April 2005 | Vol. 23, No. 4

Chapter News

By Shelly Burns, RVT, LPN
Chair, Chapters Committee
Tel. 330-375-3288
Email: burnss@summa-health.org

Northwest Vascular Technologists (www.NWVT.org)

The first quarterly meeting of the Northwest Vascular Technologists (NWVT) was held on March 30 at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Brenda Zierler spoke on "Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Prevention and Patient Safety". Following her presentation, some UW techs presented a few interesting venous duplex case studies. Watson Smith also presented his iliac vein extrinsic compression SVU poster/case study.

Here are the NWVT officers for 2005:

President: Jill Sommerset BS, RVT
Vice President: Chris Caster M.ED, RVT
Secretary: Margaret Patterson BA, RVT
Treasurer: Jean Hadlock BA, RVT

Northern Ohio Vascular Association

The Northern Ohio Vascular Association (NOVA) will be holding their Spring Symposium on April 30 at the Hilton Cleveland South in Independence, Ohio. The agenda includes presentations on: Vascular Research from Both a Research Physician and a Vascular Lab Viewpoint; Calf Vein DVT: To Treat or Not; PAD and Aortic Stents; New Carotid Criteria; Time Management; and Clinical Aspects of Vascular Disease. Tuition is $40 for NOVA members and $80 for non-members. Contact is Barb Wolfs at 440-816-2781.

New York City Vascular Ultrasound Association

NYCVUA President Bill Del Valle reports that the SVU Affiliated Chapter met on March 23 at Maimonides Medical Center and that it was a great success in spite of the terrible weather. Natalia Markevich did a fine job of organizing the meeting and Sergio Salles-Cunha made an excellent presentation that covered numerous areas of vascular testing and ultrasound. Philips Medical Systems was again kind enough to sponsor the meeting and demonstrated their latest machine, the HD-11. Board members Josh Cruz and Chris Shen also helped immeasurably. Many ultrasound students in the New York metropolitan area attended the meeting, including those from Sanford Brown, Allied Medical Institute, LIU and Malloy College. Technologists who work in the medical centers of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island made up the rest of the attendees. Bill said it is imperative that the NYCVUA members utilize the energy and enthusiasm from this meeting to fulfill our commitment to building the New York chapter and by extension the SVU. He invited all technologists in the metropolitan New York City area to join the NYCVUA or renew their membership because they have some exciting plans for the future.

North Carolina Vascular Technologists

The North Carolina Vascular Technologists (NCVT) will hold its 16th Annual Weekend Educational Course on April 9-10 at the Friday Center of Chapel Hill University in Chapel Hill, NC. For additional information please contact either NCVT President Sue Hyler at smh@nc.rr.com or NCVT Secretary EJ Niemi at Snoopykat@aol.com. Interested attendees can register by mail or register/pay at the door.

SVU Outstanding Chapter Individual Recognition Award

The SVU Chapters Committee is soliciting nominations of outstanding affiliated chapter members for the 2005 SVU Outstanding Chapter Individual Recognition Award, which will be presented at the SVU Annual Conference in Chicago in June to a member of an affiliated chapter to recognize them for their outstanding efforts with their chapter in the pat year. Please submit your nominations of outstanding chapter members to Shelly Burns, with an explanation as to why this person is deserving of this special SVU award for the Affilaited Chapter members.

SVU 28th Annual Conference

The SVU Annual Conference is June 16-18 in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Visit the SVU website for details on the AC program and registration information. We are hoping to get good attendance from all Affiliated Chapters this year at the SVU Annual Conference. And don’t forget, SVU Affiliated Chapter Presidents qualify for a 50% discount on the registration fee to attend the SVU Annual Conference. If you have any suggestions for topics for the combined Chapters/Membership Committees meeting on Friday afternoon, June 17, from 5:00-6:00 pm, please forward them to me before June so we are prepared to discuss your issues.

Thanks, see you in Chicago in June!