RSNA News - November 2004

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Special Member Recognition

Last month, RSNA mailed special member recognition ribbons to more than 6,400 people who have been RSNA members for at least 25 years.

The teal and gold ribbons can be attached to the RSNA annual meeting badge so that long-time members are easily recognizable at RSNA 2004.

Years of Membership	Number of Members
25-29 years	2,638 people
30-39 years	2,395 people
40-49 years	960 people
50-59 years	372 people
60-69 years	32 people
70+ years	6 people

Retired Member Status

RSNA members can request retired status if they are retired from the practice of medicine or other active involvement in radiology or related fields. To qualify, a member must also have been in good standing with the Society for at least 10 years.

Retired members do not pay dues or assessments. They can still attend the RSNA annual meeting for free with advance registration. They will also continue to receive a printed copy of RSNA News and have free online access to Radiology and RadioGraphics. Print subscriptions to the journals are offered at a subsidized rate to retired members.

Requests for retired status may be made online at rsna.org/retired, or may be made in writing to the RSNA Secretary-Treasurer at 820 Jorie Blvd., Oak Brook, IL 60523.

RSNA Public Service Announcements

To coincide with breast cancer awareness month in October, RSNA provided public service announcements to radio stations throughout the United States about how medical imaging plays a role in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. As part of the announcements, listeners were instructed to go to RadiologyInfo.org to learn more about mammography, radiation therapy and other related radiologic procedures.

Public service announcements on virtual colonoscopy will be offered in March 2005 to coincide with national colorectal cancer awareness month.

New Radiology Manuscript Procedure Saves Time to Publication

Using a portable document file (PDF) system, manuscript editors for RSNA's peer-reviewed science journal Radiology are able to communicate with manuscript authors more easily and efficiently. Instead of faxing or mailing manuscript revisions to the authors, the manuscript editors are now using a PDF system to e-mail the documents.

"This new procedure cuts in half the time it takes for authors to receive, review and return copyedited manuscripts," says Radiology Managing Editor John Humpal, M.A. "The PDF system, combined with other time-saving measures and the immediacy of the Internet, means more cutting-edge scientific information is published on Radiology Online prior to the release of the printed journal."

Webcast of the Sunday Image Interpretation Session

RSNA members who cannot attend RSNA 2004 can still participate in one of the most popular sessions at the annual meeting—the Sunday Image Interpretation Session.

Registration is now open to view the live Webcast on Sunday, November 28, 2004, at 4:00 p.m. (Central Time). Go to rsna.org/sunday and click on the registration area in the lower right-hand box.

This year's moderator is Burton P. Drayer, M.D., from New York City. The panelists are George S. Bisset III, M.D., from Durham, N.C.; Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., from Newport Beach, Calif.; Elliot K. Fishman, M.D., from Baltimore; Nancy M. Major, M.D., from Durham, N.C.; and Georgeann McGuinness, M.D., from New York City. The live Webcast offers 1.75 continuing medical education (CME) credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

Last year, viewers in more than 30 countries watched the live session.

The Webcast will be archived for later viewing, but CME will not be offered.

 

If you have a colleague who would like to become an RSNA member, you can download an application at www.rsna.org/mbrapp, or contact the RSNA Membership and Subscription Department toll free at (877) RSNA-MEM [776-2636] (U.S. and Canada), (630) 571-7873 or .