about a month when it can be
taken, Evans says.“Our other exams are administered all
the time, ”Evans says,“but our MSK is going to be in a
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specific time frame. We will announce the time frames
in the spring and summer for the next several years of
administration.”
After the first group has taken the exam, ARDMS will
determine what score test-takers will need to achieve
in order to pass, says Ellen Julian, PhD, Director of
Testing and Research at ARDMS.
Dr. Julian explains why the test is scored that way:
“Typically, the way we build a test, we have questions
we’ve used in the past and know exactly how difficult
they are. Those are the ones on which we score people
and, because they are known quantities, we can
calculate in advance the number correct needed to
pass.”
However, because this is a new test,“and we’ve never
used any of the questions before, we don’t know how
hard the questions will be and which ones are working
well. We have to get all the data back and analyze the
questions to determine what the cut score will be.”
Also, because it’s a new test, examinees will not hear
the results as quickly as other ARDMS credentialing
exams.“We’re saying 60 days from the last test date,
”Dr. Julian says,“but we’re hoping to have the scores
out in less time.”
The first administration for the MSK exam will be
mid-September to mid-October 2012. The second
administration is slated for mid-March through
mid-April 2013.“If demand is high enough, the MSK
examination may move to continuous administration
just like our other exams, ”Evans says.
Sonographers who are interested also can sign-up on
the ARDMS Website (www.ARDMS.org/RMSK) so that
they will receive alerts about the RMSK exam when
things are happening, Evans says.
SDMS Annual Conference to include MSK
Sonographers who are interested in taking the new
ARDMS RMSK exam can prepare by attending this
year’s SDMS Annual Conference, Sept. 20-23, at the
Washington State Convention and Trade Center in
Seattle.
At this year’s conference, musculoskeletal ultrasound
will be part of the abdominal track. Janette Wybo, BS,
RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Program Coordinator at Providence
Hospital School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
and a member of the SDMS Conference Management
Committee, says MSK sonography is one of the most
requested topics by attendees.
The Thursday tutorial will have two 90-minute MSK
lectures with hands-on scanning by invited faculty,
Veronica Rodriguez, RDMS, CEO, of Great Lakes
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Inc. Rodriquez has 15
years of experience dedicated to MSK sonography
and has conducted lectures and scanning workshops
at national and international musculoskeletal
conferences, Wybo says.
At the first Thursday session, Rodriguez will lecture
on shoulder scanning protocol and sonographic
appearances with the majority of time devoted to
live scanning. The second session will focus on MSK
scanning of the ankle, knee, wrist and elbow.
“To make the session most effective for everyone,
there will be dual screens with a videographer
projecting scanning transducer placement along with
displayed machine image, ”Wybo says.“This worked
out well for attendees last year for scanning technique
and instruction, ”she notes.
During the main conference track, the SDMS
Conference Management Committee has asked
Sandra J. Allison, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology
from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to
return as part of the conference faculty. Dr. Allison
has a passion for musculoskeletal imaging and will
be giving two lectures on MSK ultrasound and their
applications for the upper and lower extremities. She
will focus on how ultrasound has advanced in imaging
and diagnosis along with what circumstances it
should be the modality of choice for clinicians.
“Attendees have enjoyed Dr. Allison’s lectures as part
of the SDMS conference in the past and we are excited
she will be joining us in Seattle, ”Wybo says.
Beth W. Orenstein is writer for SDMS.
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Congratulations
The SDMS would like to
congratulate Jill Trotter,
BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
on being awarded the
prestigious Vanderbilt
Radiology Chairman’s
Leadership Award.
Jill is the Director of
the Diagnostic Medical
Sonography Program
at Vanderbilt University.
She also currently serves on the SDMS Foundation
Board and is a former SDMS Board member.
JillTrotter,BS,RT(R),RDMS,RVT
Attention Advanced
Practice Sonographers and
Ultrasound Practitioners
Your Participation Requested in a Survey
The Advanced Practice
Committee of the SDMS,
in collaboration with
the American Registry
of Diagnostic Medical
Sonography (ARDMS),
is hosting an“Advanced
Practice in Sonography”
survey during the month
of February. SDMS is
soliciting participation
from sonographers who
are currently functioning
in the capacity of a mid-level provider, physician
extender. The link to complete this survey is:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LT9YMJB
The SDMS has been actively working on the concept
of an Ultrasound Practitioner (UP) for over a decade.
