Conference

Meetings/Educational Seminars

Pin Exchange and Flag Ceremony

Topics of Discussion

New Friends (smiley face)

SDSRT

Application Process

74 Students at 2014 Conference and delegates from every state

excluding Hawaii

SDSRT Board Members and Rapid City Student Whitney Bartels

• Arrived on Wednesday June 25th to Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando

• Received schedule of events and mandatory SLDP activities

Governance 101 – SLDP intro

Business Meetings – annual report (activity of organization), discussed membership growth, nominated board members for next year

Bylaws Open Forum/House of Delegates meeting – proposed amendments, discussion, voting delegates (mostly word changes)

Educational symposiums – Walk through Imaging Pathology, Understanding Autism for Imaging, Harassment, Culture and Customer Service: Are we Doing it Right?

Chapter Meetings – Cardiovascular-Interventional, Sonography, Military

Parliamentary Procedure

Pin exchange Thursday night

Flag ceremony preceded House of Delegates first business meeting

In SD, Radiologic Technologists are not recognized as medical

professionals…this affects patient care, quality standards, and even

hospital reimbursement rates

What does this mean?

We are fighting for state licensure --- CARE bill, RT in D.C.

Digital Imaging Post-Processing

Technologists were illegally cropping images – L-spine Routine

*CT legal case. Scout was not sent through to PACS. Pathology

not seen in slices, but seen in scout.

Digital Imaging Cropping or Masking

Ex. Chest X-ray with cones wide open. Bone lesion cropped out after

exposure. Patient died. They looked at original image…Technologist

was sued, fired, and lost their house.

Picture with President of the ASRT!

South Dakota is a very active affiliate!

Student Leader attends State Affiliate meeting and

a handful of board meetings

Technologists and Doctors from around the state

give presentations

Students present papers and display educational

boards

2014 meeting - Sioux Falls

2015 meeting - Aberdeen

Go to http://www.sdsrt.org/html/internships.html

Scroll down to Application Procedure and read requirements

It is a topic prompted paper! EASY

Submit to SDSRT Senior Delegate (Kevin Lawrence) by Dec. 1st

Sue is a great resource and encourages all of you to participate and if

you have questions she, Sarah, and myself would be happy to answer them!

NEXT YEAR IN ALBEQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – ASRT Headquarters!

Questions??