And numerous other abstracts such as Atrial Flutter
Ablation and Pace Mapping with Radiofrequency Reduces Procedure and
Ablation time.
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Parking costs of up to $5.00 will be reimbursed.
Be aware that cars parked on nearby streets are towed after 3:00 P.M.
Bring a guest.
For more information contact Daren
Tourigny at 604-879-3547
or email
darent@telus.net.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
October 11th, 2007
1:30 to 3:00 P.M
Conference Room #8 (#1471)
Lower Level Providence Wing
St. Paul's Hospital
Guest Speaker: Jocelyn Cooper, CMRD
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
1:30 to 3:00 P.M.
4th Floor, St. Paul’s Hospital
Dining rooms 1 & 2
(Located just to the left
before you enter the main cafeteria dining area)
The meeting will focus on
peer exchanges of experiences and problems and questions will be
answered by Shirley Sidey, RN
St. Paul’s Hospital
Tuesday,
April 18, 2006 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M.
In
Conference Room #8 in the Media Center, Provence Level
Chairperson:
Shirley Sidey RN. BScN., Daren
Tourigny
This
meeting was free and open to all appropriately interested.
There was a strong turnout for
this meeting consisting of some who had attended previously but mainly
there were new faces. Each person was asked to introduce
themselves and outline briefly their medical experience and/or
difficulties. With the new input and questions over a wide range
of cardiac problems it became very interesting. Fortunately with
Shirley's personal medical history as well as her experience as an
operating room cardiac nurse at Lions Gate Hospital in North Van she was
able to clarify much of the misinformation, confusion and fears of most.
Surrey Memorial
SMH has just initiated a self - help group
for ICD clients serving the South Fraser Health Region. Our first
meeting occurred on Wed Oct. 18 which was supported by Darren Tourigny
from the St. Paul's PASH group. Members within the newly formed SMH's
group have expressed the desire to become a satelite group of the
St.Paul's PASH group with the eventual aim to include not just ICD
clients but all Pacemaker devices along with arrythmias.
Our second meeting occurred on Dec 1 with 5
members present in total, 2 being new that day. We were fortunate to
have Jocelyn Cooper come and speak to the group to answer questions and
concerns that members had identified in the first meeting. Jocelyn was
able to answer all the concerns in her competent and caring manner due
to her years of experience of working with these devices. Her focus of
discussion included the origins of ICD'S, rationale for implantation
including primary and secondary classifications. She explained the
components of an ICD device thru discussion and old models from the very
first model to the recent much smaller and compact one of today. She
described the mechanics of operation and lifestyle issues in living with
an ICD. The clients appreciated her expertise and engaging manner
tremendously and we thank her once again. The
next meeting for the SMH GROUP will be held in Jan. the date pending
until a group consensus is reached.
January 18, 2005
Shirley Sidey RN. BScN.
will speak at
the January meeting on Heart Function, Disorders & Remedies. This
meeting will be open to questions and discussion pertaining to LAF (Lone
Atrial Fibrillation), ablations and other topics rather than focusing
mostly on pacemakers. Current information on defibrillators and
pacemakers will be included as well as perhaps any latest news such as
the use of microwaves for stopping impulses creating extra heart beats,
and other such topics of interest.
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September 7th,2004: 7:00 P.M .- 9:00
P.M.
Conference Level 1, Rooms 4 & 5
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Jocelyn Cooper, RN, will continue her talk as outlined below for the
May 18th meeting. Due to the numerous questions from the audience
Jocelyn was unable to complete her slide presentation.
Additionally she will outline the latest developments she learned while
attending 25th Annual Scientific NASPE (North American Society of Pacing
and Electrophysiology) convention she attended May 20th in San
Francisco. NASPE has an international membership of some 3,500
medical professional from around the world encompassing Industry,
Medicine, Nursing and other related disciplines.
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May 18th, 2004: 7:00 P.M - 9:00
P.M.
Conference Level 1, Rooms 4 & 5
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Guest Speaker: Jocelyn Cooper, RN, the Clinical Resource Nurse at
St. Jude Medical. Jocelyn has recently been nominated for the
prestigious Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN) Nurse of the
Year.
Topic: Health conditions that lead to pacemaker and defibrillator implants.
