Ten Years: A Wonderful Reason To Celebrate
from
the July 2006 issue
On Tuesday, June 6th, ICAEL Board members and staff gathered
in the exhibit hall during the American Society of Echocardiography's
17th Annual Scientific Sessions held in Baltimore, Maryland
to take part in "Celebrating A Decade Of Ensuring Quality,"
the festivities honoring the 10-year anniversary of the ICAEL.
Many
special guests stopped by to wish their congratulations to the
organization, including ASE President Michael H. Picard, MD
and ICAEL founding Board members Cris Kikkert, BS, RDCS and
Eric J. Sisk, BA, RDCS.
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Many visitors enjoy the celebration in the ICAEL booth
during the ASE meeting at the Baltimore Convention
Center. Below:
Several Board Members and staff of the ICAEL pose
with the anniversary cake. Front row, left to right:
Board member Annette Smith, RDCS; Sandra Katanick,
CAE, ICAEL Executive Director; Tamara Sloper. Back
row, left to right: Board member Raymond Stainback,
MD; Pat Catalano; Laesha Shivdasani; Erin Lackey;
Cindy Shavatt; Board member Louis Bezold, MD. |
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Sandra
Katanick, Executive Director of the ICAEL, reflected, "It
is hard for many of us to believe that the ICAEL is celebrating
its tenth anniversary this year. When the ICAEL first began
in 1996, a small number of laboratories sought accreditation.
Ten years later, more than 1200 sites have earned this prestigious
recognition. The numbers continue to steadily increase with
the ICAEL currently receiving an average of 100 applications
per quarter."
"It
is wonderful to have the opportunity to celebrate this significant
historical milestone for the ICAEL, one that reveals a degree
of strength and expertise that is only achievable over time,"
Katanick stated. "Starting off as a fledgling organization
in 1996, we have seen the ICAEL grow into the gold standard
of quality sought by all echocardiography laboratories in the
United States and Canada. We owe this success to the hard work
of our volunteers and staff over the past ten years and, most
importantly, to the echocardiography community for embracing
and participating in the concept of accreditation. I'm very
proud of the past, but I'm even more excited about the years
to come for the ICAEL and the impact we will have on the lives
of thousands of patients through improved care."
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