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4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR FEBRUARY 2008 HMP Communications Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor PAUL MACKLER Chief Executive Officer KEN FISHER Chief Financial Officer PETER NORRIS Executive Vice President/General Manager BILL NORTON New State-of-the-Art EP Facilities Two Innovative New EP Institutions are Highlighted this Month Vice President, Meeting and Trade Shows FRED KLUMPP Manager of Information Systems VIC GEANOPULOS Creative Director KATHY MURPHY Production Director PATRICIA LEVY Director of Medical Education BONNIE SHANNON Circulation Manager Advertising: JEFFREY MARTIN, Vice President/Group Publisher 1-800-237-7285, ext. 238 or E-mail: jmartin@hmpcommunications.com D management and catheter recycling in this month’s email discussion group. To join in on the discussion, please email ear readers, In our January issue, we featured several articles about promising research and technologies for 2008. This month, we highlight some innovative new EP institutions, including: ALEX SLONIM, Vice President/Associate Publisher 1-800-237-7285, ext. 245 or E-mail: aslonim@hmpcommunications.com CARSON MCGARRITY, Senior Account Director 1-800-237-7285, ext. 234 or E-mail: cmcbrayer@hmpcommunications.com In our interview with Dr. José Jalife, he talks about his move from SUNY Upstate Medical University to the University of Michigan (U-M) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to establish the U-M Center for Arrhythmia Research. As Dr. Jalife says, this new cenThere are new ter will be a “unique translational research and training environment” that will go “from the bench to the bedside.” Renovations questions on are currently undergoing, so the move will start around March inventory 15, 2008. In addition, in November 2007, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) and St. David’s Medical Center unveiled a new training center, which included the installation of several advanced technologies such as the Stereotaxis Niobe® system and the Sensei™ Robotic Catheter System. It is the goal of St. David’s Medical Center and TCAI to train the entire EP community, including national and international physicians. Check out their article to find out what training programs are available. NICK OTRANTO, Account Manager 1-800-237-7285, ext. 270 or E-mail: notranto@hmpcommunications.com BRENDA O’CONNOR, Sales Associate 1-800-237-7285, ext. 259 or E-mail: boconnor@hmpcommunications.com LUCINDA BESKA, Classified Advertising Sales Manager 1-800-237-7285, ext. 235 or E-mail: lbeska@hmpcommunications.com Advertising address: HMP COMMUNICATIONS 83 General Warren Blvd., Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. 1-800-237-7285. Editorial Correspondence: Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor, HMP COMMUNICATIONS, 4502 Thorncroft Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48073. Tel: 1 (800) 371-0791; Fax: (866) 488-8273 E-mail Address: jelrod@hmpcommunications.com EP LAB DIGEST (ISSN# 1535-2226) is issued 12 times per year by HMP COMMUNICATIONS, 83 General Warren Blvd., Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355. Printed in the USA at Publisher’s Press, Inc., 100 Frank E. Simon Ave., Shepherdsville, KY 40165. Copyright© 2008 by HMP COMMUNICATIONS. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and not necessarily those of their institution or HMP COMMUNICATIONS, the editorial staff, or any member of the editorial advisory board. Reprints of articles are available. Contact HMP COMMUNICATIONS for information. As always, if you would be interested in submitting an article to EP “eplabdigest@ Lab Digest, please contact me at “jelrod@hmpcommunications.com”. 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EP Lab Digest - February 2008 Creating the U-M Center for Arrhythmia Research: Interview with José Jalife, MD Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and St. David’s Medical Center Launch State-of-the-Art Training Center Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center 10-Minute Interview: Sue Deck, BS, RN, RCES Keeping Pace With a Blog Roundtable Discussion on Cryoablation Procedures Email Discussion Group: February 2008 Events Calendar Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index

EP Lab Digest - February 2008

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