tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39428294737763357332024-02-18T19:52:57.619-06:00Cardiac SciencesUpdates from the Cardiac Sciences ProgramMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-39172111753205805642017-06-08T15:10:00.004-05:002017-06-08T15:10:58.885-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 05/06/17
1. Winnipeg was well represented at the CCCN spring conference in Victoria May 26-27!
2. COMINGS AND GOINGS:
- Yana Shevchenko, Cardiac Sonographer, resigned from SBH as of May 27, 2017. Yana contributed to the excellence of our Echo department with her scanning abilities and specialty training. We wish Yana well as she begins the next chapter of her life in Ontario!
- Please welcome Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-26105070907159154062017-05-23T14:54:00.000-05:002017-06-08T14:58:53.105-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 22/05/17
1. Dr. Sandra Lauck was a guest of the Cardiac Sciences Program on May 8 to share the experiences of St. Paul Hospital’s (Vancouver) TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) program with us. The TAVI program at SBH started in 2012 and the processes continue to be refined. While she was here, Dr. Lauck lectured at Grand Rounds and had meetings with various groups of staff to share her Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-85670774863161214232017-05-12T09:11:00.002-05:002017-05-12T09:11:32.343-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 08/05/17
1. Kudos to Dr. Davinder Jassal for being awarded a grant from Diagnostic Services Manitoba for his research on Scleraxis as a biomarker for cardiac fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
2. COMINGS AND GOINGS:
- Help us extend a belated yet warm welcome to Cliff Cruzat, who accepted an indefinite term position as CRN for Y2PP & Y2 Special Procedures at SBH. He’s been with us Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-86720511554436761422017-04-24T09:18:00.001-05:002017-04-24T09:18:47.909-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 24/04/17
1. The Heart Attack Education Day held on April 13 was an overwhelming success! The brainchild of Dr. John Ducas, Lorraine Avery, and Randy Fransoo attracted over 150 attendees, who were introduced to the 17 standards and 2 algorithms for the care of patients with acute coronary syndrome across the province. In
addition, they had opportunities to learn about many other aspects of ACS care.
Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-576318628320357352017-04-11T07:47:00.003-05:002017-04-11T07:55:19.053-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 10/04/17
1. Dr. Rizwan Manji was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, effective March 30, 2017. Congratulations, Dr. Manji!
2. Congratulations as well to Dr. Michael Raabe, who was awarded the 2015/2016 Academic Teaching Award by the Manitoba Medical Students Association (MMSA).
3. IN THE NEWS…
Dr. Mahwash Saeed was interviewed on CJNU 93.7 FM just after 1:00 am Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-79044236628294849692017-03-28T13:47:00.002-05:002017-03-28T13:47:41.558-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 27/03/17
1. Congratulations to Dr. Davinder Jassal, whose promotion to the rank of Full Professor was approved by the Executive and Governance Committee of the University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors. This promotion is effective March 30th, 2017.
2. At the March 7, 2017 Teacher Recognition and Manitoba Medical Students Association (MMSA) Teaching Awards dinner, Dr. Clarence Khoo received the Med 1/Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-85400669825680687442017-03-13T13:11:00.001-05:002017-03-13T13:11:25.279-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 13/03/17
1. The cardiology residents gave community presentations at Wellness Center and Reh-Fit Center on February 15, 2017. This is an annual event to provide general cardiology education to the public. The three topics were: Negative effects of sedentary behaviour; E-cigarettes: friend or foe; and Taking supplements: does it affect your heart health? Dr. Thang Nguyen helped arrange this event and theMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-85665443267146864702017-02-28T14:19:00.001-06:002017-02-28T14:19:05.821-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 27/02/17
1. February is Heart Health Awareness month, and the program has taken advantage of opportunities to bring information and education on cardiac issues to the public.
Dr. Olga Toleva was interviewed about cardiac health for women for the Living Well portion of CTV Morning Live which aired on February 4, 2017. She spoke about women’s heart health highlighting some of the different symptoms Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-54254483271671129722017-02-14T10:54:00.002-06:002017-02-14T10:54:34.512-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 13/02/17
1. February 14th is Cardiology Technologist Day across Canada. In the WRHA, Registered Cardiology Technologists perform all types of non-invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures such as numerous types of EKGs, graded exercise tests, cardio-pulmonary testing, nuclear testing, drug challenge testing, Holter monitoring and event recording.
