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April 2004 | Vol. 22/No. 5
2004 SVU Election
Candidate Profiles
Secretary (vote for one)
Kathleen A. Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU
Technical Director, Vascular Laboratory Services
Vascular & Transplant Specialists
Norfolk, VA
SVU Member since 1980; RVT since 1983
SVU Activities: Acting Secretary: 2004;Board of Directors 2000-2003; Meetings Committee Chair: 2000-2002; National Annual Conference Program Committee: 1999-2004; Annual Conference Co-Chair: 2002-2003; Annual Conference Chair: 2004-2006; Nominations Committee: 2004; and Certification Committee: 1998-1999.
Other Professional Activities: Member, Eastern Virginia Vascular Technologists: 1985-1988, 1991, 1994-1999, Past President, Past Bylaws Chair, and Past Program Chair. ARDMS Exam Development Task Force, Vascular Technology, 1998-2004; ARDMS Vascular Technology Exam Development Committee Chair: 2001-2004. ICAVL Accreditation Reviewer: 1998-2004. Clinical Instructor in the Dept. of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School: 2001-2004. Author of several vascular articles and presenter at various vascular conferences.
Professional Education: BS degree in Nursing (1972), Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; and Critical Care Nursing post-graduate course (1978), ODU/Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Candidate Statement: It is important that the Society promote and support the practice of vascular ultrasound as a specialty. We owe our patients our perseverance, integrity and the best accuracy of testing we can provide. We have a lack of enough educational programs for high quality vascular technologists or sonographers. We need more leadership from our field in order to maintain the exacting standards of professionalism that our Founding members strived to establish. SVU must continue to address issues of education, quality and accuracy of testing, and foster continuing leadership in the field of vascular technology. We should be the reference standard for excellence and as SVU President George Berdejo has stated, “the voice of vascular ultrasound.”
Board Directors (vote for three)
Kathleen M. Greene, RN BS RVT RDMS
Technical Director
Connecticut Vascular Institute
Hartford, CT
SVU Member since 1978; RVT since 1985
SVU Activities: Chapters Committee and Education Committee
Other Professional Activities: Past President, Michigan Society of Vascular Technologists; past member Board of Directors, Detroit Area Vascular Technologists; and Member of Greater Boston Area Vascular Technologists. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Member, Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers; Member, Society of Vascular Nursing, SVN Planning Committee (1988). Faculty member, Gateway Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, clinical site instructor 2001 to present; Faculty member, Jackson Community College Vascular Technology program, clinical site instructor 1998-2001. Author of several vascular articles and presenter at various vascular conferences.
Professional Education: Associate Degree in Applied Science, Nursing, Macomb Community College, Clinton Township, Michigan (1983); BS degree in nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (2001); presently enrolled in Graduate Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Candidate Statement: I believe the Society should...promote education for potential vascular sonographers, continue to educate current vascular professionals in the diagnosis of vascular diseases, and maintain legislative vigilance for our profession.
Joseph P. Hughes, RVT, RCVT, RVS
Vice President of Clinical Operations
Phoenix Cardiovascular, Inc.
Doylestown, PA
SVU Member since 1989; RVT since 1990
SVU Activities: Chair, Continuing Education Committee, 2000-2004; Member, Government Relations Committee, 1995-2000; Member, Abstracts Committee, 1996-97, 2000-2004; Member, Awards Committee, 2000-2004; Member, Guidelines Committee, 2003-2004; Member, and Education Committee, 1999-2000.
Other Professional Activities: President, Northeastern Pennsylvania Vascular Chapter, 2001-2003; Treasurer, NEPVC, 1997-1999; and Chair, NEPVC Program Committee, 1995-2001. Author of several vascular articles and presenter at various vascular conferences.
Professional Education: 2001-2004, Bachelor of Health Science Program, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Fort Washington, PA
Candidate Statement: I believe SVU should continue to support members by providing legislative representation, promoting continuing medical education on the local and national level, and developing and distributing tools that assist with the practice of vascular ultrasound. To this end, SVU should identify and nurture individuals interested in clinical research, leadership roles, and technology development.
Natalia Markevich, RVT, RDMS
Vascular Laboratory Supervisor
Maimonides Medical Center, Division of Vascular Surgery
Brooklyn, NY
SVU Member since 2000; RVT since 2000
SVU Activities: None to date
Other Professional Activities: Secretary, New York City Vascular Ultrasound Association. Author of several vascular articles and presenter at various vascular conferences.
Professional Education: Crimean Medial Institute, MD, Simferopol, Ukraine, 1987-1993; Neurology Residency, First City Hospital, Evpatoria, Ukraine, 1993-1995; Institute of Allied Medical Professions, Diagnostic Ultrasound and Vascular Technology, New York, NY, 1998-1999.
Candidate Statement: I believe SVU should take the lead and encourage vascular technologists to expand their horizons to become equally educated in interventional vascular ultrasound. It is an exciting new field with boundless opportunities. SVU’s Government Relation Committee should achieve better reimbursement and improve the RVT status within the medical community. Increased member participation in the SVU Annual Conference would provide a more complete forum to discuss pertinent and timely issues in vascular ultrasound.
LeAnn Maupin, M.Ed., RT(R), RVT, FASA
Program Director/Assistant Professor
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR
SVU Member since 1992; RVT since 1993
SVU Activities: SVU Commissioner on the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 2001-2004
Other Professional Activities: Member, American Society of Angiology; Fellow, 2004.
Professional Education: BS degree in Medical Imaging Technology, Oregon Institute of Technology, 1992; M.Ed., Education Administration and Supervision, University of Phoenix, 2001 Vascular Technologist, Merle West Medical Center, Klamath Falls, OR, 1992-1997.
Candidate Statement: I believe SVU should continue focusing on ways to raise the standards in our profession. One way to achieve this would be to work with organizations such as ARDMS in an effort to set higher standards with the registry exam. In addition, focus should be placed on encouraging the creation of more educational programs and marketing the profession to attract students to these programs. I believe SVU is striving towards these goals, but a continued effort will be paramount.
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