EP Lab Digest - April 2008 - (Page 3)

APRIL 2008 VOLUME 8 NO. 4 3 In the Next Issue… Sterile Techniques in the EP Lab In the May 2008 issue, we will feature an article about evidence-based sterile techniques in the EP lab to decrease post-op wound infection in patients with device implants. www.eplabdigest.com EDITORIAL TODD J. COHEN, MD Editor-in-Chief Winthrop University Hospital Mineola, New York In This Issue FEATURES 1 1 18 24 Readers, if you are interested in submitting an article for EP Lab Digest, please email us at “jelrod@hmpcommunications.com”. JODIE ELROD Managing Editor MONICA MCLAUGHLIN Production Manager Pediatric Electrophysiology Medical Relief Work on the Yucatan Peninsula: A Labor of Love On February 9, 2008, Dr. Ian Law and colleagues made their third medical relief trip to Merida, Mexico to help pediatric cardiology patients. Read more about it here. LAURIE GUSTAFSON Executive Editor RENEE OLSZEWSKI Special Projects Manager EP 101: Considerations for the Elderly EP Patient In the next installment of EP Lab Digest’s EP 101 section, authors Drs. Kalin and Garlitski describe guidelines for elderly EP patients. CONSULTING EDITORS Editor-in-Chief: Todd J. Cohen, MD Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, New York Douglas Beinborn, MA, RN Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Page 6 Spotlight Interview: University of Maryland In this issue, we feature our first EP lab Spotlight from Maryland! Betty Ching, RN, FHRS, Testamur NASPExam/AP The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio Section Editor: Kathryn A. Glatter, MD Woodland Clinic Medical Group Woodland, California A Summary of the ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter Atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to be the most frequently occurring arrhythmia in clinical practice. Its presence increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and all-cause mortality. Mario D. Gonzalez, MD Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute Hershey, Pennsylvania Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, FHRS, FAHA Northeast Cardiovascular Specialists Akron, Ohio 27 David L. Hayes, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Can Psychosocial Characteristics Predict Fatal Outcomes in Patients? Interview with Jonathan S. Steinberg, MD, FACC Dr. Jonathan Steinberg et al recently published research on how psychosocial characteristics impact long-term survival outcomes after cardiac arrest and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Warren Jackman, MD Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Alan Kadish, MD Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois 30 34 38 40 10-Minute Interview: Diane D. Sheffield, RN, BSN In this month’s 10-Minute Interview, we speak with Diane Sheffield, RN, BSN, who is an EP Nurse Clinician with MCGHealth Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Bradley P Knight, MD . University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Abraham Kocheril, MD University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois Page 18 AED Access for All: An Organization for SCA Survivors In this article, EP Lab Digest speaks with Mary Tappe, a sudden cardiac arrest survivor who founded the patient organization “AED Access for All.” Section Editor: L. Bing Liem, DO New Mexico Heart Institute Albuquerque, New Mexico New Column: 5 Quick Clues to AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia In this new monthly section, the authors provide five tips on solving common concerns in the EP lab. In this month’s column, they provide five ways to identify and diagnose AVNRT. Mark S. Link, MD Tufts New England Med. Center Boston, Massachusetts Linda C. Moulton, RN, MS CCE Consulting & Critical Care ED Springfield, Illinois Andrea Natale, MD California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco, California CMS 2008 OPPS Final Rule Review As the range of today’s cardiovascular procedures continues to expand and their sites of service shift, familiarity with coding and reimbursement changes is critically important to assure compliance with CMS’s regulations and appropriate integrity of the hospital’s revenue cycle process. Section Editor: Jose Nazari, MD Cardiac Arrhythmia Consultants, Ltd. Chicago, Illinois Brian Olshansky, MD University of Iowa Hospitals Iowa City, Iowa 42 44 Page 34 New Online AED and CPR Training Opportunities: Q & A with Keith Weaver In this interview, we speak with Keith Weaver, founder of HeartSaving Solutions, which provides Internet courses on CPR and AED training. Laurie Potter, RN Saginaw, Michigan Weilun Quan, PhD Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, New York Highlights from the 5th Annual International Arrhythmia Winter School In this article, we learn about the 5th Annual International Arrhythmia Winter School, which took place February 8-10 in Quebec, Canada. Walid Saliba, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio J. Philip Saul, MD Medical Univ. of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina 54 Second Annual Salary Survey Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center Los Angeles, California John Marcus Wharton, MD Medical Univ. of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina DEPARTMENTS 4 Letter from the Editor 47 Email Discussion Group 50 Events Calendar 57 Industry News and Products 61 Classifieds 62 Advertisers Index Stephen Winters, MD Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, New Jersey Stanley A. Wojtusik Jr., BA, RN, RCIS Lancaster, Pennsylvania http://www.eplabdigest.com http://www.eplabdigest.com

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EP Lab Digest - April 2008 Pediatric Electrophysiology Medical Relief Work on the Yucatan Peninsula: A Labor of Love EP 101: Considerations for the Elderly EP Patient Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: University of Maryland A Summary of the ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter Can Psychosocial Characteristics Predict Fatal Outcomes in Patients? Interview with Jonathan S. Steinberg, MD, FACC 10-Minute Interview: Diane D. Sheffield, RN, BSN AED Access for All: An Organization for SCA Survivors New Column: 5 Quick Clues to AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia CMS 2008 OPPS Final Rule Review New Online AED and CPR Training Opportunities: Q & A with Keith Weaver Highlights from the 5th Annual International Arrhythmia Winter School Email Discussion Group Events Calendar Second Annual Salary Survey Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index

EP Lab Digest - April 2008

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