Greetings from Boston!!

I am writing this blog from the inner courtyard of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square.  It has been a gorgeous day, with lots of sunshine, temperatures in the 70s and low humidity...Ahhhh.  What a perfect day to sit outside next to a fountain, garden and sculptures. 

I am not quite so much of an over-achiever to be here days early just for SVU Annual Conference.  Although SVU is worth that extra effort.  And so is Boston, for that matter.  I had some personal items to attend to, so have been hard at work-- with a little bit of relaxation.  Yesterday I went to my favorite museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum...amazing as always.  I am keeping my eye out for the Boston folks...Paula Walsh our fearless Annual Conference chair...Dr. Jaff, Dr. Polak...Kathleen Hannon and the folks at MGH...but then I remember, they are probably working (sorry guys...didn't mean to rub it in!).

So are YOU ready for the meeting?  Dry cleaning retrieved, bags packed, all of those ridiculous 3oz. bottles stored neatly away in your 1 quart ziplock bag?  Slides ready for presentation?  Poster printed?  Don't forget pins!!  Walking shoes?  Thinking cap? 

I've been looking through the schedule and realized I missed a whole plethora of SVU Annual Conference sections to brag on!!  So here are some more:

Friday June 11th, 8:45am -10:15am
--What an amazing session!!

GENERAL SESSION: Scientific Session

Moderator: Mark D. Iafrati, MD RVT

■Differences in Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness May be Linked to Advanced Imaging Presets
-- Jean Alessi-Chinetti, BA RVT RDMS

■Timeliness in Notification of Critical Vascular Laboratory Test Results is Part of Quality Assurance
-- Dennis Kiser, BS RVT

■The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Against Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid
-- George S. Lavenson, MD FACS RVT

■Possible Association Between Scan Quality and Pain During Ultrasound Scanning: Results from the SVU 2009 Survey on Ergonomics
-- Joseph F. Polak, MD MPH

■Ankle Brachial Index Assessment: Does It Matter How Arm Pressures Are Measured?
-- John Matsuura, MD

■Does Distal Venous Hypertension Affect Lower Extremity Venous Pulsatility?
-- William B. Schroedter, BA RVT FSVU

■Traditional Peripheral Arterial Doppler Waveform Descriptors: Are They Still Worth Teaching?
-- Robert P. Scissons, RVT FSVU

■Twins Lead to the Prevention of Artherosclerosis: Findings of Internation Twin Study 2009
-- Adam Tarnoki, MD

Friday June 11th, 10:45am -12:15pm
--Very interesting topics!!

Case Study Presentations

Moderator: Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD RVT FSVU
■Bilateral Subclavin Steal Syndrome & Heart Failure
-- Reza Amini, MD

■Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm
-- Kathryn Ayoub, RVT

■Profound Calf Muscle Dysfunction Following Hip Dislocation Monitored by Air Plethysmography
-- Nichole K. Baker, RVT

■Isolated Dissection of the Superior Mesenteric Artery With Associated Median Arcuate Ligament
-- Travis J. Bille

■Duplex Diagnosis of Muscular Entrapment of Lower Extremity Bypass Graft Complicated by Severe Aneurysmal Disease
-- Amber L. Clay, RVT FDCS

■Schwannoma of the Posterior Tibial Nerve: An Unusual Finding During Arterial Ultrasound Examination
-- Miguel O. Maia, MD RVT

■Anomalous Vascular Blood Flow in the Presence of Right-Sided Aortic Arch
-- Carol Miranda, RVT RDMS RDCS FSVU

■Successful Thrombin Repair of Giant Pseudoaneurysms Without Compressive Neuropathy: A Report of Two Cases
-- Joddi M. Neff, MD

■Application of Duplex Ultrasonography in the Mid-Aortic Syndrome
-- Stephanie R. Wilson, BS RDMS RVT

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Wow...all of that information in just one morning! 
Seriously, 17 top-notch lectures in the time it would take to do:
-- 2 bilateral varicose vein studies...
-- or 3 difficult renal exams...
-- or 3 bilateral upper and lower extremity venous exams in the ICU...

Solid work SVU!!  (Thanks for getting me out of all that work for a day!!)