CONTENTS

President's Message

Let The Celebration Begin!

Melissa A. Vickery, LPN-B, RVT

 

News from the SVU Advocacy Committee

by David Parlato, Chair of the Advocacy Committee

• Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
• Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 (AMIA)
• CMS OPPS Miscalculation
• Reminder SVU 2007 Current Issues Conference

SVU Member Profile

Nancy Rist, RN, RVT
Technical Director
Grand View Hospital
Sellersville, PA

SVU News

• Onsite Registration is Still Available to Attend SVU’s 30th Anniversary Annual Conference in Baltimore
• Special Thanks to SVU 30th Anniversary Annual Conference Sponsors
• Still Time to Participate in SVU Transcranial Doppler Online Survey
• Professional Liability Insurance Program from HPSO for SVU Members
• SVU Participates in Stay in Circulation National Public Awareness Campaign
• SVU Welcomes 73 New Members in May
• SVU's 2007 Products Catalog Now Available in print and online
• Have You Checked Out SVU's Online Job Center Lately?
• Please Notify SVU If You Change Jobs or Move

Chapter News

• North Jersey Vascular Association
• Chapters Breakfast
• OTVA and VASO

Upcoming SVU Events

June 6, 2007
SVU 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
Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington (Crystal City), VA

June 5-7, 2008
2008 SVU Annual Conference at the 2008 Vascular Annual Meeting
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA

News of the Vascular Profession

• Dale Cyr Receives Joan P. Baker Pioneer Award from SDMS
• NEMA Announces New Name for its Medical Imaging Division