Volume 18 - Issue 4 - April, 2010
Department
Meeting Update
04/15/2010
Endovascular Repair of Mitral Valve Alternative to Surgery In EVEREST II, the MitraClip Shows Superior Safety, Similar Effectiveness
A catheter-mounted device that acts like a clothespin to clip together the flaps of a leaky heart valve is a...
Endovascular Repair of Mitral Valve Alternative to Surgery In EVEREST II, the MitraClip Shows Superior Safety, Similar Effectiveness
A catheter-mounted device that acts like a clothespin to clip together the flaps of a leaky heart valve is a...
Endovascular Repair of Mitral...
04/15/2010
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
04/15/2010
Zorka Musovic BS, RCIS, FSICP
Zorka Musovic BS, RCIS, FSICP
SICP Illinois Chapter Update
The 4th Annual WI-SICP A very successful IVUS and FFR symposium was held Saturday, January 16, 2010, at the recently relocated Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL. The symposium was sponsored by Sherman Hospital,...
SICP Illinois Chapter Update
The 4th Annual WI-SICP A very successful IVUS and FFR symposium was held Saturday, January 16, 2010, at the recently relocated Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL. The symposium was sponsored by Sherman Hospital,...
SICP Illinois Chapter...
04/15/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
04/14/2010
Jennifer Brunworth, RN, BSN, Nurse Manager Mike Brabenec, RT(R), Data Specialist, Belleville, Illinois
Jennifer Brunworth, RN, BSN, Nurse Ma...
We have 18 staff members, comprised of:
• 1 nurse manager
• 1 staff educator
• 1 data specialist
• 7 RNs [4 full-time (FT), 3 part-time]
• 5 RTs (4 FT, 1 PRN)
• 3 tech aides (TA)
Our tech aides receive on-the-job training. They are able to...
We have 18 staff members, comprised of:
• 1 nurse manager
• 1 staff educator
• 1 data specialist
• 7 RNs [4 full-time (FT), 3 part-time]
• 5 RTs (4 FT, 1 PRN)
• 3 tech aides (TA)
Our tech aides receive on-the-job training. They are able to...
We have 18 staff members,...
04/14/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
04/14/2010
“This is a CME program where tomorrow you can go back and make a change that affects a patient population.”
— Josen Thomas, RN, MBA, Director of Cardiovascular Services, Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL
“This is a CME program where tomorrow you can go back and make a change that affects a patient population.”
— Josen Thomas, RN, MBA, Director of Cardiovascular Services, Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL
“This is a CME program where...
04/14/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Professionals Out In Front
04/15/2010
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
Orlando Marrero is a graduate of Edison College in Fort Myers, Florida and is certified as a registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS). He was a student of Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS, FSICP, BA, director of the cardiovascular technology...
Orlando Marrero is a graduate of Edison College in Fort Myers, Florida and is certified as a registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS). He was a student of Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS, FSICP, BA, director of the cardiovascular technology...
Orlando Marrero is a graduate of...
04/15/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
04/14/2010
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
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.
While in a...
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.
While in a...
Todd is the Cardiology Manager...
04/14/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
04/14/2010
Richard J. Merschen, MS, RT(R)(CV), Pennsylvania Hospital, Margaret Coburn, RT(R), Jefferson College of Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard J. Merschen, MS, RT(R)(CV), P...
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is frequently discussed and emphasized in healthcare organizations. But what is “quality improvement”? How is it defined, implemented, and practiced in the cardiac cath lab? Ultimately, the purpose of...
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is frequently discussed and emphasized in healthcare organizations. But what is “quality improvement”? How is it defined, implemented, and practiced in the cardiac cath lab? Ultimately, the purpose of...
Continuous quality improvement...
04/14/2010
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/15/2010
Conrad Vernon, Vice President, and Amy Newell, Manager, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conrad Vernon, Vice President, and Am...
Traditionally, program development in hospitals has largely focused on growth in cardiac services, but it has become more evident that systemic vascular disease —cerebrovascular, carotid, aortic, and peripheral vascular — is a growing...
Traditionally, program development in hospitals has largely focused on growth in cardiac services, but it has become more evident that systemic vascular disease —cerebrovascular, carotid, aortic, and peripheral vascular — is a growing...
Traditionally, program...
04/15/2010
Cath Lab Digest
04/15/2010
Barry R. Alter, MD, FACP, FACC
Barry R. Alter, MD, FACP, FACC
Cath Lab Digest talks with Barry R. Alter, MD, FACP, FACC*, Hollywood, Florida, about his experience with the pad.
The Clo-SurPlus P.A.D. is manufactured by Scion Cardio-Vascular (www.scioncv.com).
What are the advantages of pads over...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Barry R. Alter, MD, FACP, FACC*, Hollywood, Florida, about his experience with the pad.
The Clo-SurPlus P.A.D. is manufactured by Scion Cardio-Vascular (www.scioncv.com).
What are the advantages of pads over...
Cath Lab Digest talks with Barry...
04/15/2010
Cath Lab Digest
04/09/2010
Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor, Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief Cardiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
Morton Kern, MD, Clinical Editor, Pro...
Before we start, here’s my summary of and disclaimer for fractional flow reserve (FFR) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). I like FFR and IVUS. I favor FFR for physiologic lesion assessment, since IVUS is not designed to assess physiology. I...
Before we start, here’s my summary of and disclaimer for fractional flow reserve (FFR) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). I like FFR and IVUS. I favor FFR for physiologic lesion assessment, since IVUS is not designed to assess physiology. I...
Before we start, here’s my...
04/09/2010
Cath Lab Digest
