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Message to OSCT & CSCT Members Dear Cardiology Technologists: I created Canadian Cardiology Services to be a diverse company offering a multitude of services. Although I serve my community and country with holter scanning services, I also provide a manufacturer approved equipment quotation. The manufacturer will ship the equipment directly to you with shipping charges and any credit card charges added to your order. My other mandate is Education. As a Registered Cardiology Technologist myself, I made the decision that if I was to form a company, it had to encompass assisting you, the very people that make up our profession, by providing Education Opportunities. I have heard so many members say, “Where can I go to achieve educational credits?” This especially applies to those that work in the non-urban centres. Canadian Cardiology Services is willing to hold full day seminars to assist you with obtaining your educational credits. I will need assistance from you as well, in order to travel to distant locations. Posted on the web will be proposed seminar topics. I will be doing mail-outs to hospitals as well as clinics, but my hope is that you will take the pulse of your region and spread the word that there is a company willing to support the educational needs of your region. If there is enough interest, regardless of where you are, I am willing to consider coming there. My seminars are of value to allied professionals as well, such as nurses, respiratory technologists, or even physicians that wish to enhance their understanding of electrocardiology. I ask that you e-mail me with prospective attendance #s to determine the feasibility of the seminar. Some may or may not know me. I have spent over a decade teaching advance electrocardiology, fulltime at a private medical college. I obtained the highest mark on the National exam, and have lectured to some of the largest medical companies in the world on basic, as well as advanced electrocardiography concepts. I have provided input to a North American holter manufacturer, and many of my suggestions have been implemented into their algorithms and functionality of their system. In closing, I am open to any idea that may assist you with education, whether it is in-house departmental training, or broad-based education encompassing a variety of topics. They may range from basic electrophysiology, arrhythmia recognition, to advanced electrocardiography concepts. I propose starting at the basics. If you haven’t been taught them, you cannot realize the value of forming the base knowledge that will carry you toward methodically arriving at the advanced interpretations. Let me ask a few basic questions: 1/ Why should electrodes never be placed on the wrists of a patient? 3/ Do you know the specificity and sensitivity of subtle changes in specific leads in regard to ischemic changes, and can quickly alter lead placements to confirm your suspicions and aid the physician by correcting lead placements? 4/ Do you understand how to recognize T Wave angulations that may be indicative of early onset of Myocardial Infarction or Ischemia? 5/ Do you know what the Bix rule for Atrial Flutter is, and how to apply it? 6/ Do you apply Bayes theorem when assessing a patient, without over analyzing? BAYES THEORUM STATES THAT AN ABNORMAL RESPONSE TO A GIVEN DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS DETERMINED BY THE PREVELANCE OF THE DISEASE WITHIN THE AGE GROUP BEING STUDIED. WERE YOU ABLE TO ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTIONS? IF NOT, OUR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ANSWERS TO THE SAMPLE QUESTIONS ABOVE AND MANY MORE. Canadian Cardiology Services cares about our members, and is the only company to my knowledge, dedicated to assisting the peers of my profession through educational advancements. Respectfully written by Don McCoy RCTC, President and Owner of |
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