EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - (Page 54) 54 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 2008 CALENDAR Continued from page 53 Are there any events we missed? If you have a new event that you would like featured, please contact Jodie Elrod at 800-371-0791 or email it to: jelrod@hmpcommunications.com ~ 2009 ~ ♥ January 15 – 17 Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium Location: Boston, Massachusetts Website: www.afsymposium.com Second Annual Salary Survey Readers, thanks again for your participation in last year’s first-ever salary survey! It’s time to get started on our new 2008 survey. Remember, anyone working in the EP lab can participate. Results will be published in a future issue of EP Lab Digest. ♥ May 13 – 16 Heart Rhythm 2009: 30th Annual Scientific Sessions Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, Massachusetts Website: www.hrsonline.org RETURN SURVEYS TO: “jelrod@hmpcommunications.com” or fax to 866-488-8273 In order for your survey to be included, you MUST answer all questions. 1. Are you a: (check all that apply, but also circle what you consider your “dominant” credential) ❑ RN ❑ CVT ❑ RT(R) ❑ CCRN ❑ RCIS ❑ Manager/Supervisor ❑ Director ❑ Other (please specify) 2. Your region: ❑ Midwest (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, MS, OH, WI) ❑ Pacific Coast (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) ❑ New England/Middle Atlantic (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VE) ❑ Middle South/South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, WV, VA) ❑ Central/Mountain Region/Southwest (AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, WY, UT) 3. Years of experience in the EP lab: ❑ 0-2 years ❑ 3-5 years ❑ 6-9 years ❑ 10+ years ♥ June 21 – 24 EUROPACE 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Website: www.escardio.org 4. Size of your EP lab facility: EP lab suites 5. I am paid: Hourly (amount) $ Procedures per year 6. In the past year, I received the following bonus: ❑ None ❑ Retention ❑ Referral ❑ New Hire ❑ Certification ♥ November 18 – 20 American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA) 52nd AAMA Annual Conference Location: Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Website: www.aameda.org 7. Does your lab tie pay raises/advances to completion of continuing education, mentoring or preceptoring of new employees, or service on department committees? ❑ Yes ❑ No 8. Does your lab offer an increase in pay upon completion of EP-associated professional certification? ❑ Yes ❑ No 9. How many hours/days per week do you work? 10. How much call time are you asked to do? If you are a manager and you will be responding for your entire lab, please list salaries below by credential and years of experience. Also, please fill out the survey above to add your own information to the survey. SALARY FOR: RN RCIS CVT RT(R) other: 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-9 years 10+ years http://www.afsymposium.com http://www.hrsonline.org http://www.escardio.org http://www.aameda.org
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of EP Lab Digest - March 2008 EP Lab Digest - March 2008 ECG 101: The Case of a Dizzy Patient with a Left Bundle Branch Block Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead Email Discussion Group: March 2008 Guidelines on ECG Interpretation Spotlight Interview Update: What Have We Learned? The Value of Educating Staff Events Calendar Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index In Memoriam EP Lab Digest - March 2008 EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD (Page 1) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD (Page 2) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD (Page BRC1) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD (Page BRC2) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Contents (Page 3) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 4) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 5) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 6) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 7) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 8) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 9) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 10) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Letter from the Editor (Page 11) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Page 12) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Page 13) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Page 14) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Page 15) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Page 16) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 17) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 18) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 19) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 20) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 21) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 22) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference (Page 23) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 (Page 24) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 (Page BRC3) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 (Page BRC4) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 (Page 25) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 (Page 26) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 (Page 27) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD (Page 28) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD (Page 29) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD (Page 30) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD (Page 31) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD (Page 32) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD (Page 33) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead (Page 34) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead (Page 35) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead (Page 36) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead (Page 37) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Email Discussion Group: March 2008 (Page 38) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Email Discussion Group: March 2008 (Page 39) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Guidelines on ECG Interpretation (Page 40) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Guidelines on ECG Interpretation (Page 41) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Guidelines on ECG Interpretation (Page 42) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Guidelines on ECG Interpretation (Page 43) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Spotlight Interview Update: What Have We Learned? 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(Page 47) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - The Value of Educating Staff (Page 48) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - The Value of Educating Staff (Page 49) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - The Value of Educating Staff (Page 50) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - The Value of Educating Staff (Page 51) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 52) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 53) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Events Calendar (Page 54) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 55) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 56) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 57) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 58) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Industry News and Products (Page 59) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Classifieds (Page 60) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - Classifieds (Page 61) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - In Memoriam (Page 62) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - In Memoriam (Page 63) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - In Memoriam (Page 64) EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - In Memoriam (Page BRC5)
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