CONTENTS

News from the SVU Advocacy Committee

David Parlato, BA RVT, Chair of the Advocacy Committee

• CARE Bill Not Passed in First Session of the 110th Congress
• Additional Medical Imaging Cuts Averted in New U.S. Budget
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Discourages Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

SVU Member Profile

Joshua Cruz, RVT
Technical Director, Vascular Lab
Moses Division of Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY

SVU News

• 2008 Dues Renewal Payment Deadline is January 31
• More Signature Lab Members Requested for 2008
• January 21 is the Deadline for Board Director Nominations for the 2008 SVU Annual Election
• 2008 Annual Conference Abstracts Deadline is February 1, 2008
• February 15, 2008 is the Deadline to Nominate Someone for a 2008 SVU Service or Scientific Award
• SVU Welcomes 80 New Members in December
• New Student Representative to be Selected for 2008 SVU Board of Directors
• Student Applications Being Accepted for the 2008 Anne Jones Scholarship Program
• 2008 SVU Education Program Schedule Announced
• Please Notify SVU If You Change Jobs or Move

Chapter News

• Onward and Upward
• Changing of the Guard
• New Regional Advisors
• Chapter Breakfast at 2008 SVU Annual Conference
• Reminder! Reminder! Reminder!
• North Jersey Vascular Association

Upcoming SVU Events

Jan.21, 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

March 14-16
SVU RPVI Exam Review Course
Sheraton St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis, MO

April 2, 2008
Deadline for Applications for the Student Representative position on the 2008 SVU Board of Directors

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

April 18-20, 2008
SVU Vascular Ultrasound Introductory Interpretation Course
Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL

June 4, 2008
SVU Vascular Laboratory Testing and Management Course
San Diego Marriott, San Diego, CA

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

September 12-14 , 2008
SVU Vascular Ultrasound Advanced Interpretation Course
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, OH

September 26-28, 2008
SVU RPVI Exam Review Course
Hilton Bellevue, Bellevue, WA (near Seattle)

2009

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

2010

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