SDMS's core purpose is to enhance the art and science of medicine by advancing medical sonography. As an SDMS member you will join an exclusive network of over 28,000 sonographers and sonography students.
The SDMS provides opportunities to earn and offer continuing medical education (CME). We also have educational resources for the sonography community.
The SDMS offers resources for the sonography industry.
The SDMS supports credentialing for sonographers and provides representation on legislative and regulatory issues that affect the sonography profession.
Formed in 2009, the SDMS Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization affiliated with the SDMS. The SDMS Foundation fosters professional learning and excellence by working to improve the field of diagnostic medical sonography.
The SDMS provides various products for the sonography community.
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is a professional membership organization founded in 1970 to promote, advance, and educate its members and the medical community in the science of diagnostic medical sonography. The SDMS is the largest association of sonographers and sonography students in the world. Learn More
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 12:00 pm–1:20 pm
Location: Strand 11
Audience: Sonography Educators
Description: This presentation is designed for educators seeking to cultivate leadership skills in their students. Participants will explore methods to identify and nurture leadership potential in students and discover how the SDMS Emerging Leaders program serves as a catalyst for fostering professional growth and leadership development.
Presenters: Catherine E. Rienzo, EdD, RT(R) (ARRT), RDMS, FSDMS Erica Wiencek B.S., RDMS, RVT (2024 SDMS Foundation Emerging Leaders Grant Recipient)
SDMS CME Credit: 1.0 (OT) Note: All Educators will be provided a ticket to attend the Educator Lunch.
Thursday, September 26, 2023 | 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Location: Strand 10
Audience: Cardiac and vascular sonography educators and clinical coordinators
Description: At CCI, we are committed to giving educators insights into student performance on CCI exams. In this session, we will discuss our efforts to make this information more accessible in the near future. We will also share firsthand data on student performance in our Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) and Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) exams.
Questions: Jerel Noel | jnoel@cci-online.org | 919-861-4539
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Location: Strand 13
Audience: Sonographers – all care areas and skill levels
Description: A one-hour conversation on Artificial Intelligence and Digital for direct users (sonographers and other allied healthcare workers that scan) sharing how sonographers are applying these technologies in daily practice.
Questions: Camille Vicino | Camille.Vicino@gehealthcare.com
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Location: Bolden 6
Audience: DMS Program Personnel and Administrators
Description: The clinical instructor (CI) plays a critical role in the education of a sonography student. It is the CI who ensures the student is provided with the supervision and experiences to facilitate the application of theory and simulation to the patient care setting. The CI is charged with the responsibility of evaluating the skills needed to be an entry-level sonographer. Sonography programs and students, employers, and patients rely heavily on the CI. While the CI is an expert in the clinical setting, they often lack formal training as an educator. This presentation will explore some of the skills and qualities needed by a quality CI.
Following Dr. Michael’s 30-minute presentation, the JRC-DMS will hold a 90-minute Question-and-Answer pod-style session on areas including but not limited to:
Attendees must be registered for SDMS conference to attend the event.
Please note that access to audio-visual services will not be available during Dr. Michael’s presentation and the JRC-DMS question and answer session. Therefore, the following will not be provided:
Objectives:
Presenter: Kimberly Michael, EdD, MA, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
SDMS CME Credit: 0.50 (OT)
Questions: Gerry Magat | JRC-DMS Executive Director | magat@jrcdms.org Linda Howard | JRC-DMS Accreditation Specialist | howard@intersocietal.org
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 6:45 pm–7:30 pm
Audience: Open to all SDMS Conference attendees
Description: Probe damage sucks! Beautiful images ruined by equipment damage. But just what causes it? The team that fights dirty, Beyond Clean, went down under to find out. This 30-minute episode of Beyond the Tour examines common causes of probe damage, close collaboration between probe manufacturers and Nanosonics, and an investigative approach to trophon technology’s robust compatibility testing – ensuring safety for patients, staff, and equipment. Beyond Clean asked the probing questions, and didn’t hold back to tell the full story. Join us to check out the flick– popcorn included!
Questions: Jeremy Cook | j.cook@nanosonics.com
Friday, September 27, 2024 | 7:00 am–7:50 am
Audience: Open to all SDMS Annual Conference attendees
Description: This session will focus on practical ways to assist novice scientific writers to become published authors with the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS). A presentation from the Editor-in-Chief will cultivate participants’ skill acquisition that may be needed for all manuscript types, accepted for publication. Focusing on both innate and acquired writing skills for attendees is directly related to raising the quality of author submissions. This session will also underscore some of these same skill sets, as they are applied to being a peer-reviewer for the JDMS. The combination of experiences works to improve writing and editing for those volunteering with JDMS. The information on becoming a published author and a responsible peer-reviewer have many commonalities. Participants will be provided with opportunities for further peer mentorship and invited to ask questions.
Presenter: Kevin D. Evans, PhD, MA, RT, RDMS, RVS, FSDMS, FAIUM JDMS Editor-in-Chief
SDMS CME Credit: 1.0 (OT)
Capacity: Seating will be limited and available on a first come, first served basis. You are not required to RSVP to attend.