Allied Professionals

Seth Barnett, RN, describes a recent hospital expansion that included the addition of a fully dedicated cardiac electrophysiology suite capable of performing various procedures and accommodating future growth.

Bonnie Bosler shares her insights into the importance of EP services in hospitals, her leadership strategies, and the initiatives that have driven improvements in patient outcomes.

Sarah Vanderhoff, MSN, RN, and Andrew Feltgen, RT(R), describe the development, structure, and outcomes of Scripps’ Interventional Cardiology Rad Tech Transition Program.

Featured is a podcast discussion with William Cho, PA-C, and Monique Young, ACNP, on the benefits of advanced practice clinician-led clinical care for atrial fibrillation.

The authors present a case report of a hypersensitivity reaction to chlorhexidine gluconate following an implantable loop recorder removal and replacement procedure.

Neil Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FHRS, and Paul Begley, BS, IBHRE Testamur, CDRMS, present a case illustrating the challenge of managing a pacemaker patient requiring PBT.

EP Lab Digest speaks with Ann Kirkness, RN, CNC, from Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, about her role as a cardiac nurse and coordinator of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patient support group for over 20 years.

The authors emphasize the use of a simple ring magnet in evaluating pacemaker functionality in an older male patient with no cardiac follow-up 13 years post implantation.

Sentara College of Health Sciences is a small college within the Sentara Healthcare system. The EP program here was created in Spring 2011.