September 14, 2006 - ACR Chapter Executive Update


September 14, 2006

For questions and responses contact:
Trina Zeberlein
ACR Office of Chapter and Volunteer Development
1891 Preston White Dr
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (800) 227-5463, ext 4998
E-mail: tzeberlein@acr.org

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

There's Still Time to Reserve Your Seat for Upcoming ACR "Off-Campus" Courses

From the latest in body MRI and cardiac imaging to smart strategies for securing your professional and financial future, the ACR has scheduled three dynamic conferences that will enhance your radiologic career and strengthen your personal bottom line.

To learn more about these exciting meetings, please contact ACR Campus™ at acrcampus@acr.org or call (800) 227-5463, ext 4040. Also, visit ACR Campus™ online, anytime for important details regarding CME credits.

Please share this information about ACR conferences with your members in any upcoming chapter communication.

ACR Professional Bureau Interview Service at RSNA

Online registration for the ACR Professional Bureau’s on-site interview service will be available starting Monday, September 18. The interview service will be available during the 2006 RSNA annual meeting November 26-30.

Once the site is live, current users can activate their accounts and register for the service and new users can register to use the Professional Bureau and participate in the interview service. Job seekers can then search applicable listings and request interviews, and employers can search for applicants and schedule interviews. Registering early allows you to schedule interviews now while planning the rest of your time at RSNA.

Visit the ACR Web site on Monday for complete information and instructions. For questions about the Professional Bureau, please contact Alison Maedge at amaedge@acr.org or (800) 227-5463, ext 4932.

Act Now to Participate in the Chapter Recognition Award Program

Has your chapter undertaken efforts to recruit or retain chapter members? Have you recently held a chapter meeting? Are you distributing a chapter newsletter or maintaining a chapter Web site to share information with your members? Has your chapter lobbied for legislation in your state? If you can answer “yes” to any of the above questions, then your chapter could be earning points towards a chapter recognition award.

Act now to make sure your chapter is recognized for its activities throughout 2006 and a contender for a Chapter Recognition Award, to be presented at next year’s AMCLC. Award criteria and submission forms are available on the ACR Web site. To inquire about your points or for any questions about the program, please contact Adrian Kosmicki at akosmicki@acr.org or (800) 227-5463, ext 4917.

2006 Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards Available on the Web

The 2006 Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards are now available on the ACR Web site. This includes all the new and revised guidelines/standards that were adopted at the 2006 AMCLC. Within the next few weeks, dues-paying members and members-in-training will receive a copy of the 2006 Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards CD-ROM via mail.

If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Wyatt at mwyatt@acr.org or (800) 227-5463, ext 4491.

Please Share with your Radiation Oncology Members - ACR/CARROS Info Session at ASTRO

The ACR/CARROS Info Session will be held on November 4 during the 2006 ASTRO meeting in Philadelphia. The topic for this one-hour session will be pay for performance, the quality movement sweeping the country. Invited speakers will first provide an overview of pay for performance, including its importance to the ACR and the organizations involved in developing it, the ACR’s activities to date and recent developments in this area. This overview will be followed by a discussion of the implications that pay for performance has for radiation oncology.

For more information, please contact Trina Zeberlein at tzeberlein@acr.org or (800) 227-5463, ext 4998.

Last Week to Review & Comment on the Second Set of 2007 Draft Guidelines and Standards

The second field review period for the 2007 draft guidelines and standards will close on September 22. Visit the ACR Web site now to review the drafts currently available and have your comments considered for inclusion in the drafts that will be presented at the 2007 AMCLC.

If you have any questions about the drafts available or the comment periods, please contact Joyce Kidwell at jkidwell@acr.org or (800) 227-5463, ext 4592.