The foundation for the UP concept is the creation
of a mid-level provider of sonography services that
functions as a physician extender. While there is
currently no“official”designation, title, or certification
examination associated with this position, we know
that some sonographers are currently functioning at
this level. It is important that we know and understand
the extent to which some sonographers have already
moved into this role, and the responsibilities and
clinical activities that they have assumed in making
this transition. To document this information to
aid in future decisions, the SDMS and ARDMS have
developed this survey.
We ask that sonographers who are currently
functioning in this physician extender role (not to be
interpreted as a“lead sonographer”or the SDMS APS
membership classification, to complete the survey).
For purposes of this survey, this sonography physician
extender shall be referred to as an Ultrasound
Practitioner.
All CCI Examinations ANSI/
ISO/IEC 17024 Accredited
Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
announced that as of December 2011, all eight
CCI examinations are accredited by the American
National Standards Institute under the ANSI/
ISO/IEC 17024 Program. Visit http://cci-online.
org/sites/default/files/CCI%20ANSI%20Press%20
Release-Dec2011.pdf to read the CCI press release.
Registry News
Want to keep up with the latest news and
developments from the sonography registries?
here are some handy links:
CCI Pulse
http://www.cci-online.org/pulse/Fall2011/Fall_
Pulse_2011.pdf (current issue)
http://www.cci-online.org/content/pulse-newsletter-
archives (archive)
ARDMS News Wire
http://www.ardms.org/news_multimedia/news_wire/
ARRT News Feed
https://www.arrt.org/News/
https://www.arrt.org/News/rssFeed.xml (RSS Feed)
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SDMS Product Spotlight - Cardiac Sonography!
The SDMS Online Store is your one-stop shop for cardiac sonography!
This is just a sampling of the many cardiac sonography items you’ll find at www.sdms.org/store.
The SDMS National Certification
Examination Review (NCER)
Series cardiac sonography
registry reviews can be purchased
separately or as a package
combined with the SPI NCER.
Registry Review – Adult Cardiac Sonography
Item #: 7702
CME Credits: 13.25
This publication features modules dedicated to instru-
mentation, cardiac hemodynamics, anatomy, physiology,
congenital and acquired pathology, clinical assessment,
sonographic techniques and appearances as related to both
normal and abnormal findings, and special procedures.
Registry Review – Fetal Cardiac Sonography
Item #: 7704
CME Credits: 3.5
This publication features modules relating to instrumenta-
tion, embryologic development, fetal circulation, sono-
graphic views and techniques, structural and rhythmic
abnormalities, and sonographic appearances are fully
detailed. Indications, risk factors, and influences which can
result in compromised circulation, fetal growth, and viability
are included. 117+ questions.
Registry Review – Pediatric Cardiac Sonography
Item #: 7707
CME Credits: 7.25
This publication features detailed modules on
instrumentation, cardiac embryology, echocardiographic
technique to include transesophageal and stress,
congenital and acquired abnormalities, treatment and
repair techniques, special procedures, and corresponding
echocardiographic appearances. 260 questions.
Echocardiography Review
Barton Bean, RVT, and
Kathleen Oss, BS, RDMS
Item #: 8597
CME Credits: Not Available
An indispensible resource for
RDCS candidates containing 679
questions and answers with brief
explanations and key references for
further study. This self-assessment
study manual tells you how to take a multiple-choice
examination. It simulates the examination experience so
that you are comfortable and confident with the format. It
lets you identify your strengths and weaknesses and tests
your progress so that you can study efficiently. Coverage
includes anatomy, physiology, clinical indications, physical
principles, instrumentation, technical performance, specific
diseases and disorders, interpretation, safety, and quality
assurance. Written by eight well-known authors, including
Sandra Hagen-Ansert and Dr. David Sahn of UC San Diego.
