Re: CMEs for AIUM accreditation
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Thu Jan 22 10:37:49 2009
Physician's expenses are probably significantly higher than
sonographers' too.
Art
At Thu, 22 Jan 2009, DuBose, Terry wrote:
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>Probably because physicians still make at least twice what a sonographer does... and the AIUM needs the money. Just my 2 cents.
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>Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
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>Associate Professor & Director
>Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
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>From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art fougner, md
>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:46 AM
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>Subject: Re: CMEs for AIUM accreditation
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>In these days of managed care and recession, why are physicians charged
>a higher fee for the AIUM convention? Is this a holdover from the glory
>days when physicians drove porsches from the hospital to the country
>club? Enquiring minds want to know.
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>Art
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>At Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Copel, Joshua wrote:
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>>A number of DVDs are available at
>>http://www.aium.org/products/store/productCatalog.pdf
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>>Also, AIUM members can get FREE CMEs by taking on line tests from
>>the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. More information available via
>>the AIUM home page http://www.aium.org
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>>Josh Copel
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>>OK, full disclosure, I'm also President of AIUM, and we're glad you
>>are looking for CMEs for accreditation!
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>>>On 1/14/09 8:25 PM, "Ultrasound list" <ultrasound@obgyn.net> wrote:
>>> ULTRASOUND Digest 2852
>>>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:21:59 -0600 (CST)
>>>From: jcomer@hotmail.com (Lisa Comer)
>>>To: ULTRASOUND@OBGYN.net
>>>Subject: CME's
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>>Can anyone recommend resources or links pertaining to Ultrasound CME's
>>(DVD format) AMA PRA Cat1 needed for OB/GYN physicians to fulfill AIUM
>>requirements? What are others utilizing?
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>art fougner, md
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