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Volume 16 - Issue 6 - June, 2008

The Process of Implementing a New Cardiovascular Information System: The Solaris Health System Experience
07/30/2008
Solomon Acolatse; Kathy Klige; James Schneider
What is the size and scope of your health system? Solaris Health System serves the central New Jersey area with two acute care hospitals, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers, convalescent facilities and specialized treatment...
What is the size and scope of your health system? Solaris Health System serves the central New Jersey area with two acute care hospitals, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers, convalescent facilities and specialized treatment...
What is the size and scope of...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University Hosts RCIS Review Course
07/30/2008
Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Phyllis C. Williams, RCSA, RN, CEN, TCCN, ASN, CVT; Pattie Freschett, RCSA, RN, BSN, BBA, CVT; Neil E. Holtz, BS , RCIS, EMT-P, CVT; Nicole Geiger, RCIS, AS; Dereck Carver, RCIS, AS
On April 26th and 27th, 2008, Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, supported their cath lab staff by sponsoring a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Board Review Course. The program was coordinated...
On April 26th and 27th, 2008, Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, supported their cath lab staff by sponsoring a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Board Review Course. The program was coordinated...
On April 26th and 27th, 2008,...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting updateCath Lab Basics ’08
07/30/2008
Dereck Carver, RCIS, AS; Neil E. Holtz, BS , RCIS, EMT-P, CVT; Deborah Curl, RN, BSN, CVT; Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Phyllis C. Williams, RCSA, RN, CEN, TCCN, ASN, CVT; Pattie Freschett, RCSA, RN, BSN, BBA, CVT; Nicole Geiger, RCIS, AS
Cath Lab Basics, a CE Live meeting, took place April 26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. Check www.naccme.com for more locations and dates. Dr. Morton Kern, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Department of Cardiology, University of...
Cath Lab Basics, a CE Live meeting, took place April 26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. Check www.naccme.com for more locations and dates. Dr. Morton Kern, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Department of Cardiology, University of...
Cath Lab Basics, a CE Live...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Is Sterile Technique Vital in the Cath Lab?
07/30/2008
Alnettia W. Johnson, RCIS
The concept of asepsis, or the prevention of microbial contamination, evolved with the development of sterilization. Surgeons learned that all things that come in contact with a wound should be sterile. Following the development of...
The concept of asepsis, or the prevention of microbial contamination, evolved with the development of sterilization. Surgeons learned that all things that come in contact with a wound should be sterile. Following the development of...
The concept of asepsis, or the...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview with… Yvonne B. Singletary, RN, BS, RCIS, CCRN, CVRN
07/30/2008
Yvonne B. Singletary, RN, BS, RCIS, CCRN, CVRN
I have been a registered nurse for 34 years. The first 15 years of my career were spent in high-risk obstetrics. I have worked in the cardiac cath lab for the past 18 years, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas, working in...
I have been a registered nurse for 34 years. The first 15 years of my career were spent in high-risk obstetrics. I have worked in the cardiac cath lab for the past 18 years, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas, working in...
I have been a registered nurse...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Safeguard™ Manual Assist Technique: The SMAT Study
07/30/2008
Anthony Roberts, RN, MBA, MSN, CCRN; John Collins, MD; Edward Harlamert, MD; Judy Champion, CCRN, RN; Karen Cronin, RN, CCRN; Jamie Avram, BSN, RN; Colleen Reou, RN; Kathleen Mostek, CCRC, RN
Introduction Femoral sheath removal is generally a nursing responsibility in many acute and critical care settings. Protocols and physician orders for duration of bedrest and manual compression vary widely across and within health care...
Introduction Femoral sheath removal is generally a nursing responsibility in many acute and critical care settings. Protocols and physician orders for duration of bedrest and manual compression vary widely across and within health care...
Introduction Femoral sheath...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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Meeting updateCath Lab Basics ’08
07/30/2008
Neil E. Holtz, BS , RCIS, EMT-P, CVT; Nicole Geiger, RCIS, AS; Dereck Carver, RCIS, AS; Deborah Curl, RN, BSN, CVT; Chuck Williams, BS, RCSA, RCIS, RT, CPFT, CCT; Phyllis C. Williams, RCSA, RN, CEN, TCCN, ASN, CVT; Pattie Freschett, RCSA, RN, BSN, BBA, CVT
Cath Lab Basics, a CE Live meeting, took place April 26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. Check www.naccme.com for more locations and dates. Dr. Morton Kern, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Department of Cardiology, University of...
Cath Lab Basics, a CE Live meeting, took place April 26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. Check www.naccme.com for more locations and dates. Dr. Morton Kern, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Department of Cardiology, University of...
Cath Lab Basics, a CE Live...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Is Sterile Technique Vital in the Cath Lab?
07/30/2008
Alnettia W. Johnson, RCIS
The concept of asepsis, or the prevention of microbial contamination, evolved with the development of sterilization. Surgeons learned that all things that come in contact with a wound should be sterile. Following the development of...
The concept of asepsis, or the prevention of microbial contamination, evolved with the development of sterilization. Surgeons learned that all things that come in contact with a wound should be sterile. Following the development of...
The concept of asepsis, or the...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombus Aspiration as Definitive Mechanical Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of Five Cases
07/30/2008
Marieke L. Fokkema; Pieter J. Vlaar, MSc; Tone Svilaas, MD
The primary goal of treatment in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is reperfusion of the infarcted myocardium. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has emerged as preferred reperfusion therapy for STEMI.1...
The primary goal of treatment in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is reperfusion of the infarcted myocardium. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has emerged as preferred reperfusion therapy for STEMI.1...
The primary goal of treatment in...
07/30/2008
Cath Lab Digest

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07/30/2008
GE Healthcare Nets FDA Clearance for High-Definition LightSpeed CT ScannerThe FDA has granted GE Healthcare 510(k) clearance for its LightSpeed CT750 HD, a high-definition CT scanner. The system debuted at RSNA 2007 in November 2007. The...
GE Healthcare Nets FDA Clearance for High-Definition LightSpeed CT ScannerThe FDA has granted GE Healthcare 510(k) clearance for its LightSpeed CT750 HD, a high-definition CT scanner. The system debuted at RSNA 2007 in November 2007. The...
GE Healthcare Nets FDA Clearance...
07/30/2008
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