Especially effective in combination with Ultrasound Physics
Review. 160 pp
Fetal Echocardiography
Julia A. Drose, BA, RDMS,
RDCS, RVT
Item #: 7554
CME Credits: Not available
Perfect for both the novice learning
to perform fetal echocardiography,
as well as the expert needing more
details of various anomalies, this
comprehensive text/atlas covers
everything you need to know. It incorporates a practical,
multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management
with contributors from various medical specialties.
You’ll find complete information on physiology, detailed
guidelines on how to perform a fetal echocardiogram,
and highly illustrated coverage of various congenital heart
abnormalities. Full-color images, coverage of the latest
technologies, and a new companion CD keep you up to
date with the latest in this fast-changing field.
Echo Made Easy
Sam Kaddoura, BSc, BM, BCh, DIC,
PhD, FRCP, FESC, FACC
Item #: 7549
CME Credits: Not available
This best-selling and highly-praised
book provides a practical and clinically
useful introduction to echo. The author
explains the echo techniques available,
what an echo can and cannot give,
and, importantly, puts echo into a clinical perspective. The
sections are ordered with the techniques most often used
to diagnose a particular clinical problem explained first. The
final chapter deals with special clinical situations.
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Joan P. Baker Pioneer Award
In 1994, the SDMS established
the Joan P. Baker Pioneer Award
in honor of Joan P. Baker, MSR,
RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS for her
significant contributions to the
sonography profession.
SDMS Distinguished
Educator Award
The Society of Diagnostic
Medical Sonography (SDMS)
is dedicated to recognizing
and honoring exceptional
sonography educators. The SDMS
Distinguished Educator Award honors exceptional
educators in the field of diagnostic medical sonography.
SDMS Fellow Membership
The SDMS Fellow membership
category recognizes individual
members who have made
outstanding contributions to
the field of sonography and
to the SDMS. A SDMS Fellow
exhibits professional qualities
and attributes by contributing
to the advancement of sonography and sustained
contribution to the SDMS.
Send completed nomination forms (available at
http://www.sdms.org/members/awards/ to the SDMS
Membership Department at awards@sdms.org.
Nomination forms must be received by
March 15, 2012.
Nominate a Colleague for a SDMS Award
Due Date: March 15, 2012
SDMS is now accepting nominations for the Joan P. Baker Pioneer Award and SDMS Distinguished Educator
Award as well as SDMS Fellow Membership.
DEADLINE:
February 10, 2012
SDMS members may
submit their nominations
for the following elected
positions.
http://www.sdms.org/members/nominateform.asp
SDMS Board of Directors:
• At Large Director (3 open positions)
• At Large Director – International
SDMS Committee Positions:
• Finance Committee Member
(1 position open)
• Nominating Committee Member
(3 positions open)
Call for Nominations for 2012 Elected Positions
LAST
CHANCE!
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2011 SDMS Foundation Donors
The SDMS and the SDMS Foundation would like to thank everyone who made donations in 2011.
Your support enables the SDMS Foundation to provide scholarships, grants, and programs that benefit
sonographers all over the world.
Gold Level
Catherine Babiak, MEd, RDMS, CRGS, MRT(R), FAIUM
Phillip Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSDMS
Serena Bierig, MPH, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS, FASE
Shannon Boswell, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS
Nancy Chouinard, MAppSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Paul Genender
Sheryl Goss, MS, RT(R)(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Joy Guthrie, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RCS, RVS, FSDMS
Don Haydon, CAE
Charlotte Henningsen, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
Diane Kawamura, PhD, RT(R), RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Don Kerns,CAE
Silver Level
Beth Anderhub, MEd, RDMS, FSDMS
John Bensmon
Mimi Berman-Sandler, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Susan Boal, RDMS
