Special Report (1): Non-Physician Cath Lab Personnel Report More Work-Related Pain

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More to come: this ground-breaking study shows that non-physician Cath Lab employees, ACVP members, are more likely to experience work-related pain. Stay tuned by subscribing to the ACVP blog via email with the option on the side bar. We'll bring you more information about the study and new technologies that might help you avoid radiation and pain in the Cath Lab.

Results of a survey released in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that non-physician Cath Lab employees reported higher levels of musculoskeletal pain.

According to the study conducted via the Mayo Clinic Survey Center, factors association with increased work-related pain included

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Interview with Mark Baker, Cath Lab Director at Platte Valley Medical Center

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Platte Valley Medical Center is hosting three days of ACVP educational events in Brighton, Colorado, including an exciting two-day Cardio Conference February 12-13, and a CCI Exam Review session February 14.

We sat down with PVMC Cath Lab Director Mark Baker, RCIS, MICP, RCSA, CTAE to talk about what's in store.

What motivated you to host?

There's not a lot of education of this type out here in Colorado. They don't have a lot of education that's geared towards Allied Health. In the northeast region in Colorado,  there are not a lot of large hospitals, so getting education in difficult. If there is anything, it's usually in Denver.

What about the upcoming meeting are you most excited about?

I invited physicians that I know from Alaska. Some of the methodologies for care [there] are a little bit different. Having our staff see these different points of view, that's what I'm most excited about. I think it's going to stir up a lot of conversation about how we're doing things now and how we should do them in the future.

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