Volume 10 - Issue 11 - November, 2002
Feature
06/19/2008
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease
Program Director: William C. Roberts, MD
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Contact: 1-800-253-4636, ext. 694
Website: www.acc.org
December 13-15
The 35th Annual New York Cardiovascular...
2002
December 8-11
Williamsburg...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
MADIT II Type Patients Successfully Risk Stratified By MTWA
Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Negative Patients are at extremely low risk of sudden cardiac death. New clinical data demonstrate that MTWA can risk stratify MADIT II type patients to...
MADIT II Type Patients Successfully Risk Stratified By MTWA
Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Negative Patients are at extremely low risk of sudden cardiac death. New clinical data demonstrate that MTWA can risk stratify MADIT II type patients to...
MADIT II Type Patients...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Medtronic Advances Technology for Coronary Angioplasty with ‘Zipper’ Multi-Exchange Delivery Platform
FDA Approves New Device That Facilitates Easy Exchange of Guidewires and Catheters; CE Mark for European Release Also Includes Stent...
Medtronic Advances Technology for Coronary Angioplasty with ‘Zipper’ Multi-Exchange Delivery Platform
FDA Approves New Device That Facilitates Easy Exchange of Guidewires and Catheters; CE Mark for European Release Also Includes Stent...
Medtronic Advances Technology...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for this month’s Cath Laughs!
1. I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it, so don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears...
Thanks to Stanley Krawczyk for...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Darren Powell, RCIS, FSICP
We participated in three days of conferences, beginning April 5, 2002. Our first day held the 7th Teaching Course in Cardiac Catheterization, focusing on acute coronary syndromes.
During the next two days, we attended the 4th Thai...
We participated in three days of conferences, beginning April 5, 2002. Our first day held the 7th Teaching Course in Cardiac Catheterization, focusing on acute coronary syndromes.
During the next two days, we attended the 4th Thai...
We participated in three days of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does anyone have any information on staffing a cath lab with LVNs? I currently have a LVN working as a scrub and in the holding area. Can’t the LVN monitor cases? Any policies or protocols out...
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does anyone have any information on staffing a cath lab with LVNs? I currently have a LVN working as a scrub and in the holding area. Can’t the LVN monitor cases? Any policies or protocols out...
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Thomas H. Maloney, MS, MHA, RCIS, FSICP
The annual turnover rate resulting from cath lab professionals leaving for industry presents a serious staffing concern. Why is this happening? Here are reasons some people may consider working for industry:
1) I feel underappreciated,...
The annual turnover rate resulting from cath lab professionals leaving for industry presents a serious staffing concern. Why is this happening? Here are reasons some people may consider working for industry:
1) I feel underappreciated,...
The annual turnover rate...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Prior to the cineless systems, QA was done on processing equipment and on imaging equipment. The primary reasons were to detect any changes in the cineradiographic equipment for radiation safety guidelines. I spoke with our medical physicist,...
Prior to the cineless systems, QA was done on processing equipment and on imaging equipment. The primary reasons were to detect any changes in the cineradiographic equipment for radiation safety guidelines. I spoke with our medical physicist,...
Prior to the cineless systems,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does anyone have any information on staffing a cath lab with LVNs? I currently have a LVN working as a scrub and in the holding area. Can’t the LVN monitor cases? Any policies or protocols out...
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does anyone have any information on staffing a cath lab with LVNs? I currently have a LVN working as a scrub and in the holding area. Can’t the LVN monitor cases? Any policies or protocols out...
LVNs in the Cath Lab
Does...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Thomas H. Maloney, MS, MHA, RCIS, FSICP
The annual turnover rate resulting from cath lab professionals leaving for industry presents a serious staffing concern. Why is this happening? Here are reasons some people may consider working for industry:
1) I feel underappreciated,...
The annual turnover rate resulting from cath lab professionals leaving for industry presents a serious staffing concern. Why is this happening? Here are reasons some people may consider working for industry:
1) I feel underappreciated,...
The annual turnover rate...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Joseph Cosico, RN, BSN, MA, CCRN, CCRC
Budget Players
A sound budget is crucial to having a successful program. Let’s review some of the issues that a research manager may encounter. Several players influence the budget. These are the physician investigator, the study sponsor and...
Budget Players
A sound budget is crucial to having a successful program. Let’s review some of the issues that a research manager may encounter. Several players influence the budget. These are the physician investigator, the study sponsor and...
Budget Players
A sound budget...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Manuel J. Angelo, BA, RCIS
Designed to provide the most up-to-date information in the field of interventional cardiology, the daylong seminar featured presentations by the clinical and administrative staff of the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs at...
Designed to provide the most up-to-date information in the field of interventional cardiology, the daylong seminar featured presentations by the clinical and administrative staff of the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs at...
Designed to provide the most...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Frank Poyer, RN; Alex Chan, CVRT; Kathy Cleveland, RN; Lisa DePew, RN; Rita Kelly, RN; Michael Brown, RN; Nancy James; James Feeney, MD
We have two suites with a team of approximately 10 people six RNs and four technologists, plus an additional per diem staff that we call in when needed. Presently, we are recruiting an RT or an RCIS to join our team. Fifteen cardiologists...
We have two suites with a team of approximately 10 people six RNs and four technologists, plus an additional per diem staff that we call in when needed. Presently, we are recruiting an RT or an RCIS to join our team. Fifteen cardiologists...
We have two suites with a team...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
06/19/2008
Laura Minarsch, CCRP, CVT, RT, RT(R)
Revascularization methods exploring brachytherapy, debulking, intimal cutting techniques and pharmacological clotting therapies have been used to treat arterial disease, but stenting is the most frequently utilized choice among these various...
Revascularization methods exploring brachytherapy, debulking, intimal cutting techniques and pharmacological clotting therapies have been used to treat arterial disease, but stenting is the most frequently utilized choice among these various...
Revascularization methods...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Fred Schuls
Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) comprises fifteen hospitals and is one of the nation’s largest publicly owned hospital systems. Carolinas Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the past...
Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) comprises fifteen hospitals and is one of the nation’s largest publicly owned hospital systems. Carolinas Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the past...
Carolinas HealthCare System...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