Merri Bremer, MEd, RN, RDCS
Steven Britt
Connie Busalacchi, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Jacqueline Carlson, BA, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Mark Caviston, RDMS
Myra Chason, BSN, RDMS, RVT
Gale Cote, RT(R)(N), RDMS, RVT, CNMT, FSDMS
Pamela Crawford, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Stephanie Ellingson, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Pamela Foy, BS, RDMS, FSDMS
Aimee Francois-Schnetzer, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Gila Gitlevich, BS, RDMS
Sandra Hagen-Ansert, MS, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS, FASE
Brenda Hoopingarner, MS, RT(R)(CT), RDMS, RVT
Jaime Iatesta, RCS
Connie Johnson, RDMS
Denise Kinches, BS, RT(R), RDMS
Louise Kruz, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Kathryn Kuntz, MEd, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
Ilie Lavu, RDMS
Mark Mackey, BS, RDMS, RVT
Luleta Maslak, RDMS
John Matsuura, MD, RVT, RPVI
Mary Rodriguez,CAE
Cardiovascular Credentialing International
(CCI)
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Trajecsys
Marsha Neumyer, BS, RVT, FSDMS, FSVU, FAIUM
Barbara Pawlikowski, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Craig Peneff, BS, RDMS, RVT
Victor Reddick, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Catherine Rienzo, MS, RT(R), RDMS
Harriet Roberts, RN, RVT
Jean Lea Spitz, MPH, RDMS, FSDMS
Susan Sroub, BA, RDMS, RVT
Tammy Stearns, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Leland Stephens, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
JillTrotter, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
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Matthew Dietrich, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Alice Sue Dluhos, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Linda Dober, RT(R), RDCS
Bryan Dodd, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Ginny Dodd, DVM
Bryan Doldt, RDCS
Paul Dominguez, RDMS
Bernice Doring, RT(R), RDMS
Dawn Driver, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Viorica Drobeniuc, RDMS, RVT
Terry DuBose, MS, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Douglas Dumas, RDMS, RDCS
Amy Dunegan, RDMS, RVT
Gudrun Durmon, RT(R)(M), RDMS
John Edelblute, RDMS, RDCS
Julie Edgell, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Diana Edler, RT(R), RDMS
Donia Eid, RDMS
Berit Eklund, RN, RDMS
Susan Ensminger, RT(R), RDMS
Simone Epstein, RDMS
Christine Fahy, BS
Annie Featherstone, RDMS
Rosa Fernandez Mora, MPH, RT(R), RDMS
Virginia Ficarra, RT(R), RDMS
Melinda Finley, RDMS
Heather Fiorello, RDMS
Alan Flores, RT(R)(N), RDMS, CNMT
Erin Flowers, LPN, RVT
Dave Fontney
Tammy Foraker, RVT
Jennifer Fordyce, RDMS
Traci Fox, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Vanessa Frick, RDMS
Rosemarie Fridrick, RDMS
Elizabeth Fuentes, RVS, RRT
Nicolas Gaeta, RDMS, RVT
Maureen Galang, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Antoinette Gardner, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Shawna Garrett, RCS
Tracy Gasperosky, RDMS
Julija Gavrilova, RDMS
Mary Beth Geagan, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Gregory Geary, MD, RVT, FACS
Gino Gennari, RDMS
Sarah George, BS, RCS
Carla Jean Germinario, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Syed Ghazi, MD, RDMS
Laura Giambrone, RDMS, RVT
Richard Gill, BS
Jorge Giraldo, RDMS
Shelley Glaser, RDMS
Andrea Goble, RT(R)(M), RVT
Lyubov Goldman, RDMS
Casey Golomboski, RDMS
Louis Gomez, RDMS, RVT
Lina Gonzalez
Paulina Gonzalez, MD
Steven Budd, RVS
Diane Burda, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS
Kathleen Burnett, RDMS, RVT
Courtney Burns, RDMS
Myka Bussey-Campbell, MEd, RT(R), RDMS
Gail Buurma, RDMS
Helia Buyck, RN
Sharon Calton, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Patricia Cantu, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Paula Cardillo, MS, RDMS, RVT
Annette Carlson, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Lynn Carlton, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Catherine Carr-Hoefer, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS
Mark Cartier, RT(R), RDMS
Vincent Caruso, RDMS, RVT
Diane Cervantez, RDMS
Loraine Cestone, RT(R), RDMS
Nandhini Chandran, BS
