Monday 27 April 2015

Cardiac Staff Matters 27/04/15



Cardiac Staff Matters is a regular publication of updates, information, points to ponder, and things that are significant to the Program. The aim is to pass these points on during huddles, in conversations, and by posting in clinical areas to ensure widest dissemination.

1. A warm welcome is extended to Reid Love, who will take over the position of Program Team Manager, Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery on May 25. He comes to CSP with a very strong leadership & management background and a longstanding interest in cardiac care. We’re very glad to have him join the team!

2. The Cardiac Sciences Program participated for the first time in the annual Rotary Career Symposium held annually at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The event, held this year on April 21st & 22nd, attracts high school students from across the province as they consider career choices. We hope that by planting the seeds now for students to consider careers such as perfusionist, echocardiographer or cardiac technologist, we will reap rewards in the future. A huge THANK YOU goes out to Rhonda Findlater, Kelly Lewington, Steve Klassen, Rosanne Labossiere-Gee, Ed Stocki, Denise Poettcker, Linda McLean, Estrellita Estrella-Holder, Karen Throndson, Donna Lee Samson, Lesli Meek and Gladys Cadieux for their help in making the Program’s participation such a success.

3. Transplant Manitoba – Gift of Life celebrated National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week from April 19 – 25, 2015. Even though we’re late in bringing this to your attention, it’s never too late to register your intent to donate. It’s easy…all you need is your Manitoba Health card to register online at http://www.signupforlife.ca/ If you’ve signed your blue organ donor card, retire it and go online. Registering online means your decision to be an organ and tissue donor is recorded and is readily accessible to the medical team; your blue card might not be.

4. Congratulations Dr. Bill McIntyre, cardiology resident, on his recent research award at the Internal Medicine Research Day last week! He won first prize in the Clinical Investigation category for his presentation titled PREDICTORS OF APPROPRIATE SHOCKS FOLLOWING DEVICE REPLACEMENT IN PRIMARY PREVENTION IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR PATIENTS. Compliments to his supervisor, Dr. Colette Seifer, as well. Very well done, Dr. McIntyre!

If you have any news or items of interest or information that you want to pass to the rest of the Program and/or if you have feedback, please contact Kelly Lukaszewski at klukaszewski@sbgh.mb.ca or 204.237.2743
Monday 13 April 2015

Cardiac Staff Matters 13/04/15


Cardiac Staff Matters is a regular publication of updates, information, points to ponder, and things that are significant to the Program. The aim is to pass these points on during huddles, in conversations, and by posting in clinical areas to ensure widest dissemination.

1. A number of SBH Cardiology Technologists have volunteered their time to assist the four students who are taking the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists Registration exam on April 24th, 2015 at SBH, by organizing workshops and review sessions. Way to pay it forward and invest in your profession’s future!

2. A big Winnipeg welcome to Ashley Winker, Cardiac Sonographer! Ashley, who is a recent grad of Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, joined the SBH Echo team on April 7th. Ashley is helping to boost our echo capacity while gaining valuable work experience here in Winnipeg before moving to Niagara in the summer.

3. Welcome also to Debbie Specht and Leslie Pare, who will be joining the Cardiac Surgery Access office staff shortly. Both have taken term positions as Access Coordinators: Debbie will be working 0.5 EFT and Leslie 0.7 EFT.

4. Farewell, thanks and good luck wishes are extended to Larissa Nimchonok, who will be leaving ICCS and taking a new position as the Manager of the SBH Staffing Office. Her last day with CSP will be May 12. You will be greatly missed, Larissa, and you’re wished nothing but the best!

5. The Dept. of Internal Medicine’s Resident Research Day will be held on April 21, 2015. Cardiology will have 13 presentations that day: 8 oral presentations and 5 poster presentations. See the attached listing for details!

6. Something to think about: • “Team effort goes vain when individual effort is in the wrong direction.” ― Ram Mohan • "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." –Babe Ruth

If you have any news or items of interest or information that you want to pass to the rest of the Program and/or if you have feedback, please contact Kelly Lukaszewski at klukaszewski@sbgh.mb.ca or 204.237.2743


INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT RESEARCH DAY
CARDIOLOGY PRESENTATIONS


ORAL PRESENTATIONS

THE CARDIOPROECTIVE ROLE OF NACA IN THE PREVENTION OF DOXORUBICIN AND TRASTUZUMAB MEDIATED CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION PRESENTED BY: Dr. Rahul Bhindi, PGY2 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. Davinder Jassal

AMIODARONE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS PRESENTED BY: Dr. Mahwash Saeed, PGY5 Cardiology SUPERVISOR: Dr. Colette Seifer

TWO PE OR NOT TWO PE: PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN TWO PATIENTS WITH PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS AND CARDIAC TAMPONADE PRESENTED BY: Dr. Christopher Lee, PGY2 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. James Tam

EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION IN COLORECTAL AND RENAL CELL CANCER: BEVACIZUMAB AND SUNITINIB MEDIATED CARDIOTOXICITY PRESENTED BY: Dr. Tamara Glavinovic, PGY2 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. Davinder Jassal

DELAYED EXTRAVASATION: DIAGNOSIS OF SUBACUTE MYOCARDIAL RUPTURE USING CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PRESENTED BY: Dr. Tamara Glavinovic, PGY2 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. James Tam

THE EFFECTS OF EARLY PALLIATIVE CARE IN HEART FAILURE PRESENTED BY: Dr. Christopher Hayes, PGY1 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. James Tam

PREDICTORS OF APPROPRIATE SHOCKS FOLLOWING DEVICE REPLACEMENT IN PRIMARY PREVENTION IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR PATIENTS PRESENTED BY: Dr. William McIntyre, PGY5 Cardiology SUPERVISOR: Dr. Colette Seifer

DEVICE INTERROGATION PARAMETERS THAT SHOULD RAISE SUSPICION FOR RIGHT VENTRICULAR LEAD PERFORATION PRESENTED BY: Dr. Merdad Golian, PGY6 Cardiology SUPERVISOR: Dr. Aliasghar Khadem

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 

PARTIAL PFO CLOSURE FOR PERSISTENT HYPOXEMIA IN A PATIENT WITH EBSTEIN’S ANOMALY PRESENTED BY: Dr. Sobia Zuberi, PGY3 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. Malek Kass

HOLTER MONITOR TRIAGE PRESENTED BY: Dr. Gregory Schmidt, PGY1 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. James Tam and Dr. Nasir Shaikh

VENTRICULOGRAPHY TO IDENTIFY VENTRICULAR FRE-WALL RUPTURE IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME PRESENTED BY: Dr. Scott Donald, PGY2 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. Malek Kass

OUTCOMES OF ULTRAFILTRATION IN ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PATIENTS RESISTANT TO DIURETIC THERAPY PRESENTED BY: Dr. Motaz Moussa, PGY6 Cardiology SUPERVISOR: Dr. Shelley Zieroth

HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME OF THE HEART – AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION PRESENTED BY: Dr. Anas Merdad, PGY1 Internal Medicine SUPERVISOR: Dr. Francisco Cordova