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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

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All times listed are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).

6:00 am – 6:45 am

Yoga: Stretching and Mindfulness for Sonographers
Mindfulness Techniques to Avoid Burnout
Brandy Sundberg, MHPTT, RT (R), RDMS

7:00 am – 7:50 am

Breakfast on Your Own

8:00 am – 9:10 am

General

Echoing Mentorship: The Power of the Next Generation
Hayley Bartkus, MS-HPEd, BSDMS, RDMS

Recognize Recipients
Medal Level Supporters, Honor Outgoing SDMS Board of Directors & Induct SDMS Board of Directors

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

9:20 am – 10:10 am

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

Thyroid Ablation Evolution: Current and Future Uses
Emily Smith, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

Cardiac

The Many Faces of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Margaret Park, BS, ACS, RDMS, RVT, FASE, FSDMS
Content Level: Advanced

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

A Closer Look at Fetal Echocardiography: Red Flag Warnings
Dawn Park, BS, RDCS, RCCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (FE)

Vascular

Cardiac Impact on Vascular Waveforms
Jesse Umbra, MHPTT, ACS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

10:10 am – 11:20 am

Networking & Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

11:20 am – 12:10 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

Solid Renal Masses – Can Ultrasound Determine Benign from Malignant Lesions?
M. Robert DeJong, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FAIUM, FSDMS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

Cardiac

Evaluation of the Left Atrium, How to Assess Overall Atrial Function, and How Doing it Right Can Help the Diagnostic Exam
Margaret Park, BS, ACS, RDMS, RVT, FASE, FSDMS
Content Level: Advanced

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Universal Cervical Length Screening. Is it Necessary?
Pamela Foy, MS, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

Getting Into Your Head
Paul English, BS, MS, RT(N), CNMT, RVT
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Hands-On Scanning

Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Canon Medical Systems
De-mystifying Abdominal Inflammation: Ultrasound of the Appendix
Audience: All Sonographers

Registration required

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

12:20 pm – 1:10 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

The Common Thread in Thyroid Criteria and Molecular Testing Benefits
Emily Smith, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

Cardiac

Pericardial Diseases
Angela Burns, MS, ACS, RCS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Soft Markers of Aneuploidy - What Do They Really Mean?
Lisa Moore, MD, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

What's Tingling with Thoracic Outlet?
Aften Ferguson, MBA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (VT)

Hands-On Scanning

Hands-On Scanning Session provided by Canon Medical Systems
De-mystifying Abdominal Inflammation: Ultrasound for Irritable Bowel Disease
Audience: All Sonographers

Registration required.

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
Coffee & Dessert | ARDMS Grand Prize Drawing

3:10 pm – 4:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

The Liver Alphabet Soup
M. Robert DeJong, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FAIUM, FSDMS
Content Level: Beginner

1.0 CME Credit (AB)

Cardiac

COVID and the Heart
Georgeanne Lammertin, MBA, RCS, RDCS, FASE
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Echoing Humanity: Patient-Centered Care in Obstetric Sonography
Hayley Bartkus, MS-HPEd, BSDMS, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

It's Science Already
Paul English, BS, MS, RT(N), CNMT, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

4:10 pm – 5:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Abdominal+

Clarity in Crisis: Enhancing Pediatric Abdominal Trauma Assessment with Ultrasound
Cara Hill, BS, RT (R), RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (PS)

Cardiac

Cardiac Masses
Angela Burns, MS, ACS, RCS
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (AE)

OB/GYN

Managing the Obstetric Ultrasound Unit in a Private Practice
Lisa Moore, MD, RDMS
Content Level: Advanced

1.0 CME Credit (OB)

Vascular

Ergonomics: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Aften Ferguson, MBA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate

1.0 CME Credit (OT)

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

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