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Kara Chickering, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Zinaida Chikviladze
Erica Christiansen
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Carol Chytka, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
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Elizabeth Del Negro, RDMS
Veronica Delahaye, RT(S), RDMS
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Richard Dettman, MEd, RDCS, FASE
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Shamim Ahmed, MS, RDMS
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Susan Alvarez, RT(R), RDMS
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David Blackwell, MD
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Alison Blankenship, RDMS
Joseph Blazina, RDMS
Jan Blend, MS, RDMS
Rima Block-DuVall, BS, RT(R)(S)(VS), RDMS
Sarah Blue, BA, RDMS
Cheryl Boodt, BS, RDMS, RVT
Pari Borgheie, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Linda Boryk, RDMS
Gary Boss, RDMS, RDCS
Kristy Box, RT(R)
Donna Ann Bozarth, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Karen Brantley, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
William Brennan, RVT
Elizabeth Breslin, RDMS
Daniel Brewer, RDCS, RVT
Ninfa Briones, RDMS
Liesa Bromet, RN, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Debra Brooks, BS, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Chelan Brown, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Deborah Brown, RDMS, RDCS
Lamont Brown, MD, RDMS, RVT, RPVI
Marlene Brown, RDMS
Luz Bruno, RDMS, RVT
General Donors
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Wretha Goodpaster, MS, RT(R)(M)(CT)(QM),
RDMS, RVT
Linda Goodrich, RDCS, RVT, RCS, FASE
Ruth Graybill, RCS
Victoria Green, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Jill Ann Shu Gregg, RDMS
Louie Griffin, MD, RVT, RPVI
Joyce Grube, MS, RDMS
Courtney Gulley
Anjela Gurovits, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RVS
Lauren Gusinow
Louis Gutierrez, RCS, RVS
Vanessa Guyette, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Juli Gwin-Stewart, RDMS, RVT
Tatyana Hachieva, RDMS, RVT
Marc Hadaway, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Gayanna Hagenbach, RDMS
John Hall
Jo-Anne Hamstra, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Jody Hancock, MAEd, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Kevin Hanks, RT(R), RDMS
Kathleen Hansen, RDMS
Regina Hansen, RDMS
Donna Hargrove, RDMS, RVT
Karen Having, MEd, RT(R), RDMS
Cheri Hayes, RDMS
Cynthia Hayes, BA, RN
Marjean Hegg, RDMS
Mary Henne, MS, RDMS, RVT, CNMT
Marvin Hernandez
Pedro Hernandez, RCS, RVS
Grettel Hidalgo Salazar, RT(R), RDMS
Nancy Hoffman, RDCS
Thomas Hoffman, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Laura Holladay
Nancy Holsten, BS, RDMS
Patricia Horney, RT(R), RDMS
Mary Huber, RDMS
Sheila Hughes, BPS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Margo Hull-Saunders, RDMS
Linda Hultz-Gorman, RT(R), RDMS, CNMT
Pamela Humel-Klimov, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Carrie Hunsucker-Hall, RDMS
Valentina Iaremko, BS, RDMS
Samina Iqbal
Theresa Irwin, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Danielle Jacks, RDMS, RVT
Barbara Jansen, RDMS
Manisha Jasty, RDMS
Gayle Jitchaku, RDCS
Lori Johansson, RDMS
Barbara Johnson, RDMS
Debbie Johnson, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Theresa Johnson, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Kathy Jones, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS
Myra Jones, RT(R), RDMS
Eden Kahsai
Ron Kalt, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Jennifer Kane, RCS
Sandra Karol, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Alicja Kasperek, RDMS
Michael Keith, MEd, RT(R), RDMS
Jacqueline Kelley, RT(R)(S)
Bernadette Kennedy, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Marie Kent, RDMS
Janice Kerr, BS, RDMS, RDCS
Sergey Khaimov, RDCS
Nazneen Khan
Shagufta Khan, RDMS, RVT, RCS
Paula Kiley, RDMS, RDCS
Nicki Klein, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Sandra Klodzinski, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Regina Knight-Richie, RCS
Yen Kong, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Joan Korfhagen, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Karen Kost, RDCS, RCS