A Registered Cardiology Technologist is someone who has Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-80615646433464455892017-01-30T13:11:00.002-06:002017-01-30T13:11:55.963-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 30/01/17
1. Dr. Colette Seifer, who has been the Acting Medical Director for Cardiology for the past year, has now accepted that position on a permanent basis. Congratulations, Dr. Seifer!2. Two cardiac intensivist/researchers in the CSP were recipients of the University of Manitoba, Department of Surgery Research Grant Awards for their projects. Dr. Rizwan Manji was awarded $15,000 for his project Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-92138131473519451582017-01-17T10:28:00.001-06:002017-01-17T10:28:13.177-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 16/01/17
1. Bev Laurila, Program Director for Cardiac Sciences (among other programs) at Health Sciences Centre, has announced that she will be retiring as of January 27, 2017. Bev has worked in health care in the Winnipeg Region for over 40 years, and her vast knowledge and experience will certainly be missed. A tea will be held in her honour on January 27 from 2 – 4 pm in the Annie Bond Room in Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-84693593023084714532017-01-04T09:54:00.003-06:002017-01-04T09:54:29.264-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 19/12/16
1. Dr. David Mymin was interviewed for an article that was published in the Winnipeg Free Press on December 5. Titled “Cholesterol Conundrum,” the article helped health information consumers understand some of the confusing information about diet, cholesterol and heart health. Click on the link to read the story.
2. A very warm “welcome back” to Kristina Patskan, who is a recent grad of the Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-54802558688865114762016-12-05T11:32:00.005-06:002016-12-05T11:32:49.052-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 05/12/16
1. A warm welcome is extended to Hazel Reyes, who began working in the role as clinical dietitian in the Lipid Clinic at SBH on November 29th. Glad to have you with us, Hazel!
2. A new attending physician has been seen in the Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery (ICCS) at SBH. Dr. Scott Brudney relocated from North Carolina and joined us last week. Please help us welcome Dr. Brudney to the team thereMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-25086165765669135642016-11-21T10:49:00.001-06:002016-11-21T10:49:49.502-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 21/11/16
1. Nancy Doern White, clinical dietitian in the Lipid Clinic at SBH, is retiring as of Dec 29th. A retirement tea in her honour will be held on Tuesday November 29th in CR3017 at 2 pm. Please join us in wishing her all the best in the future!
2. Lillian Hall, Manager of Quality and Patient Safety with the WRHA Cardiac Sciences Program, is also retiring! Her last day will be December 2, 2016. Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-13036212320386473672016-11-08T09:47:00.000-06:002016-11-08T09:47:21.825-06:00Cardiac Staff Matters 07/11/16
1. One of the presentations at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress meeting last week received widespread media attention! The project, titled: It’s Shockingly Cold: Defibrillator Shocks and Extreme Cold Weather, concluded that the risk of ICD shocks is higher with extreme and moderately cold weather, compared with warmer weather, and provides health care providers and patients with an Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-67454399978157276062016-10-24T13:37:00.003-05:002016-10-24T13:37:34.116-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 24/10/16
1. The Nurse-Practitioner Managed Post-Hospital Discharge Transition Clinic for patients with congestive heart failure was one of three runners-up in the WRHA Patient Safety Week – Share your Success Contest. There were 29 applicants; three winners and three runners-up were selected. The stories of all six successful initiatives will be shared on October 28th at the John Buhler Research Centre,Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-26861036811013749662016-10-12T14:45:00.001-05:002016-10-12T14:45:08.692-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 10/10/16
1. There are a number of new nurses joining the team on the cardiology inpatient unit (5A) at SBH. Help us welcome Ashley Kulczycki, Nicole Bordush, Danielle Saltel, Ayse Kalkan, Jamileh Daneshnia and Erin Conway to the Cardiac Sciences team!
