Here's your message Paula, sorry about the computer problems but I have no
idea what is happening with your communication link with flownet - perhaps
someone else can help you.

Scroll down to second message for response.
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----Original Message-----
From: Heggerick, Paula [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9:41 AM
To: 'Johnson, Bonnie'
Subject: FW: Vascular Exam with CCI
Hey Bonnie-
The flownet keeps rejecting my message. Can you somehow send it?
BTW-I get flownet messages constantly, but the reject message says that I am
not authorized to send mail from my present address. What do you think is
going on?

-----Original Message-----
From: Heggerick, Paula
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:40 AM
To: 'UVM Flownet'
Subject: RE: Vascular Exam with CCI


Your comments, Sandy, are very interesting. SVT and SDMS did similar in-
depth reviews of both the ARDMS and CCI examinations (vascular only). I
chaired the committee for SVT and was present at the SDMS board meeting
where their committee's evaluation was presented. SVT has a document for
minimal standards for credentialling agencies-ARDMS met those standards and
CCI did not, at that time, meet our minimal standards. Two of the big issues
were a lack of a task force survey (which CCI is presently conducting) and
the lack of CME's required. Also, ARDMS is accreditied by the National
Commission for Certifying Agencies and CCI was not. CCI has applied for
certification to NCCA, but as far as I know, has not met their standards.

Was ACC evaluating the vascular test or the cardiology test?

Just my comments. . .

Paula Heggerick RVT RDMS
New England Med Center
Boston, MA


-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy Katanick [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 9:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Vascular Exam with CCI


Yes Connie, the ICAVL recognizes both credentials.  Several years ago the
American College of Cardiology (one of ICAVL's sponsoring organizations) did
an in depth review of both exams.  One of the reviewers happened to be an
ICAVL board member at the time and agreed with his colleagues that the CCI
exam was a valid one.  Sandy

Sandra L. Katanick, Executive Director
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
8840 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4900
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Phone: 410-872-0100     Fax: 410-872-0030
Web sites: www.icavl.org; www.icael.org; www.icanl.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Connie Mccoy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 4:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Vascular Exam with CCI


It is my understanding that ICAVL will recognize both ARDMS and CCI to
eliminate
any perception of a monopoly by ARDMS.

Connie McCoy




"Cardullo, Paul" <[log in to unmask]> on 04/11/2000 04:24:15 PM

Please respond to UVM Flownet <[log in to unmask]>

To:   [log in to unmask]
cc:    (bcc: Connie E McCoy/MGCR/CHP)

Subject:  Re: Vascular Exam with CCI




different organizations may have different motivations for offering
examinations to ultrasound professionals.  ultimately, it is the individuals
in the field who determine which credential is the preferred credential.
what if an organization offered an examination and no one sat for the
exam...the credential would not be around for very long!

-----Original Message-----
From: Kemil Pilotte [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Vascular Exam with CCI


Why do we have 2 and I hear soon to be 3 organizations involved in the
credentialing of vascular and cardiac sonographers?  Also, why do we have so
many organizations supposedly representing our interests - are their
professional and medical differences or is it all just politics?

"Gallupe, Carol Jean" wrote:

> As someone that took 3 of the different cardiac exams through CCI, I must
> say I do not think so highly of them.  They are constantly changing their
> minds about requirements and making people retake the exams.  If you look
> at other associations ARDMS, Respiratory and Nursing, etc.  you will not
see
> the same thing happening.  It got to be a joke with some of the
> Cardiologists.
> Unfortunately for cardiac they are the game in town even though management
> is not impressed with them either.
>
> When I worked for a group of Vascular Surgeons they did not recognize CCI
> for Vascular and would only recognize ARDMS for the RVT credential.
> After what I went through with CCI I was just as glad to go with another
> company.
>
> Because of their ethics I am more proud to call myself a RVT than my
Cardiac
> credentials all rolled together.
>
> Carol J. Gallupe RVT
> EMMC Bangor ME