William Koutrobis, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS
Peggy Kozak, BS, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Lori Labriola
Rene Lafreniere, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Deborah Laiso, RDMS
Georgia Lambert, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Crystal Lang, RVT, RPhS
Holly Langdon, RDMS, RVT
Valentina Laremko
Bobbi Lecklitner, RDMS
Brian Lee, RDMS
Jill Lewis, RT(R), RDMS
Jacqueline Linder, RDMS, LMT
Sara Logan, RDMS
Linda London, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Margarita Lopez
Cristina Lundborg, RDMS, RVT
Barbara Lyons
Marion MacInnis, RDMS
Ruggie MacKenzie, AAS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Cara Maddy, RDMS
Jolanta Maden, RDMS
Susan Maher, RVT
Botros Malek, RDMS
Nicolas Malolot, RT(R), RDMS, CRT
Helene Mann
Carla Manning, RT(R)(M)(CT), RDMS
Mieko Marriner, RDCS, RCS
Thomas Marshall, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS
Alba Martinez, RCS
Jacquelyn Martinez, RDMS
Phyllis Martinez, RT(R), RDMS
Margaret Maslowski, RDMS
Nancy Matthew, RDMS, RVT
Patricia Mayberry, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Rebecca McAllister, RT(R)
Stephanie McClary, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Therese McClowry, RDCS, RVT
Deirdre McMahon, RDMS, RDCS
Sherry McNeill, RN, RDMS, RDCS
Eric Meaders, EdS, RDMS, RVT
Nancy Meck, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Rick Meece, RDCS, RCS, RCIS, FASE
Syed Mehdi
Paula Melone, MD
Lauren Merritt
Herminia Mescallado, RT(R)
Robert Metcalf, RVT
Patrick Meyers, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Marcia Miller, RDCS
Shelia Miller, RT(R)(S), RDMS
Nancy Minuti, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Jennifer Mixdorf, RDMS
Robert Mizell
Susan Mocnik, RDMS
Jadwiga Mokrzycka, RCS
Janet Money, BS, RDMS, CNMT
Mani Montazemi, RDMS
Susan Moore, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Doreen Morales, RT(R), RDMS
Roberto Moreira, RDMS, RVT
Mark Morgan, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RCIS, CCT
Lisa Morgan-Watson, BS, RT(R), RDMS
Joan Morris, MS, RDMS, RVT
Gina Mostrando, RDMS, RVT, LPN
Kimberly Moyer, RCS, RVS
Carole Mrazik, RDMS
Jane Mulet, RT(R), RDCS, RVT
Jessica Murphy, BS, RRT, RDCS, RVT
Jillyn Myers, RDMS
Carolyn Nacy, MEd, RT(R), RDMS
Ikumi Nakayama, RT(R), RDMS
Leslie Nash, RDCS, RVS
Patricia Ann Nauman, RDMS, RVT
Innocent Ndubuisi, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Joy Neimiller, RT(R), RDMS
David Nelson, RDMS
Teresa Nelson, RDMS
Carol Newman, RVT
Thuy Nguyen, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Victoria Nguyen, RT(R), RDMS
Aneta Nichols, RN, RDMS, RVT
Kiran Nishat, BS, RDMS
Susan Novak, RDMS
Patricia Odwyer, RDMS, RDCS
Olga Ogareva, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Nnaoma Oluwara, BS
Karen Orkusyan, RDCS, RVT
Guillermo Ortiz, MD
Sofia Ostapenko, BS, RDMS
Lizette Padilla, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Annette Pahl, BS
Gerardo Palermo, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Gloria Palmer, RT(R)(M)(CT), RDMS
Kimberly Palmer
Anthony Palmieri, RCS
Margaret Park, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE
Mary Lynn Parkhurst, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Barbara Parks, RT(R)(N), RDMS
Angela Parochelli, BS, RDMS
Sameer Patel
Judith Patterson, RT(R)(N)(MR), RDMS
Rosemarie Patterson, RDMS
Leif Penrose, RT(R)(CT), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Robert Petite, RDMS
Pamela Phayre, RVT
Steven Pinheiro, MD, RDMS
Meryl Pogue, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Shirley Polley, RDMS
Gilda Pollock, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
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Congratulations to Jill Pankau RT(R), RDMS of Shelbyville, IL!
Jill is the January winner for our 2012 Membership Renewal
Campaign! Her name was picked randomly from all January
members that renewed their membership online between
December 1 and 30.
Each month, any member that renews their membership
within 30 days of receiving their FIRST renewal email notice
will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a
$100 VISA gift card.
