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80 EDUCATION UPDATE MARCH 2008 An Extensive Set of Review Courses for the CCI Basic Science, Non-Invasive Echocardiography and Vascular, and ARDMS Ultrasound Exams Neil E. Holtz, BS, EMT-P, CVT, Phyllis Williams, RN, AND, CEN, CVT, Pattie Freschett, RN, BSN, CVT, Charles O. Williams, BS, RPA, RT(R)(CV)(CI), RCIS, CPFT, CCT, FSICP The authors have no disclosures to make regarding the content herein. Ms. Holton presented the material for allied healthcare professionals who plan to take the CCI Basic Science Review Exam prior to taking the cardiovascular invasive specialist exam or the non-invasive echo or vascular specialist exams. vascular anatomy, cardiac vascular anatomy, thoraco-abdominal vascular anatomy, pelvic vascular anatomy, and peripheral vascular anatomy of the upper and\lower extremities. 4. Anatomy and Physiology IV was dedicated to electromechanical events that form the ECG patterns of the human heart and the cardiac cycle, which included correlation to intra-cardiac pressures and heart sounds. 5. Anatomy and Physiology V refreshed knowledge of left ventricular function that included stroke volume, heart rate, cardiac preload and afterload, cardiac output, cardiac index, contractility, venous return and parasympathetic sympathetic innervation. 6. Cardiovascular procedures and techniques review included basic cardiac life support, cardiac defibrillation, diagnostic examination, cardiac surgical interventions, cardiac embryology, and body ergonomics in invasive and non-invasive medical imaging suites. Ms. Holton focused on the following congenital heart defects: a) Atrial and ventricular septal defects; b) Coarctation of the aorta; c) Patent ductus arteriosus; d) Patent foramen ovale; e) Tetralogy of Fallot; f) Transposition of the great vessels; g) Tricuspid atresia; and h) Eisenmenger’s Syndrome. She also emphasized the various surgical repair strategies that have been used to repair cardiac defects in children. 7. Patient care covered medical terminology, patient positioning, patient assessment, risk management, and standards and regulations. 8. Informed consent and the responsibility of the physician to provide sufficient information to a patient in order for them to make an intelligent decision to consent to a procedure, as well as how to protect a patient’s right to selfdetermination regarding a procedure that may be injurious were well discussed. 9. Cardiac pharmacology covered management of contrast media and medication reactions, local anesthesia, controlled substances, nitrates, oxygen, elements of moderate conscious sedation, alpha and beta stimulators, inotropes, anticoagulants, anti-arrhythmics, GP IIb/IIIa platelet inhibitors and medication reversal agents. 10. Quality improvement reviewed aseptic technique, how to surgically scrub for sterile procedures, and preventive maintenance needed to maintain sterility to prevent infection. Over 130 cardiovascular technologists, nurses, sonographers, ultrasound students and several physicians attended the educational conference. Dr. Jean Gillan, from California, explained that she attended the review course because she uses ultrasound in her surgical practice and the state of California now requires Pattie Freschett, RN, BSN, CVT Charles O. Williams, BS, RPA, RT(R)(CV)(CI), RCIS, CPFT, CCT, FSICP. Phyllis Williams, RN, AND, CEN, CVT. Frank Miele, President, Pegagus Lectures, Inc. and Neil E. Holtz, BS, EMT-P, CVT. P egasus Lectures, Inc. presented an extensive board review courses for the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Basic Science Review, Echocardiography, and American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Stenographers (ARDMS) Ultrasound Exams in Buckhead, Georgia, from Tuesday, January 30, through Sunday, February 3, 2008. The meeting opened with an introduction from Debbie Anderson, Marketing Director, Pegasus Lectures, Inc., who also introduced Marsha Holton, RN, CCRN, RCIS. Ms. Holton presented the material for allied healthcare professionals who plan to take the CCI Basic Science Review Exam prior to taking the cardiovascular invasive specialist exam or the non-invasive echo or vascular specialist exams. Her lectures included the following topics: 1. Anatomy and Physiology I focused on structural components, cellular metabolism and energy production, transportation and exchange of gases, and the basic structural components of the thoraco-abdominal cavities. 2. Anatomy and Physiology II pertained to constituents of blood, and systemic, pulmonary and lymphatic circulation. 3. Anatomy and Physiology III reviewed the cerebral and neck

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Cath Lab Digest - March 2008 Are You Being Paid Fair Market Value in 2008? A Cardiac Cath Lab Professionals Survey by Cath Lab Digest and the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Saint Joseph’s Hospital Invasive Imaging Tools for Optimizing Coronary Stent Deployment Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner A Workflow Revolution in Cath Lab Reporting Advantages of a New Digital Lab at Baystate Medical Center Cardiac Computed Tomography: What Does it Mean for the Cath Lab? The Latest in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Cellular Cardiomyoplasty and Cardiac Regeneration Intravascular Ultrasound in the Cath Lab: A Powerful — and Underutilized — Tool to Improve Patient Outcomes The Stentplus™ Patient Success Program Cardiac Cath Lab Clutter — or, Spring into Action! Groin Bleeds and Other Hemorrhagic Complications of Cardiac Catheterization: A List of Relevant Issues Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab What Do You Think? Experience with a New Guidewire: The Terumo Runthrough NS The Ostial Pro™ Stent Positioning System: Perfecting Aorto-Ostial Stent Placement Precious Minutes The Ten-Minute Interview with…Mark Bowles, BSN, CCRN Vascular Care in the Cath Lab: Planning a Smooth Transition Cath Laughs CMS 2008 OPPS Final Rule Review An Extensive Set of Review Courses for the CCI Basic Science, Non-Invasive Echocardiography and Vascular, and ARDMS Ultrasound Exams Meetings Calendar CEU Education Center Clinical & Industry News STEMI Interventions Classifieds Advertisers Index

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