CONTENTS

Government Relations Update

• SVU's 2006 Advocacy Effort
  by William B. Schroedter, BS RVT FSVU
• Detailed Sidley Austin Analysis and Code-by-Code Impact Charts of 2007 Final Physician Fee Schedule & HOPD Final Rule Now Available
• HCPC Code G0389 for AAA Screening Provision

SVU Member Profile

Cynthia Hernandez, MBA BSN RN RVT RDCS
Nurse Manager, Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas

 

SVU News

• 2007 Dues Renewal Invoices Mailed in November - NO Dues Increase for 2007!
• SVU Announces New Signature Lab Membership Category
• Make Plans to Attend SVU's 30th Anniversary Annual Conference in Baltimore next June
• Five Scholarships Available for 2007 SVU Annual Conference in Baltimore
• New Membership Category Offered for Retired/Disabled Members
• Professional Liability Insurance Program Offered by SVU
• SVU Welcomes 88 New Members in November
• Please Notify SVU If You Change Jobs or Move

Important SVU Dates

January 15, 2007
Deadline for Candidate Nominations for 2007 Annual Election

February 1, 2007
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts for SVU 30th Anniversary Annual Conference in Baltimore

February 15, 2007
Deadline for Submission of Award Nomination Form for 2007 SVU Service Awards

April 9, 2007
Deadline for Anne Jones Scholarship Fund

Chapter News

• Chapter Dues and Membership Lists Due
• Chapters Breakfast
• Northwest Vascular Technologists Annual Meeting
• South Central Texas Vascular Ultrasound Society Holds Inaugural Meeting
• SVU's 30th Anniversary

Upcoming SVU Events

March 30- April 1
SVU/SVS/Pegasus Lectures RPVI Exam Review Course,
Marriott Nashville at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

April 20-22, 2007
SVU Vascular Ultrasound Introductory Interpretation Course,
Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, KY

June 6, 2007
Special Vascular Laboratory Testing and Management
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD

June 7-9, 2007
SVU's 30th Anniversary Annual Conference
Baltimore Convention Center and the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD

June 8, 2007
SVU's Gala 30th Anniversary Reception,
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD

Sept. 14-16, 2007
SVU Vascular Ultrasound Advanced Interpretation Course,
Renaissance Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

Sept. 28-30, 2007
SVU/SVS/Pegasus Lectures RPVI Exam Review Course
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego, CA

Nov. 2-3, 2007
SVU's 2007 Current Issues Conference,
Arlington (Crystal City), VA