• Drawings will occur on the first of each month
• Promotion valid through Dec. 31, 2012
Congratulations to January’s
$100 VISA Gift Card Winner!
Exhibitor Fast Facts
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
(SDMS) is the largest professional association
in the world representing sonographers. Our
members practice in every specialty area —
Abdomen, MSK, Breast, Neurosonography,
Obstetrics/Gynecology, Vascular, and Adult,
Fetal, and Pediatric Cardiac Sonography— and
in every type of practice setting.
2012 SDMS Annual Conference Dates and
Location
September 20-23, 2012
Washington State Convention and Trade Center,
Seattle, WA
2011 SDMS Annual Conference Stats
• Over 1,100 participants
• Most SDMS Annual Conference attendees
visited the Exhibit Hall four or more times
during the Conference.
• Premiere exhibit space for last year’s Exhibit
Hall was sold out well in advance of the
conference date
For more information, including advertising
information and the Exhibitor Prospectus, visit:
http://www.sdms.org/meetings/exhibitors/Default.aspx
See you in Seattle!
Exhibitors! Be a part of the 2012
SDMS Annual Conference in Seattle!
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First Sonography Bachelor’s Degree Students
on the Continent of Africa!
SDMS and the SDMS Foundation recently donated
textbooks, educational videos, scrub tops, and
totebags for sonography students at the Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in
Kumasi, Ghana, where Ann Polin, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT,
is a faculty lecturer for the Sonography Department.
Ann recently sent SDMS this picture of the sonography
students with their new scrub tops and totebags.
These students will be the first sonography bachelor’s
degree students on the continent of Africa – quite an
accomplishment for all involved!
Ann has returned to Ghana approximately three times
a year since 2000, conducting ultrasound workshops
for physicians, residents and medical students at
the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, and teaching
classes to students in the university’s sonography
bachelor’s degree program.
If you’d like information on how you can get involved,
please contact Ann at WestAfricaAnn@comcast.net.
Correction: The December 2011 SDMS News Wave stated that Ann Polin is currently volunteering at the Aninwah
Medical Center. She is actually a faculty member at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
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Joy Guthrie, PhD, RDMS,
RDCS, RVT
Current position:
Ultrasound Supervisor
and Program Director
and Instructor of the
Diagnostic Medical
Sonography Program
- General and Cardiac
Tracks, at Community
Regional Medical Center
in Fresno, California.
Year named fellow: 2010
What inspired you to make a career of sonography?
A very good mentor, Dr. Wan Chan, introduced me
to Lynda Pitts, RDMS, in the early 1980s. She was an
absolute pioneer and phenomenal sonographer for
her time. She offered private ultrasound lessons and
inspired me to continue forward. The first time I saw
an echocardiogram, I was hooked for life.
Did you have a memorable role model/teacher?
The list is long of those whom I admire and have
served as very memorable role models. These people
share a common thread...”doing the right thing
when no one is looking.”I continue to revere them as
mentors, friends, and all around great people. Who are
they? At the top of the list, for me, is Joan Baker who
emulates all of these qualities. Others are Dr. Michael
Myracle, Dr. William Hastrup, the cardiologist team at
Children’s Hospital Central California, Dr. Krish Rajani
and Dr. Steve Elliott, Marsha Neumeyer, Dale Cyr, Jean
Lea Spitz, Dr. Diane Kawamura, and the entire Board of
Directors/Foundation Board of the SDMS and staff that
I have been privileged to serve with. As well, I continue
to learn from a host of colleagues in our profession
nationwide.
What was the most significant advance in the
technology that you directly experienced?
I believe the move to digital imaging and video clips
This is a continuing series of interviews of
our distinguished SDMS Fellow members.
SDMS Fellow
Spotlight
was the most significant advance. Before the digital
era (developing our films) there was an enormous
amount of pressure to“get it right”the first time as
there was no way to erase a mistake. That, in itself, was
not a bad thing. But with the advent of digital imaging
our exams have improved resolution and diagnostic
capability.
Were there any memorable developments, cases
or events that changed the way you practiced
sonography?
There were a few cases that stand out. One involved
a patient that was misled by a non-sonographer
and business woman at a 3D establishment. The
patient was told by this non-sonographer that her
baby“looks great”when in fact the fetus had a
life-threatening congenital heart defect. This case
prompted me to immediately join the Government
Relations Committee for the SDMS to try and keep
the transducer in the hands of fully qualified and well
educated sonographers.
