CONTENTS

President's Message

As Summer Comes To A Close…

Melissa A. Vickery, LPN-B RVT FSVU

 

News from the SVU Advocacy Committee

David Parlato, BA RVT, Chair of the Advocacy Committee

• CMS Proposes Policy & Payment Changes for Physician Services in 2008
• SVU Urges Member Support of CARE Bill

 

SVU Member Profile

Amy Tisch, BA RVT
Technical Director/Section Head
CardioVascular Department
Morton Hospital and Medical Center
Taunton, Massachusetts

SVU News

• Make Your Vascular Lab Stand Out Above The Rest – Become a Signature Lab Member
• SVU Members Urged to Participate in September's National PAD Awareness Month
• Have You Checked Your Email In Box Lately?
• SVU's Patient Education Guides Fulfill a Professional Need
• SVU 2007 Product Catalog Available in Print and Online
• SVU's Online Job Center Helps Advance Careers for Vascular Technologists
• Professional Liability Insurance Program from HPSO (SVU Members Only)
• SVU Members Urged to Partner with a SVS Member to Hold a Vascular Screening Event During Vascular Awareness Month, September 2007
• SVU Welcomes 41 New Members in July

Chapter News

• NJVA Chapter Profile

News of the Vascular Profession

• Support Team VDF in the Chicago Marathon on October 7
• CAAHEP Board Approves Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Applications

Upcoming SVU Events

Aug. 20, 2007
Hotel/Early Registration Deadline for SVU/EVMS Vascular Ultrasound Advanced Interpretation Course
Renaissance Scottsdale Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

Sept. 11, 2007
Hotel/Early Registration Deadline for SVU/EVMS RPVI Exam Review Course
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego, CA

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

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

Oct. 4, 2007
Hotel/Early Registration Deadline for SVU’s 2007 Current Issues Conference
Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington (Crystal City), VA

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

Jan.14, 2008
Deadline for submission to SVU national office of Candidate Profile/Nomination Form for 2008 Annual Election

Feb.1, 2008
Deadline for abstracts for 2008 SVU Annual Conference to be submitted to the SVU National Office

March 3, 2008
Notification by this date of acceptance of abstracts

April 4, 2008
Manuscripts due at SVU national office for all accepted oral and poster presentations for 2008 Annual Conference

April 7, 2008
Deadline for the submission to the SVU national office of the 2008 Anne Jones Scholarship application and related documents

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

June 11-13, 2009
2009 SVU Annual Conference at the 2009 Vascular Annual Meeting
The Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO

June 10-12, 2010
SVU Annual Conference at the 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA