New SVU Speakers Bureau Launched

The Society for Vascular Ultrasound has announced the launch of its new Speakers Bureau. By facilitating contacts with experienced speakers in the vascular ultrasound profession, SVU is offering a significant and positive contribution to interdisciplinary practices. Members of the SVU Speakers Bureau are articulate, confident, and experienced speakers according to their peers in theory and/or clinical practice on specified vascular ultrasound topics.

Once an organization selects a speaker from SVU’s Speakers Bureau, all speaking details are negotiated solely between the inviting organization and the requested speaker, including travel expenses and any honorarium. SVU is not involved in these negotiations.

The SVU Speakers Bureau currently includes 12 SVU members who have met the requirements of the Speakers Bureau and who are available to discuss various vascular ultrasound topics. Details on the speaker, including their credentials, preferred speaking topics, and phone and email contact information can be found here. It is anticipated that additional speakers will be added to the SVU Speakers Bureau from time to time.

Vascular ultrasound technologists and physicians interested in joining the SVU Speakers Bureau should contact SVU Executive Director Steve Haracznak at steveh@svunet.org.

Objectives of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound

The Society for Vascular Ultrasound is the VOICE for the vascular ultrasound profession since 1977. It is our mission to represent the best interests of SVU members and promote quality vascular ultrasound services by providing educational, scientific and literary activities to our members, patients and the public.

By facilitating contacts with experienced speakers in the vascular ultrasound profession, SVU is offering a significant and positive contribution to interdisciplinary practices. Members of the SVU Speakers Bureau are articulate, confident, and experienced speakers according to their peers in theory and/or clinical practice of specified vascular ultrasound topics.

How to Select a SVU Speakers Bureau Speaker

• An organization recognizes the need for an experienced vascular ultrasound speaker to lecture at its upcoming educational meeting.
• They access the SVU Speakers Bureau on the SVU website (www.svunet.org) viewing the list of available vascular ultrasound speakers. This list includes the speaker’s stated expertise in specific vascular testing areas, their geographical location, and contact information.
• An interested conference coordinator may contact a speaker directly to identify the vascular ultrasound topics for their educational meeting.
• Travel expenses and any honorarium (where applicable) for the speaker will be negotiated solely between the inviting organization and the requested speaker from SVU’s Speakers Bureau list.

Participation in SVU Speakers Bureau

Individuals interested in joining the SVU Speakers Bureau should contact the SVU Executive Director at the SVU national office.

At minimum, SVU Speakers Bureau participants must:

• Maintain a current membership in the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.
• Be registered with current RVT, RVS and/or RPVI credentials.
• Submit to the SVU national office his/her Curriculum Vitae and three personalized letters of recommendation from individuals, along with his/her preferred speaking topics and contact information. These three letters of recommendation should be from fellow vascular ultrasound professionals who have personal knowledge of the individual’s vascular ultrasound expertise and qualifications to be on the SVU Speakers Bureau.
• The SVU Speakers Bureau Committee will review the required elements (Curriculum Vitae, and three letters of recommendation) submitted by a speaker interested in participating in the SVU Speakers Bureau to determine if he/she is qualified to be on the SVU Speakers Bureau.
• If a SVU Speakers Bureau candidate meets all of the requirements of the Speakers Bureau, his/her name with credentials, location of residence, preferred topics and email/phone contact information will be posted on the SVU website. All additional communications are then between the requesting organization and the potential speaker.

Speakers on SVU’s Speakers Bureau are urged to provide a lecture outline, CV and other materials to the sponsoring organization on time for the conference planning and CME application process. Additionally, Speakers Bureau participants are encouraged to use high quality PowerPoint presentations and submit hand-outs of substance to the requesting organization for distribution at their meeting. SVU Speakers Bureau participants also should conform to the faculty requirements of the requesting organization, and maintain a professional appearance, both in dress and in conduct, throughout the event.

SVU Speakers Bureau Promotion

The SVU will actively promote its Speakers Bureau and the available speakers to various organizations via SVU news releases, the e-Spectrum online newsletter, broadcast emails, advertisements in the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound (JVU) and other communication resources. Coverage of the Speakers Bureau on the SVU website (www.svunet.org) includes a posted list of available speakers, including those topics that the speaker feels is in their realm of expertise, and email and phone contact information. Announcements on the availability of the SVU Speakers Bureau will be made at SVU-sponsored educational meetings, at the SVU Annual Conference, to SVU affiliated chapters, and to other healthcare related organizations.

SVU Disclaimer of Liability

The views and opinions expressed in any presentation are solely those of the speaker and do not represent the position or opinion of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, its Board of Directors, or of any SVU affiliated chapter. SVU accepts no responsibility for an organization’s use of a SVU Speakers Bureau speaker; contract is solely between the speaker and the requesting organization.