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2024 SDMS Annual Conference - Agenda Conference Website & App Sponsored by Philips
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​SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2​​​8
                           
Click on the ​session title for information about the session and the presenter.
All times listed are in ​Central Daylight Time (​CDT).

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6:00 am – 6:45 am
Combating Burnout: 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 OR Sponsored Breakfast
 
​8:00 ​am – ​9:​10 ​am
    General    
General Session

Echoing Mentorship: The Power of the Next Generation
Hayley Bartkus, MS-HPEd, BSDMS, RDMS
1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​9:​20 am – ​10:​10 am
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
Thyroid Ablation Evolution: Current and Future Uses
Emily Smith, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
The Many Faces of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Margaret Park, BS, ACS, RDMS, RVT, FASE, FSDMS
Content Level: Advanced
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​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 TrackVascular
Cardiac Impact on Vascular Waveforms
Jessica Umbra, MHPTT, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: ​Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
 
​10:​​10 am – ​1​1:​20 am
Networking & Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
 
​​11:​20 am – ​1​2:​10 ​pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
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 TrackCardiac
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 Track​OB/GYN
Universal Cervical Length Screening. Is it Necessary?
Pamela Foy, MS, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Getting Into Your Head
Paul English, BS, MS, RT(N), CNMT, RVT
Content Level: Beginner
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session
Additional Details Coming Soon
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
​​1​2:​20 ​pm – ​1​:​10 ​pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
The Common Thread in Thyroid Criteria and Molecular Testing Benefits
Emily Smith, BS, RDMS, RVT
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Pericardial Diseases
Angela Burns, MS, ACS, RCS
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Soft Markers of Aneuploidy - What Do They Really Mean?
Lisa Moore, MD, RDMS
Content Level: Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
What's Tingling with Thoracic Outlet?
Aften Ferguson, MBA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: ​Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (VT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session
Additional Details Coming Soon
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
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 + TrackAbdominal+
The Liver Alphabet Soup
M. Robert DeJong, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FAIUM, FSDMS
Content Level: ​Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AB)
Cardiac TrackCardiac
Myocarditis and Long Covid
Georgeanne Lammertin, MBA, RCS, RDCS, FASE
Content Level: ​Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​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 TrackVascular
It's Science Already
Paul English, BS, MS, RT(N), CNMT, RVT
Content Level: ​Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session
Additional Details Coming Soon
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
    Breakout Sessions    
Abdominal + TrackAbdominal+
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 TrackCardiac
Cardiac Masses
Angela Burns, MS, ACS, RCS
Content Level: Intermediate
1.0 CME Credit (AE)
Ob/Gyn Track​OB/GYN
Managing the Obstetric Ultrasound Unit in a Private Practice
Lisa Moore, MD, RDMS
Content Level: Advanced
​1.0 CME Credit (OB)
​Vascular TrackVascular
Ergonomics: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Aften Ferguson, MBA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Content Level: ​Intermediate
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
​Hands On Scanning Icon​Hands-On Scanning
Hands-On Scanning Session
Additional Details Coming Soon
​1.0 CME Credit (OT)
 
5:30 pm – ​7:​00 ​pm
Social Event
 

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