CONTENTS

President's Message

Positive Changes Continue For SVU

Melissa A. Vickery, LPN-B RVT FSVU

News from the SVU Advocacy Committee

David Parlato, BA RVT, Chair of the Advocacy Committee

• 2007 SVU Current Issues Conference to Offer Top CMS and Vascular Speakers
• SVU Urges Member Support of CARE Bill
  Letter Writing Fact Sheet for CARE Bill (.doc) (.pdf)
• MedPAC Supports Exceptions Process for Marketing Drug Bundle

SVU News

• No Member Dues Increase for 2008!
• New SVU Speakers Bureau Launched
• October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
• Feb. 1, 2008 is the Abstracts Deadline for SVU's 2008 Annual Conference
• SVU Members Invited to Nominate Someone for a 2008 Service or Scientific Award
• Service on the SVU Board of Directors
• Student Applications Being Accepted for the 2008 Anne Jones Scholarship Program
• 2008 SVU Education Program Schedule Announced
• SVU Joins Newly Formed Coalition Focused on DVT and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness
• SVU Welcomes 69 New Members in September
• Have You Checked Your Email In Box Lately?

Chapter News

• New Chapter Subcommittee Co-Chair: Jeanette Flannery
• Regional Advisor Positions Open
• Chapters Non-Conflict Meeting Policy Explained Related to 2008 SVU Education Program Schedule

News of the Vascular Profession

• PAD Awareness Survey Finds Few Americans Aware of Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Rita Shugart Elected President of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
• RT Image Magazine Announces its 25 Most Influential in Radiology List for 2007

Upcoming SVU Events

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

Feb.15, 2008
Deadline for the submission of SVU Award Nomination Forms for 2008 Service and Scientific Awards

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

April 4, 2008
Deadline for 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 4, 2008
SVU Vascular Laboratory Testing and Management Course
San Diego, CA

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
2010 SVU Annual Conference at the 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA