2013 Annual Convention

Convention | Wednesday, April 10
Project Ultrasound: Professional Clarity for the Advanced
Ultrasound Professional
Earn up to 1 CME credit.
Soho Complex Seventh Floor
SONO
Moderator: James Pennington, RDMS
The nonphysician ultrasound professional is a growing and evolving job description.
To date, there has been no improvement or levels of advancement by the US
Department of Labor or human resource departments across the country. This
session will demonstrate the new and higher level of professionalism in the field.
7:00 AM–7:30 AM They Talk to Patients. . . But Can They Scan? Professional
Observations and Assessment of Attending Physicians Who
Diagnose Ultrasound Examinations
James Pennington, RDMS
7:30 AM–8:00 AM Legal and Moral Obligations for the Sonographer Sharing
Information During Obstetric/Gynecologic Ultrasound
David Jackson, MD, RDMS
Real or Not? Artifacts in the Abdomen
Earn up to 1 CME credit.
Broadway Ballroom North Sixth Floor
G & A
Moderator: Mark Kliewer, MD
This session will have a basic physics lecture with imaging to describe artifacts
noted on ultrasound exams. Then cases of different types of artifacts will be
presented.
7:00 AM–7:20 AM Physics of Artifacts in Ultrasound
Mark Kliewer, MD
7:20 AM–7:40 AM Artifacts in the Abdomen
Salvatore LaRusso, Med, RDMS, RT(R)
7:40 AM–8:00 AM Ultrasound Artifacts: Grayscale and Doppler
William Middleton, MD
AIUM Accreditation Booth
Learn more about AIUM ultrasound practice accreditation at
the Accreditation Booth in the Fifth Floor Foyer. Accreditation
staff are available to answer your questions.
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