R E F L E C T I O N S

SPRING 2004

**[24^th^. National IHS MIP conference]{.underline}** hotel is Four
Points Sheraton at Metrocenter, Phoenix, AZ. A block of rooms is
reserved under IHS MIP, Gov. rate sng. \$79 and dbl. \$89. Rooms shall
be held until May 3^rd^ after that date rooms shall be released to the
public. Reservations, call 800-325-3535 or 602-997-5900. Our conference
has a full slate of speakers covering a wide variety of subject matter.
Tue. Kick starting the event is Cheryl Provost, RN Customer Education
Manager for Tyco-Mallinckrodt from up state N.Y. Cheryl's talk is
"Creating a Motivated & Energetic Workplace". We applied for 18.5 CE
credit hours through ASRT. Nominations for technologists of the year
received from Aberdeen, Albuquerque, Bemidji, Navajo and Oklahoma areas.
Award winners shall be announced at the social activity on Wed. evening
at 7 p.m. Electronic copy of the agenda available, NO mailing of hard
copy nor FAX copies. Speakers are coming from several states from New
York to California.

Exhibit day Wed. we have exhibitors from Kodak, Source One,
Tyco-Mallinckrodt, Med-Tel, Alliance Imaging, AGFA, Shared Imaging and
E-Z-EM.

Pre-Registration appreciated, call, e-mail, FAX or mail to Dick Gwilt:
your name, city and state where you work for your name tag.

March is National

[Colorectal Cancer awareness Month]{.underline}

Colonoscopy recommended as a base line examination for everyone over age
50 years.

[Website for IHS Medical Imaging Program]{.underline}

In process to set up a website for program activities, news articles,
career opportunities (not official OPM listings), question and answer
section, dates for all conferences and locations with a sign up for
pre-registration of attendees. Other suggestions appreciated.

[Long Term Archive Contract]{.underline}

Proposal under revision, should be released soon for review by
prospective bidders.

**[22^nd^. ABD & BEM areas MIP Conf.]{.underline}**

August 24-26 Ramada Plaza Suites Hotel & Convention Center, Fargo, ND. A
block of rooms is reserved as IHS MIP for your personal room reservation
call 800-272-6232 or 701-277-9000 Rooms at \$55 + tax. ASRT certifying
body for C.E. category A credits, shall be applied for. Submit
suggestions for topics and speakers ASAP to MIP director. Subjects
scheduled include, but not limited to: Radiation protection, Bone
Density, Hepatitis and Renal US.

Pre-register for the event by phone, e-mail, FAX or letter; office of
the director. Submit name, city and state where you work for your name
tag.

[Mammography]{.underline}

USA Stamps for Mammography awareness available through the U.S. Postal
service at \$8.00/pkg. with .60 cents/pkg. sold donated to Breast Cancer
research program. You can do a small part for a great cause.

AREA BYTES:

ABERDEEN:

McLaughlin, ND, Susan Schneider thinks the new Quantum x-ray machine is
Great and enjoys using the quiet high--low elevating x-ray table.

Welcome to the M.I. team Maranda Herman at Kyle H.C., Kyle, SD.

Rosebud, SD rolled out the welcome mat for Tony Metcalf transferred from
Sioux San and Monica Hanson from the public sector.

Winnebago, NE has been covered by PSC techs Rita Burnight and Mary Lynn
Nelson since last Nov. when Duane left IHS. The new facility is in the
final stages of completion, planned opening this summer.

BILLINGS:

Welcome to the M.I. team Alexranda Dobson at Lamedeer, MT. She recently
completed a 2 week US training session in Houston, TX and last Oct. did
the Mammography program at the Advanced Health Education Center. She has
worked in TX, Boston, FL, CA, Seattle, WA and Dallas Ft. Worth, TX high
end trauma x-ray.

OKLAHOMA:

Congratulations Sherri Helsey: Sherri shall enter the RPA program with
Weber State U. in Ogden, UT this fall.

PORTLAND:

Welcome Donna Todd to the Tribal health facility at Grande Rhonde, OR.

TUCSON:

Facilities within the Tucson area at Sells Hospital, San Xavier Health
Center and the Tribal H.C. are planning to go filmless at the sites with
C.R. equipment this year.

[Thought provoking quote & Irish Blessing]{.underline}

Work like you don't need the money

Love like you've never been hurt

Dance like nobody's watching

Satchel Paige

Professional Baseball Player

May there always be work for your hands to do

May your purse always hold a coin or two

May the sun always shine on your windowpane

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain

May the hand of a friend always be near you

May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you

Old Irish Blessing

**[Ultrasound in Orbit on Space Station]{.underline}**

Article from Advance. Ultrasound imaging selected as the medical tool of
choice for serving the medical imaging needs of the astronauts heading
for Mars. Philips HDI-5000 U.S. system was deployed aboard the space
station as part of the Human Research Facility. Engineers determined
that minimally trained personnel are capable of performing focused
sonographic tasks in medical emergencies as long as they are provided
with appropriate communications and real-time expert support during
acquisition.

Microgravity presents different anatomy lessons to be learned because
fluid-air levels change and organs within the abdominal and chest cavity
shift making the window presentations different from what we are
familiar with looking at on a monitor.

Preflight crew members training includes learning terminology, practice
responding to verbal commands and they are reminded that the guidance
expert on the ground is in charge of getting the images.

A real-time video downlink and bi-directional voice communications are
used to remotely guide the astronauts to capture clinically useful
imaging data for evaluation on the ground.