Physicians initiate projects because they notice that something can be done better. Dr. Daisy Dulay recognized an improvement opportunity for better patient care for Cardiac Cath and Cardiac Short [...]
Read moreIn her role compiling heart failure best practices at the provincial level, Dr. Liz Swiggum hears about current innovations happening in other regions. One of these is the creation of a Cardiogenic[...]
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When a staff survey of nurses working in the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) at Royal Jubilee Hospital revealed that many felt frustrated by the lack of opportunities to improve their skills and knowledg[...]
Read moreA patient waiting to have the results of their echocardiogram read by a cardiologist hopes it will be done in a timely manner. Yet historically, cardiologists have had to be physically present in t[...]
Read moreApproximately 800 cardiac surgery cases are done each year at Royal Jubilee Hospital and it is standard for the anesthesiologist to perform an intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). H[...]
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Good communication and relationships are key to effective medicine – between providers and patients as well as amongst providers. In order to strengthen the connections between palliative care an[...]
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Echocardiograms are one of the most commonly ordered cardiac diagnostic investigations, yet there are not many opportunities for those involved in ordering, administering and interpreting them to g[...]
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How do physicians create opportunities to learn from each other when everyone’s schedules are busy with patient care? Occasions to ‘bump into’ one another are fewer now than in the past, when[...]
Read moreAging cardiac patients often have multiple co-morbidities, the management of which may lie outside of the expertise of the cardiologist on service. Consultations from other specialties during a c[...]
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