education

Educational Report

Mobile App to Assist Health Care for Burn Victims

10/21/2018

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries in Brazil are a public health problem. It is estimated that 2 million people each year suffer from these injuries. A lot of burn victims are treated by non-specialists who need more information about appropriate...

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries in...

10/21/2018

Wounds

Educational Report

Bridging the Gap: Advanced Wound Care Practice in Colombia

10/16/2018

BACKGROUND: Chronic, hard-to-heal wounds are a worldwide epidemic. As such, there is substantial need to establish and train clinicians in wound and hyperbaric medicine across the globe. Partnerships created between centers and those outside...

BACKGROUND: Chronic,...

10/16/2018

Wounds

Educational Report

Health Numeracy and Literacy of Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test (HbA1c) in a Diabetic Population in a Metropolitan Tertiary-care Hospital Outpatient Podiatry Practice

10/11/2018

BACKGROUND: The glycosylated hemoglobin test (HbA1c) is used as a measurement of diabetes control over a 3-month period. Elevated HbA1c is indicative of poorer control of blood glucose levels and has been associated with cardiovascular...

BACKGROUND: The glycosylated...

10/11/2018

Wounds

Education

To the Right: A Right Heart Cath (RHC) Education Project at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

09/03/2018

Tammy Chandler, RN, MSN, ACNS, Sonyette Farrier, RCVT, James Jones, RN, MSN, Angela Pope, RN, MSN, Pearl Roberts, RN, MED, Donna Rosin, RN, BSN, Jessica Smith, RN, MSN, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Tammy Chandler, RN, MSN, ACNS, Sonyet...

At the time of our RHC education project, our team consisted of several members (registered nurses and technologists alike) who had never worked in the cardiac cath lab environment, and our team decided to formulate a right heart...

At the time of our RHC education...

09/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Education

Online RCIS Review Course

09/03/2018

Spokane Community College offers a registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) review course for healthcare professionals looking to earn their RCIS credentials.

Spokane Community College offers...

09/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Education

WI-ACVP’s Upcoming 13th Annual Education Conference Will Take Place November 10th

09/03/2018

On November 10, 2018, the Wisconsin Chapter of the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (WI-ACVP) will be holding its 13th Annual Educational Conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

On November 10, 2018, the...

09/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Rapid Communication

Implementing a Chronic Wound Care Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents

06/12/2017

Elizabeth Foy White-Chu

Tri Le

Renee Cordrey

06/12/2017

Wounds

Clinical News

News: Online Electrophysiology Education Launched to Fill Training Gap

01/10/2017

Reacting to a critical shortage of electrophysiology (EP) lab technologists and nurses who treat heart arrhythmias, SpringBoard Healthcare, Phoenix, Arizon, in collaboration with Duke Heart Center, Durham, North Carolina, has launched an...

Reacting to a critical shortage...

01/10/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Continuing Education

Macro-Environment Issues Drive Innovations for Service Line Introductions, Staff Recruitment, and Retention

11/02/2016

Keith R. Chamberlain, MBA, MA, Vice President of Education & CMO,
Healthworks, Inc., Douglassville, Pennsylvania

Keith R. Chamberlain, MBA, MA, Vice P...

The following real-world examples illustrate how progressive hospitals are leveraging their investment in training and education, detailing what some cardiovascular leaders have done to expand service lines, solve recruitment challenges, and...

The following real-world...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

Meeting Update: Cath Lab and Beyond

11/02/2016

Over 60 cath lab nurses and technologists from Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and California traveled to Sacramento in late September for Cath Lab and Beyond, a 4.5-day educational program designed for staff new to the cath lab setting.

Over 60 cath lab nurses and...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest