2013 Annual Convention
2013 Annual Convention
2013 Annual Convention
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<strong>Convention</strong> | Tuesday, April 9<br />
7:00 AM–8:00 AM<br />
Committee Meeting<br />
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Editorial Board<br />
Cantor/Jolson Ninth Floor<br />
7:00 AM–8:00 AM<br />
Just Images and Comprehensive Refresher Sessions<br />
All the Things Human Resources and Your Boss Don’t Want You<br />
to Know: Sonographer Employment Issues and Salary Levels<br />
Earn up to 1 CME credit.<br />
Manhattan Ballroom Eighth Floor<br />
SONO<br />
Moderator: James Pennington, RDMS<br />
This session will provide an in-depth discussion that demonstrates the diminution<br />
of the profession of nonphysician sonographers and the inadequate compensation<br />
levels across the country in comparison to those who perform lesser duties and<br />
receive greater benefits. New concepts of elevating the profession and ways of<br />
providing a living wage to those who practice in the field will be addressed.<br />
7:00 AM–7:20 AM Can You Be Red Circled? The Boundaries of Benefits and<br />
How You Will Not Continue to Increase in Worth<br />
James Pennington, RDMS<br />
7:20 AM–7:40 AM Do You See Anything? The Devaluing of the Ultrasound<br />
Imaging Profession<br />
M. Robert De Jong, RDCS, RDMS, RVT<br />
7:40 AM–8:00 AM Our Current Plight: Have We Done This to Ourselves?<br />
Salvatore LaRusso, MEd, RDMS, RT(R)<br />
Breast Elastography<br />
Earn up to 1 CME credit.<br />
Majestic Sixth Floor<br />
ELAST<br />
Speaker: Kazutaka Nakashima, MD<br />
This session will provide an overview of breast mass characterization with various types<br />
of elastography, discuss how to apply elastography to one’s practice, and discuss<br />
elastography and Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System classifications.<br />
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