November 2007 | Vol. 25, No. 11

Chapter News

Paula Walsh, Chapters Subcommittee Chair
Jeanette Flannery, Chapters Subcommittee Co-Chair

Upcoming Chapter Meeting Announcements:

Greater Boston Vascular Technologists (GBVT) chapter will be holding their fall meeting on November 14 at 6 pm at the Massachusetts General Hospital O’Keeffe Auditorium in Boston. The planned speakers and topics will be: Dr. Michael Jaff on “The Use of the Vascular Laboratory to Assess Cardiovascular Risk”; Dr. Javier Romero on “Nonatheromatous Carotid Artery Disease”; and Dr. Joseph Polak on “Carotid Plaque Characterization.” Three SVU CME’s will be awarded. Contact Kathleen Greene-Hannon for additional information at khannon@partners.org.

The annual conference of the Northwest Vascular Technologists (NWVT) chapter will be held on Saturday, November 3, and Sunday, November 4. In addition to exhibitor presentations, the agenda is filled with “excellent speakers and exciting topics.” Please visit their website at www.nwvt.org for registration information and a complete listing of the planned speakers and topics.

The Northern Ohio Vascular Association (NOVA) chapter will hold their Fall Symposium on Saturday, November 3, at the Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights, OH. In addition to poster presentations by vascular students at the Cuyahoga Community College, topics for the meeting include: Lymph Node Evaluations; Carotid Stenting; Integrated Cardiac/Vascular Cases: How does one affect the other? In addition, a large number of case studies are planned for the meeting. 5.5 SVU CME’s have been applied for by NOVA.

The North Jersey Vascular Association (NJVA) chapter will hold its annual fall meeting on November 3 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Planned speakers and their topics include Dr Robert Hobson on “CEA vs. Carotid Stenting”; Dr. Steven Hertz on “Duplex vs. Other Modalities for Pre op Evaluation”; our special guest, Dr. Ann Marie Kupinski will be presenting two lectures, “Venous Perforator Identification” and “Scanning Post Carotid Stenting”. Two of our chapter members, Ty Bent and Donna MacMillian, will be presenting case studies. Our student members, Michele Green from UMDNJ and the senior students of Morristown Memorial School of Cardiovascular Technology will also be presenting interesting case studies. Our new officers for the 2008-2010 term will be introduced. 4.5 CME’s are awarded for this meeting. Contact Jeanette Flannery at Jeflannery@sbhcs.com, for additional information.

Meeting Planning Reminders:

Affiliated Chapters are reminded that chapter meetings should not be scheduled within 30 days of an SVU sponsored meeting in their geographical region. Since the SVU meetings held around the United States are geared towards topics that generally differ from those offered by the local chapters, the SVU meetings draw attendees from surrounding states in that geographical region. Please contact Steve Haracznak at steveh@svunet.org or Paula Walsh at pmwalsh@challiance.org if you are unsure if an SVU meeting would be considered to be in your geographical region.

SVU-CME’S

As written in the Chapter Guidelines, ‘the ability to earn SVU-CME’s… is one of the most valuable benefits of affiliating with the.. (SVU.)’ Please review the Guidelines for CME applications posted on the SVU website. Be sure to submit the application with the required supporting documentation and fees at least 2 weeks prior to the program date to allow processing of the application.