September 29, 2006 - ACR Chapter Executive Update


September 29, 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

2007 Dues Information Sheets due October 1st

2007 chapter dues information sheets are due back by October 1. Please return the information sheet promptly to help our membership department report chapter dues accurately, and earn your chapter points in the Chapter Recognition Program.

If you have any question or want to verify receipt of your information please contact Barbara Quattrone at bquattrone@acr.org or (800) 347-7748.

Register Today for ACR’s First Annual PET/CT Update

Registration is now open for ACR’s First Annual PET/CT Update, January 28-21, 2007, in Boca Raton, Fla. Attendees can earn up to 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Register today for the early bird rate and save $50 off the member fee.

Click here to learn more about the First Annual PET/CT Update.

For questions, call (800) 373-2204 or email acrcampus@acr.org.

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

Please Complete the State Government Relations Survey

Government Relations (GR) staff developed a brief survey to collect information about the chapters’ GR activities and experience with ACR’s state GR program. This information will be used to help further develop our state government relations programs to better serve our chapters. Your input is very important, and we thank you in advance for taking a few minutes to complete the survey.

Click here to complete the survey.

If you have any questions about the ACR’s state government relations program, please contact Ariel Gonzalez or Eugenia Krimer at (800) 227-5463, ext 4488 or 4398.

Review the ACR's 2007 Draft Guidelines and Standards Online

ACR members are invited to visit the ACR Web Site to review and comment on the drafts of the 2007 ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards. Comments received will be considered for inclusion in the drafts to be presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference.

Listed below are the drafts available for review in the third field review period from September 25 – October 20:

  • Extracranial Cerebrovascular US (collaborative with AIUM)
  • MRI of the Head and Neck (collaborative with ASNR)
  • MRI of the Wrist (collaborative with the Society of Skeletal Radiology)
  • Postoperative Dialysis Access US (collaborative with AIUM)
  • TIPS (Collaborative with SIR).
The above guidelines are all collaborative with other organizations, which means no revisions can be made on the Council floor. This is your opportunity to comment on these critical issues to be considered by the collaborative committees.

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.

Please Share with your Members – Upcoming ACR Education Courses

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.