Volume 18 - Issue 3 - March, 2010
03/29/2010
Letters to Cath Lab Digest's Clinical Editor, Dr. Morton Kern.
(Note: The following letters to the editor missed the print edition of the March issue, and will be published in print with the April edition.)
Letters to Cath Lab Digest's Clinical...
Re: Dynamic Leadership in the Cath Lab, January 2010
Dear Dr. Kern,
Re: Dynamic Leadership in the Cath Lab, January 2010
Dear Dr. Kern,
Re: Dynamic Leadership in the...
03/29/2010
Cath Lab Digest
03/04/2010
Dear Dr. Mehta,
I work in a cath lab in Roanoke, Virginia. We are interested to know what 30-second Plavix test you use for the ten commandments for short D2B time STEMI interventions.
Thank you!
Christina Bryant, RN, RCIS
Carilion Roanoke...
Dear Dr. Mehta,
I work in a cath lab in Roanoke, Virginia. We are interested to know what 30-second Plavix test you use for the ten commandments for short D2B time STEMI interventions.
Thank you!
Christina Bryant, RN, RCIS
Carilion Roanoke...
Dear Dr. Mehta,
I work in a cath...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
03/04/2010
Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome!
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com
New Questions!
Re: Infection Control and Recycling
I work for a Magnet hospital. We are a great team with...
Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome!
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com
New Questions!
Re: Infection Control and Recycling
I work for a Magnet hospital. We are a great team with...
Multiple new and ongoing...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
03/04/2010
Kevin Miracle, Senior Recruiter, Corazon, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kevin Miracle, Senior Recruiter, Cora...
According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), “Healthcare is fundamentally about people caring for people.”1 This is a statement that Corazon wholeheartedly agrees with!
In fact, within healthcare organizations, people are THE most...
According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), “Healthcare is fundamentally about people caring for people.”1 This is a statement that Corazon wholeheartedly agrees with!
In fact, within healthcare organizations, people are THE most...
According to the American...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Department
Announcements
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest accepts notification of promotions, certifications and job changes at cathlabdigest@aol.com
Congratulations!
Olathe Medical Center located in Olathe, Kansas, would like to congratulate Rebecca Rose for successfully passing...
Cath Lab Digest accepts notification of promotions, certifications and job changes at cathlabdigest@aol.com
Congratulations!
Olathe Medical Center located in Olathe, Kansas, would like to congratulate Rebecca Rose for successfully passing...
Cath Lab Digest accepts...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
ACVP Management Corner
03/04/2010
Jeffrey N. Doucette, MS, RN, CEN, CHE, CNAA, BC
Founding Partner, Doucette & Associates
Durham, North Carolina
Jeffrey N. Doucette, MS, RN, CEN, CHE...
Conflict Management
Creating a healthy work environment has been demonstrated as one of the most significant factors in reducing medical errors, improving patient safety, reducing work-related stress, and enhancing patient care delivery...
Conflict Management
Creating a healthy work environment has been demonstrated as one of the most significant factors in reducing medical errors, improving patient safety, reducing work-related stress, and enhancing patient care delivery...
Conflict Management
Creating a...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
ACVP Management Corner
03/04/2010
Barbara Boston, Senior Director, Cardiac Services,
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Barbara Boston, Senior Director, Card...
Hahnemann University Hospital’s cardiac catheterization laboratory, based in an urban teaching hospital, is one of the busiest in the region, performing thousands of procedures each year. The cath lab consists of four laboratories and a...
Hahnemann University Hospital’s cardiac catheterization laboratory, based in an urban teaching hospital, is one of the busiest in the region, performing thousands of procedures each year. The cath lab consists of four laboratories and a...
Hahnemann University Hospital’s...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
News
News
03/04/2010
Women Underrepresented in Clinical Trials Used to Formulate Guidelines
More Affected Than Men by Lack of Social Support After Heart Attack
Women are substantially underrepresented in clinical trials used to formulate women’s guidelines and...
Women Underrepresented in Clinical Trials Used to Formulate Guidelines
More Affected Than Men by Lack of Social Support After Heart Attack
Women are substantially underrepresented in clinical trials used to formulate women’s guidelines and...
Women Underrepresented in...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Professionals Out In Front
03/04/2010
Phil is the Director of Invasive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehab at Tomball Regional Medical Center in Tomball, Texas, which is located in suburban northwest Houston. He is also the current chairperson of the local chapter for the Society of...
Phil is the Director of Invasive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehab at Tomball Regional Medical Center in Tomball, Texas, which is located in suburban northwest Houston. He is also the current chairperson of the local chapter for the Society of...
Phil is the Director of Invasive...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
03/04/2010
Questions are answered by:
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses.
Questions are answered by:
Todd Gina...
“I am new to the cath lab and have been sitting in on some vendor in-services. I’ve heard ‘Frank Starling’ a few times already, and I think it has something to do with heart failure. Can you explain what that is?”
– Received at...
“I am new to the cath lab and have been sitting in on some vendor in-services. I’ve heard ‘Frank Starling’ a few times already, and I think it has something to do with heart failure. Can you explain what that is?”
– Received at...
“I am new to the cath lab and...
03/04/2010
Cath Lab Digest
