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2005 Archive

NW Conference 2005

OSRT Carries on Diamond Lake Tradition

President's Message 2005

From the Editor:

The biannual Northwest Conference Meeting was held in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 15-17, 2005.  OSRT had both officers and members in attendance.  The education and business meetings were sponsored locally by the Utah Society of Radiologic Technologists (USRT).  The Utah society did a wonderful job of putting together the meeting with excellent speakers and a great location, in the heart of Salt Lake City at Temple Square.  Several great speakers presented including Utah Gov. Huntsman who submitted his information to ASRT and gained approval for 0.5 hr. CE credit.

Robbyn Scriven, Anne Warden, and Tom King in the back row
Sue Ann Smith and Randy Harp in the front row

During the session Randy Harp, OSRT Northwest Conference representative, was elected President of the Northwest Conference.  Mr. Harp will be serving a two year term ending with the next conference, which is the 50th Anniversary meeting of the Northwest Conference that will be held in Portland, Oregon.  According to Mr. Harp, plans are already being formed to have a combined meeting with the OSRT Annual Meeting and Northwest Conference.  Mark your Calendar for April 2007, Holiday Inn, Portland Airport.

by Thomas King

Randy with the President Mantle after his installation

After running the Diamond Lake Seminar for 17 years, Joyce Matthys has retired and turned over the reins to OSRT. We sponsored the 18th annual seminar this year on September 17 & 18, 2005. With 10 speakers, we offered both 8 hour and 12 hour CE options, including topics covering Radiation Biology, Chest and Spine review, Professionalism, Autism, and several other great presentations

The Diamond Lake Resort is a beautiful and well-equipped Conference Center, and the staff was ready to accommodate our every need. We had over 106 registered attendants, and the satisfaction level was very high for both the speakers and the facility. The Diamond Lake breakfasts are legendary!

Next year's dates are already set for September 30th thru October 1st, 2006.  We had originally planned to have it in mid September, but the Forest Service will be working on the lake.  We will be going as soon as the lodge re-opens, and have a nice clean lake to enjoy. We are lining up another slate of great speakers, so plan to join us for the 19th Annual Diamond Lake Seminar. Information will be posted on our website as soon as it is finalized.

Hello Everyone!

Thanks for taking time to visit the website. I imagine that we are all getting ready for the rush of the upcoming holiday season-personally and professionally.
One thing I would like to bring to attention is the 2005 Oregon Legislative year. There will be several things that concern RT's on the House agenda. To keep an eye on these issues, the OSRT is in the midst of hiring a lobbyist. In addition to our legislative committee, we have formed a political action committee. The PAC will have weekly contact with the lobbyist , who will be our "watchdog" at the Oregon State Capitol. We are currently and gratefully accepting any contributions specifically geared to these activities.
And for anyone who has an interest we are also open to any volunteers.

Please contact the OSRT office or me directly. (contact information is available on this website)

Best wishes to you and yours for a happy and healthy holiday season.

Susan D. Putnam, RT ( R) (MR) OSRT President