2. Arrhythmia Day was a great success. Close to 200 health care professionals attended the inaugural Arrhythmia Day. The Speakers and Topics were well Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-73430151656678810192016-09-27T07:05:00.002-05:002016-09-27T07:05:35.141-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 26/09/16
1. The CSP Website Advisory Committee has been working on refreshing the website (www.cardiacsciences.mb.ca). Any suggestions for content changes or additions are welcome! Email the chair of the group, Kelly Lukaszewski, at klukaszewski@sbgh.mb.ca with your thoughts.2. Help us welcome aboard the following new team members:
Kathryn Hurtig is joining the Nuclear Stress Lab at HSC! She starts Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-32997516619543836172016-09-14T08:14:00.001-05:002016-09-14T08:15:08.678-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 12/09/16
1. Very warm welcomes are
extended to Eileen Scharfenberg and Gishali Gamage, who are the two Clinical
Resource Nurses on 5A Cardiology/Post-Procedure at SBH. Each of them brings
significant cardiac experience to this role.
2. Please also welcome
Joanne Moiny, who started last month at SBH as a casual secretary in the
Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-53706240850066088082016-08-16T14:35:00.003-05:002016-08-16T14:35:45.438-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 15/08/16
1. Welcome to Dr. Michael Yamashita, a cardiac surgeon who will be starting with us today. Dr. Yamashita trained at McGill University and UBC and he has completed fellowships in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. His training has focused on aortic surgery, valve repair/replacement and VAD/transplant. Dr. Yamashita’s office will be located at Y3519. Please help give him a warm welcome to Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-44181214211639638422016-08-02T13:19:00.000-05:002016-08-02T13:19:04.193-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 01/08/16
1. Congratulations to Estrellita Estrella-Holder on achieving certification for heart failure nursing from the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses. This certification recognizes Estrellita’s specialized knowledge in heart failure care and her commitment to providing optimal patient care. Well done!2. Welcome to Leanne Hutch, who has joined the ranks of the Cardiology technologists at Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-76705599493887912312016-07-21T10:58:00.001-05:002016-07-21T10:59:22.927-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 18/07/16
1. On July 6th the Section of Cardiology hosted a Welcome party welcoming Dr. Justin Cloutier, Dr. Scott Donald and Dr. Christopher Lee into our Cardiology Residency Training Program. Everyone enjoyed the evening starting with a BBQ followed by a night of baseball at Provencher Park. A great time was had by all!
Missing from the photo are Dr. Amir Ravandi (taking the picture)
Dr. Karen ChuMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-43072815836963840402016-07-05T14:15:00.001-05:002016-07-05T14:15:10.196-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 04/07/16
1. The Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACCU) on 5AWest at SBH will officially open tomorrow! The
finishing touches are complete and staff orientation to the unit has already taken place in
preparation for the transfer/arrival of patients tomorrow. People who have been key in
the completion of this project are Gladys Cadieux, Rosanne Labossiere-Gee and Chris
Kuttnig. Many thanks to them, and to all Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-51391696297242288552016-06-21T09:00:00.002-05:002016-06-21T09:01:24.191-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 20/06/16
1. CCCN Manitoba’s annual Keeping Current with Cardiovascular Care occurred on June 6. Members of the planning committee and the CCCN executive are members of our own Cardiac Sciences Program: Chris Kuttnig, Estrellita Estrella-Holder, Karen Coupland, Lorraine Avery, Margaret Lukianchuk, Kiran Atwal and Jo-Ann Sawatzky. This year’s event was a success with over 60 people in attendance includingMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942829473776335733.post-91580473465140315772016-06-06T14:23:00.000-05:002016-06-10T14:23:51.721-05:00Cardiac Staff Matters 06/06/16
1. Good luck and best wishes to Bev Humphries, who is retiring at the end of the month. Bev has worked in the WRHA Access Office since 2012, supporting patients while they wait for cardiac catheterization and ensuring they are scheduled on a timely basis. Thank you, Bev, for all you’ve done; we wish you the best of everything in your retirement!
2. Dr. Riz Manji (cardiac surgeon) and Jenni Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927539171522643090noreply@blogger.com