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48 SICP: CVT SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT SEPTEMBER 2007 CEUS Education Center CEUs offered by HMP Communications and Cath Lab Digest FREE! Available on www.naccme.com All following FREE activities are sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). Check out both the “cardiovascular” and “vascular” CEU options. Featured on www.naccme.com’s homepage (click on the image under “VASCULAR”) • New Treatment Strategies for the Endovascular Approach to Critical Limb Ischemia: ADVANCEMENTS IN LIMB SALVAGE MEDICINE Supported by an educational grant from Boston Scientific. Student Jaime Baumgardner sets up a sterile procedure tray during lab. New! CEUs by CD-Rom from www.naccme.com • Create a Successful Vena Cava Filter Practice Supported by an educational grant from Cook Incorporated. • AntiPlatelet Strategies in the DES Era Supported by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals. • Achieving Optimal Outcomes in Carotid Stenting: Lessons from Clinical Trials Supported by an educational grant from Abbott Vascular. • CT Angiography: Current & Future Trends in Cardiac Imaging Supported by an educational grant from Bracco Diagnostics Inc. • Pharmacotherapy in Peripheral Vascular Disease Supported by an educational grant from Schering-Plough Corporation. • Achieving Successful Hemostasis: Prevent RSI Through Mechanical Compression Supported by an educational grant from RADI Medical Systems, Inc. Students Jennifer Perez and Jaime Baumgardner perform a simulated left heart cath during a hands-on lab. • Advances in the Endovascular Treatment of CLI Supported by an educational grant from Cordis Endovascular. • Anticoagulation Techniques for Peripheral Vascular Interventions Supported by an educational grant from The Medicines Company. • Evidence-Based Groin Management: Putting CONTROL Back Into the Nurse/Tech’s Hands Supported by an educational grant from The Medicines Company. • Reducing the Incidence of CIN during Cardiac Catheterization and PCI Supported by an educational grant from ACIST Medical Systems, a Bracco Company. FREE! Available on www.cathlabdigest.com The following FREE activity is sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine. • Future Prospects in the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Thrombosis Supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. Invasive Clinical coordinator Kristy Schultz instructs student Dawn Shelley on proper over-the-wire technique. and has increased to 8 annually. We have added a peripheral vascular component and increased our hands-on with intervention. As the technology changes, so does the curriculum. We are in line with changes in the field of cardiovascular medicine. What advice can you give to students considering a CVT program? The advice I would give is to research the profession thoroughly. Perform a clinical shadowing experience and make sure that you are 100% committed to the field and the responsibilities. What do you consider unique about your program? We are fortunate to have committed faculty who are well-respected in their field of expertise and profession. Our program is dedicated to the success of Cath Lab Digest University An innovative, online, continuing education series For cath lab professionals – BY cath lab professionals. 6 programs for $50! Programs April-August: • Clinical Review of Carotid Artery Stenting • Coding and Reimbursement Update • Medical Management of ACS and Thrombosis Coming in September: • Systematic Approach to Improving Door to Intervention Times Find it online at: www.naccme.com/cldu/ Supported by an educational grant from Boston Scientific and Schering-Plough. http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com http://www.cathlabdigest.com http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com/cldu/

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St. Dominic Hospital The Genous Bio-engineered R Stent Percutaneous Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Chronic Total Occlusions: Device Options and Clinical Outcomes Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner Percutaneous Revascularization of Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusion — Which Patients, Why, and How? Myocardial Infarction and Syncope: A Manifestation of the “Raynaud-Prinzmetal Syndrome”? Essential Technical Components of the Transradial Approach If You Build It, Will They Come? Evidence-Based Medicine with Drug-Eluting Stents Back to School: The Value of Education in Cardiovascular Services The ACVP Standards and Competencies: Are You Using Them Effectively? What Do You Think? My Experience with Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Stroke A Brief Review of Fibromuscular Dysplasia Letter to the Editor A Look at On-the-Job Training: Perceptions, Reality and Our Profession Doing the Wave: Inventory Management with RFID The Ten-Minute Interview with… Paul Pinsker, RCIS CLD’s Annual Salary Survey Harrisburg Area Community College Volunteer Survey CEU Education Center SICP* Section Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab Clinical & Industry News

Cath Lab Digest - September 2007

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