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Volume 16 - Issue 7 - July, 2008

News

Clinical and Industry News
SCAI’s First Foreign-Born and First Pediatric Cardiologist President Plans to Diversify Membership
09/09/2008
Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH, FSCAI, FACC, FAAP, has been installed as the 31st President of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). A pioneer in the nonsurgical repair of congenital heart defects, Dr. Hijazi is an...
Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH, FSCAI, FACC, FAAP, has been installed as the 31st President of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). A pioneer in the nonsurgical repair of congenital heart defects, Dr. Hijazi is an...
Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH, FSCAI,...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
Electromagnetic Interference From Some Radio Frequency Identification Devices May Pose Hazards to Medical Equipment
09/09/2008
The use of radio frequency identification devices appears to have the potential to cause critical care medical equipment to malfunction, according to a study in the June 25 issue of JAMA. “Applications of autoidentification technologies...
The use of radio frequency identification devices appears to have the potential to cause critical care medical equipment to malfunction, according to a study in the June 25 issue of JAMA. “Applications of autoidentification technologies...
The use of radio frequency...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
The Joint Commission Announces 2009 National Patient Safety Goals for Laboratories
09/09/2008
The Joint Commission today announced the 2009 update of the National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for accredited laboratories. The National Patient Safety Goals promote specific improvements in patient safety by providing...
The Joint Commission today announced the 2009 update of the National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for accredited laboratories. The National Patient Safety Goals promote specific improvements in patient safety by providing...
The Joint Commission today...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical and Industry News
Study Examines Prevalence of Chest Pain in Patients One Year After Heart Attack
09/09/2008
Nearly one in five patients experiences chest pain one year after having a heart attack, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The prevalence and treatment of chest...
Nearly one in five patients experiences chest pain one year after having a heart attack, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The prevalence and treatment of chest...
Nearly one in five patients...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Discussion Group
What Do You Think?
09/09/2008
Lead Aprons Does anyone have a policy in relation to lead aprons? Including: • An allowance for wearing a lead apron? • Regular breaks allocated? • Employers providing private massage treatment to relieve the tension of wearing the lead...
Lead Aprons Does anyone have a policy in relation to lead aprons? Including: • An allowance for wearing a lead apron? • Regular breaks allocated? • Employers providing private massage treatment to relieve the tension of wearing the lead...
Lead Aprons Does anyone have a...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Your Patient Can’t Talk After the Cath – What to Do With a Stroke in the Cath Lab
09/09/2008

Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief Cardiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, California mortonkern005@hotmail.com

Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor, Cli...
A cardiologist from North Carolina wrote a query that said, “One of my colleagues had a patient with a stroke following a left ventriculogram. What happened afterwards was described as a Chinese fire drill with lots of people running around,...
A cardiologist from North Carolina wrote a query that said, “One of my colleagues had a patient with a stroke following a left ventriculogram. What happened afterwards was described as a Chinese fire drill with lots of people running around,...
A cardiologist from North...
09/09/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Tames a Large and Varied Inventory with the Help of a Real-time, Online System
09/08/2008
Melissa Post, Interventional Radiology Manager, Department of Radiology at UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
Melissa Post, Interventional Radiolog...
In February of 2006, Ms. Post’s department implemented Owens & Minor’s Clinical Supply Solutions (CSS), an inventory, order, contract, utilization management and revenue enhancement service enabled by a proprietary web-based technology...
In February of 2006, Ms. Post’s department implemented Owens & Minor’s Clinical Supply Solutions (CSS), an inventory, order, contract, utilization management and revenue enhancement service enabled by a proprietary web-based technology...
In February of 2006, Ms. Post’s...
09/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
Borgess Medical Center
09/08/2008
Ron Zellers, RCIS, Gerry Lagasse, RCIS, Terry Adlam, RCIS and Tonya Rogers, RN, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ron Zellers, RCIS, Gerry Lagasse, RCI...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Borgess Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization laboratory in Kalamazoo, Michigan consists of 6 labs, 4 single-plane digital labs, 1 dual cardiac/peripheral lab, 1...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Borgess Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization laboratory in Kalamazoo, Michigan consists of 6 labs, 4 single-plane digital labs, 1 dual cardiac/peripheral lab, 1...
What is the size of your cath...
09/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
July 2008 Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) News
09/08/2008
Zorka Musovic, BS, RCIS, FSICP President Elect, Illinois Chapter of SICP Sherman Hospital Cath Lab Elgin, IL Email: Zorka.Musovic@ShermanHospital.org
Zorka Musovic, BS, RCIS, FSICP Presid...
The Illinois Chapter of Society of the Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held our meeting June 4, 2008 at Wildfire Restaurant, Schaumburg, IL. The topic of discussion was “CV Pathways: Best Practices for Better Outcomes,” presented by...
The Illinois Chapter of Society of the Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held our meeting June 4, 2008 at Wildfire Restaurant, Schaumburg, IL. The topic of discussion was “CV Pathways: Best Practices for Better Outcomes,” presented by...
The Illinois Chapter of Society...
09/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest

Column

STEMI Interventions
The Essence of STEMI Interventions – Understanding the Process and the Procedure
09/08/2008
Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC
Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC
A short door-to-balloon time (D2B) ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) intervention has two major components that must be well understood to achieve the desired benefits of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). These...
A short door-to-balloon time (D2B) ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) intervention has two major components that must be well understood to achieve the desired benefits of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). These...
A short door-to-balloon time...
09/08/2008
Cath Lab Digest

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July 2008 Volume 16 Issue 7

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Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD

Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur

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Elizabeth Vasil

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