Welcome To The Missouri Valley Chapter of the SNMMI
The MVC is a regional chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging representing individuals from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The Chapter sponsors a Fall meeting each year to provide nuclear medicine professionals with continuing education opportunities addressing the newest innovations and latest developments in the field. The Chapter also acts as a liaison with the SNMMI, which is our national professional society.- Chapter News -
2024 MVC Annual Meeting
Thanks to everyone for another great annual meeting! We appreciate everyone who attended in person and virtually. We would also like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our outstanding group of speakers for their time and expertise.
Attendance verification forms for meeting participants have been submitted to the SNMMI for CE processing. Click here for a copy of the CE approval letter from the SNMMI if needed for your records. CE certificates for attendees were distributed by the SNMMI prior to the Learning Center website being unavailable from Oct. 18 to Nov. 11.
Make plans to join us back in Kansas City for the 2025 Annual Meeting: Sept. 26-28, 2025 at the same Embassy Suites Kansas City Int'l Airport Hotel!
Job Opportunities
The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a full-time Nuclear Medicine Education Program Manager in Kansas City, KS. This position is responsible for the Nuclear Medicine education program's administrative functions, including accreditation, student selection, instruction, clinical functions and adjunct faculty. Please visit the University of Kansas Health System website for information and to apply.
Please review this document for information about a FT Nuclear Medicine Technologist position at Hannibal Regional in Hannibal, MO. Sign-on bonus is available. For more information, contact Kyle Pickett (details in document).
Please review this document for information about a FT Nuclear Medicine Technologist position with DMS Health Iowa. Signing bonus is available. For more information, contact Will Sutor (details in document).
SNMMI Monthly Updates
Governance & Member Engagement
FY2025 Grants and Awards applications open soon. Visit the Grants and Awards page for more information.
Below are the FY25 SNMMI & SNMMI-TS Grants and Awards that opened October 1:
- SNMMI Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Invasive Carcinoma Imaging Research Grant
- Minoshima-Pappas Transformative Leadership Award
- SNMMI Fellow
- SNMMI-TS Fellow
NEW! We are very excited to launch our new Nuclear Medicine Ambassador Program (Nuclear MAP). This program will connect schools, educators, and communities, and will help engage students at local schools or educate state legislators about the role of Nuclear Medicine in patient care.
The newly created Ambassadors page on the NM Careers website will offer all necessary resources for the educators and students.
SNMMI will offer a bonus for the ambassadors who will host a Nuclear MAP program between October 7 and December 15 for a chance to win a FREE trip to the 2025 SNMMI Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Students can win $1,000 awards by submitting a video or an essay during this time.
ONES To Watch Applications are open now!
Nomination Requirements:
- Members can only nominate one candidate for the Ones to Watch list
- There will be a limit of two selections per institution on the list
- Supporting document is now required
- Nominees who have been in the field (post-training) beyond the stated time frame of 10 years will not be considered by the selection committee
NEW Member-Only Benefit! We are happy to report that we are now offering a NEW member-only benefit: Therapy Micro Videos. The videos are posted on our website and will showcase important topics and education for Technologists in therapy.
Research & Discovery
Did you miss the Dose Optimization in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Development workshop? You can see all the talks here.
Read the new Pathways newsletter!
Quality of Practice
A number of new and updated procedure standards were approved by SNMMI on October 5.
- Joint EANM, IAEA, and SNMMI practical guidance on somatostatin receptor-targeted radionuclide therapy of neuroendocrine tumors
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scintigraphy 3.0
- Joint EANM/EANO/RANO/SNMMI Practice Guideline/Procedure Standard for PET Imaging of Brain Metastases: Version 1.0
- SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) PET
Radiopharmaceutical therapy Centers of Excellence press release is available!
Development and Marketing
The MTOS, Miami Thyroid Oncology Symposium, is February 28, 2025.
The 7th Annual Miami Thyroid Oncology Symposium will be held on Friday February 28, and Saturday March 1, 2025 to discuss the rapidly expanding science of "Thyroid Oncology." The science of thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment is rapidly evolving. The new paradigm involving molecular pathology and nuclear theragnostic has profoundly changed the philosophy and techniques of surgery and radioactive iodine (RAI) beta-knife therapy.
2025 MTOS Symposium Registration (miamicancerresearch.org)
Please see more information on the Mars Shot Award Recipients in the attached Value Initiative Newsletter.
Education & Meeting Services
Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
ACNM invites you to submit an original clinical or scientific abstract for the opportunity to present your research during the SNMMI 2025 Mid-Winter & ACNM Annual Meeting, January 30-February 1, in Anaheim, California.
Abstracts are currently being accepted on the following topics:
- Aspects of Clinical and Basic Science in Nuclear Medicine
- Correlative Imaging in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology
- Methodology, including Computer Programming or Physics
- Nuclear Pharmacy and Physics
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Radionuclide Therapy
- Quality and Safety in Nuclear Medicine
IMPORTANT! The SNMMI Learning Center will be down on October 18, 2024!
SNMMI is transitioning to a new, user-friendly platform, set to launch in early November. Courses that are currently in progress, but not completed by October 18, will still be transferred over to the new system, but your progress will be lost, and you will need to restart the course.
Key Details:
- Blackout Period: October 18 at 5:00 PM ET to around November 1
- Impact: Access to your activities, transcripts, and self-reporting will be unavailable during this time
DON'T MISS! Registration is now open.
Visit the website for more information.
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