Re: GE 4D Ultrasound and Television AD - Effect on Patients!
From: Terry J DuBose (tjdubose@juno.com)
Mon Jul 29 17:24:05 2002
Squeak, Squeak, Squeak... SQUEAK. ;-)
Peace, Terry
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:25:11 -0500 evsono@pipeline.com (art fougner, md)
writes:
> Terry -
>
> you are anything but noisy *smile*
>
> keep on keepin on
>
> art
>
> At Mon, 29 Jul 2002, DuBose, Terry wrote:
> >
> >Dr. Fougner, are you implying that I am making too much noise, or
> that we
> >need to continue? ;-)
> >
> >Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
> >Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
> Program
> >University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
> >4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563
> >Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA
> >501-686-6510
> >http://www.io.com/~dubose/
> >http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
> >http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: evsono@pipeline.com [mailto:evsono@pipeline.com]
> >Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:10 AM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
> >Subject: Re: GE 4D Ultrasound and Television AD - Effect on
> Patients!
> >
> >Terry -
> >
> >the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
> >
> >art
> >
> >At Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Terry J DuBose wrote:
> >>
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> >>Dr. Platt, this is a good first step, and I thank GE for making
> it.
> >>However, many will be waiting to see if GE "drops the other shoe"
> and
> >>instructs GE Medical Systems to only sell ultrasound
> instrumentation to
> >>individuals who have documented education (accredited, not just "3
> week
> >>wonders") and skills in sonography... and who indicate that they
> will use
> >>it in accordance within the FDA's policies.
> >>
> >>Thanks to the AIUM for their work on this problem, but this is
> only the
> >>first step, I fear it isn't over.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Terry J DuBose, M.S., RDMS
> >>Little Rock, Arkansas USA
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> >>On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 00:40:42 EDT LDPLATT@aol.com writes:
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> >>In a message dated 7/27/2002 4:59:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> >>evsono@pipeline.com writes:
> >>
> >>incidentally - is it me or has GE pulled this ad?
> >>
> >>In response to this question GE has been most responsive to the
> AIUM's
> >>input and concerns.They have pulled the ad to rewrite it and add
> a
> >>disclaimer re it's use for clinical indications only.Dr Kurtz who
> is out
> >>of town at present will shortly post some information re all the
> activity
> >>the AIUM has been involved in with GE and the FDA.I am sure you
> all would
> >> be pleased with the impact we have had with this.GE has been
> >>impressive in their response and how they quickly handled this
> situation
> >>that appearently came from "ccorporate GE" and not Medical
> Sysytems.They
> >>have also pulled all places from their web site that are using the
> 3D and
> >>4D only for "entertainment". Please look for Dr Kurtz s'
> official
> >>statement from the AIUM .
> >> Larry Platt ---
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> >>Dr. Platt, this is a good first step, and I thank GE for making
> it. nbsp;
> >>However, many will be waiting to see if GE "drops the other shoe"
> and
> >instructs
> >>GE Medical Systems to only sell ultrasound instrumentation to
> individuals
> >who
> >>have documented education (accredited, not just "3 week
> wonders") an
> >>skills in sonography... and who indicate that they will use it in
> >accordance
> >>within the FDA's policies.
> >>
> >>Thanks to the AIUM for their work on this problem, but this is
> only the
> >>first step, I fear it isn't over.
> >>
> >>Terry J DuBose, M.S., RDMS
> >>Little Rock, Arkansas USA
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> >>On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 00:40:42 EDT <A
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> >> In a message dated 7/27 2002
> >> 4:59:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, evsono@pipeline.com
> >>writes:
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> >> TYPE="CITE">incidentally - is it me or has GE pulled this
> >> ad?In response to this question GE has been most
> >> responsive to the AIUM's input and concerns.They have pulled the
> ad to
> >rewrite
> >> it and add a disclaimer re it's use for clinical indications
> only Dr
> >> Kurtz who is out of town at present will shortly post some
> information r
> >all
> >> the activity the AIUM has been involved in with GE and the FDA.I
> am sure
> >you
> >> all would be pleased with the impact we have had with this.GE
> has
> >> been impressive in their response and how they quickly
> handled
> >> this situation that appearently came from "ccorporate GE" and
> not Medica
> >> Sysytems.They have also pulled all places from their web site
> that are
> >using
> >> the 3D and 4D only for "entertainment". Please look for Dr
> Kurtz
> >> s' official statement from the AIUM
> >> . nbsp;
> >> Larry Platt ---
> >>
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> >>
> >--
> >art fougner, md
> >ich bin ein New Yorker
> >
>
> --
> art fougner, md
> ich bin ein New Yorker
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