Another case, which I am sure we can all share, was an
instance that my gut told me that I needed to go the
extra mile. I did, and the end result was the patient
barely escaped an aortic aneurysm rupture. That case
taught me to never give up on a case, especially when
the patient needs you. I have had other sonographers
that I work with share the same type of stories. At the
end of the day, those cases keep us going because we
know we do make a difference in the lives of those
who may not be as fortunate as ourselves. And finally,
from a personal side, was the first case I got to share
with my daughter, Allison. She was one of my students
at the time...it was the best ever...time stood still. She
has now graduated, passed her board exams and is
employed full time as a sonographer in a Perinatal
Center. Good stuff!
What changes do you predict in the immediate
future?
We are at a pivotal time. It is a time for all
sonographers, across all modalities, to unite. We need
to shore up both sides of our profession including
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mandatory certification and/or credentialing of
sonographers as well as to pave a way for a mid-level
practitioner to ensure our place in global health-
care market. I feel that Point of Care sonography will
continue to expand in untraditional venues.
What advice would you give to students/ future
sonographers?
You make your own destiny. Get involved and let your
voice be heard. I am the first to admit that all of you
kids are WAY smarter than I was when I first started.
You have the opportunity to mold our future. You
have a lot to offer. Try and find a mentor to help you
along the way. Tap into their vast knowledge and use
your innate skills to refine that into a newer and fresh
version that only your generation can do. And finally,
remember that there is no room for mediocrity in
medicine. Try your best...it will always serve you well.
We are proud of you!
What’s your favorite part of your job?
I love clinical research and the time in the NICU
scanning our premature infants. I love listening to
our staff and graduates teach each other. To see them
“pass it forward”not only with each other but also
with the students makes me very proud of all
of them.
Maria Johnson is a first
year student in the General
Sonography program at El
Centro College in Dallas,
Texas. She is a mother of
three children of which
all are in college and
developing their own
professional careers. Maria
was employed with AT&T
for ten years where she
worked as an account representative and manager.
After her third child was born she was fortunate to be
able to stay at home with her children. During that
time she took the opportunity to become active in the
community by volunteering in her children’s schools
PTA and Boosters Clubs.
We asked Maria why she decided to re-enter the
workforce and why she chose diagnostic medical
sonography, she replied“When my kids started
looking into colleges I began to think about what
my next steps would be in life. I knew I wanted
to go back to work but I also felt that I wanted a
career where I could make a difference. I had always
regretted not getting into healthcare because I’ve
been around nurses all my life, my mother and aunt
were both nurses.”So she researched many different
areas in healthcare and found that she was drawn to
sonography due to the rapidly advancing technology
as well as its importance in the diagnostic process.
Maria said when she joined the SDMS; she was mostly
excited about the free subscription to the Journal
of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS). She said
the JDMS is an important teaching tool both for her
current classes and continuing education as a future
sonographer. Maria said,“Overall, my favorite benefits
of SDMS, is the vast information available to me
on the website and in the JDMS. Between the two
sources I have a plethora of valuable information from
exam scheduling information to new technological
advances and interesting pathology cases. This
information has been invaluable to me as a new
sonography student and makes me very excited to be
getting started in this amazing field.”
Maria, welcome to the SDMS!
New Member
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credit, absolutely free for SDMS members.
Live webinars take place at
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Feb. 9 Joe Kreeger, RCCS, RDCS, FASE
The Basic Pediatric Echocardiogram (PE)
Mar. 8 Aubrey Rybyinski, BS, RDMS, RVT
Neonatal Spine (NE)
April 12 Ted Whitten, BA, RDMS, RVT
Sonography of the Appendix (AB)
May 16 Ellen Jullian- ARDMS
How to Build and AnalyzeYourTest:
Psychometrics forTeachers (OT)
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May 17 Cheryl Vance, MA, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
AdvanceTechnologies to Evaluate the Fetal
Heart (FE)
June 14 Charlotte Henningsen, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
Vicki Noble, MD
AAA Screening (VT)
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