The SDMS Does the Honors
The SDMS took some time Friday evening to honor the achievements and contributions of its professional members as well as up-and-coming sonography students. Following is a list of the major awards and honors presented at the SDMS Awards Dinner:
2009 Fellow Designations
Robert DeJong, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS
Pamela Foy, BS, RDMS, FSDMS
Stephen McLaughlin Memorial Lectureship:
Kevin Evans, PhD, RT(R)(M)(BD), RDMS, RVS, FSDMS, delivered this lecture named to honor one of the professionals leading luminaries, who died of a brain tumor in 2005. Dr. Evans' presentation was titled The Crisis of Leadership: Relighting the Volunteer Spirit.
W. Frederick Sample Student Excellence Awards--These awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in writing in the field of diagnostic medical sonography. The award is named in memory of W. Frederick Sample, MD, whose tremendous contributions to the growth and development of the field of sonography have influenced all sonographers and physicians. Because of Dr. Sample's dedication to teaching and research, this award is given to outstanding students in diagnostic medical sonography.
Original Research
1st Place: Alison Freeberg: False Positive Outcomes of Standard Morphological Imaging Predictors of Fetal Aortic Coarctation
2nd Place: Erika Hutson: An Examination as to the Usefulness of Tourniquet Application When Mapping Upper Extremity Veins for Hemodialysis Assess
Literature Review
1st Place: Bailey Nelson: Fetal Intra-abdominal Umbilical Vein Varix: A Review of the Literature
2nd Place: Tess Mansour: Ultrasound Microbubble Contrast and Liver Applications: A Literature Review
Kenneth R. Gottesfeld Award--This award is presented annually in memory of Kenneth R. Gottesfeld, MD, a founding father in obstetrical sonography. Honorees are recognized for superior writing and contributions to the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography in 2008. Congratulations to the Gottesfeld recipients:
First Place: Kevin D. Evans, PhD, RT(R)(M)(BD), RDMS, RVS, FSDMS; Yvette Ramos, RDMS, RVT, for Image Segmentation for Evaluating Axillary Lymph Nodes
Second Place: Ted Scott, MAppSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT; Jaime Huff, RDCS; Judy Jones, BSc, RDMS, RDCS, for Increasing the Detection Rate of Normal Fetal Cardiac Structures: A Real-Time Approach
Third Place: Lisa Smith, RDMS; Andrea Perron, RDMS; Angela Perisco, RDMS; for Enhancing Image Quality Using Advanced Signal Processing Techniques
Scientific Presentation Competition-- Authors submit original presentation summary papers, which address clinical research, educational techniques, patient care, sonography department management, case studies presenting a diagnostic challenge, or other areas related to diagnostic medical sonography.
First Place: Eun Jung Park, for First-Trimester Ultrasound Screening For Fetal Aneuploidy in Twin Pregnancy
Sonographer and Student Poster Competitions--Student
First Place: Kathryn Zale, Ohio State University, Utilizing Power Doppler to Detect Arteriole Blood Flow in the Nerve and Muscle of a Subject
Second Place, Ashley Gilko, Cynthia Medley, Jessica DeLaney and Meghan Dotson, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, for Achy, Breaky Heart
Third Place, Jean Wright and Karen Brown, Kettering College of Medical Arts Sonography Program, for What's Holding You Back? Rendering the Perceptions of 3D/4D Sonography
Sonographer and Student Poster Competitions--Sonographer
First Place: Susan Gomien, RDMS, of Cincinnatti, Ohio, for Echocardiographic Findings in Fetuses with Vascular Lesions or Malformations
Second Place:Regina Keller, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, of Mason, Ohio, for Comparison of Ventricular Cardiac Output in Fetuses with Coarctation
Third Place: Christine Schulte, RDCS, of Cincinnatti, Ohio, for The Preeminent Role of Echocardiography in Kawasaki Disease.