Student Information on the

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Invasive Cardiovascular Technologist Program

• Student Information on the
• New Western Washington Branch
• of
• Spokane Community College
• Cardiovascular Tech. training Program

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What is an ICT ?
?

1. What is a heart Cath?
2. What is a Cardiovascular Technologist?
3. Existing Spokane ICT Program
4. New West-side ICT Program
5. Why you should take this unique program

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This patient needs a heart cath.

• Goal of this heart cath Diagnose and treat his
  coronary artery disease.
• A heart cath (coronary angiogram) will reveal any
  blockages.

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What is a heart Cath?
1. Thread a Catheter (tube) into a patients
artery through a needle
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catheter
needle
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2. Under fluoroscopy (X-ray) advance a catheter
into the coronary artery.
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3. Shoot a Coronary Angiogram
Monitor room
X-ray views
Patient is awake

• Left Coronary angiogram
• Dye is injected into the arteries
• Xray machines take pictures of coronary anatomy

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4. Look for blockages

• 99 blockage in Left coronary artery shown.
• Reduced blood flow causes injury to heart muscle
• May clot and completely block - leading to
  myocardial infarction

Coronary angiogram showing blockage
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5. Treat the blockages
With Angioplasty
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5. Treat the blockages
With metal Stent
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Coronary angiogram after stent placement
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Another patient has a fast heart beat
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He needs an Electrophysiology study
ICT

• To diagnose the origin of his arrhythmia

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Multiple catheter electrodes in chambers of heart
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He gets treated during his Electrophysiology study

• Place a radio-frequency ablation catheter on the
  problem area
• Cauterize the site to stop the arrhythmia

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He may get a Pacemaker or defibrillator
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Implantable devices to stimulate heart

• Surgical procedure done in cath lab

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Then we test the Pacemaker defibrillator

• Function OK ?
• Patient responds appropriately ?
• Battery OK ?

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What else do we do in the cath lab?

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic vascular
  procedures (Treat stroke)

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Cardio Shield (net) to catch debris
Carotid Artery
angioplasty
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ICTs are
A member of the cardiac catheterization team.

• MDs, cardiologist
• ICTs, Cath Tech
• RTs, X-ray tech
• RNs, Nurses

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RN
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The Cath Lab team works together
Moving a patient from gurney to cath lab table
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Duties of an Invasive Cardiovascular Tech (ICT)

• Assist MD
• Scrub assistant
• Monitor patients condition
• Circulate
• Operate Cath Lab equipment
• Computers
• Measure blood flow
• Operate Heart pumps
• Operate other testing equipment

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Invasive Cardiovascular Tech (ICT) Assists a
Cardiologist Perform heart cath.

• Environment
• Sterile gown, hat, mask gloves
• Lead apron to block X-rays
• Dexterity to manipulate high tech equipment
• On call for emergencies
• Team worker
• Communicates effectively with Team

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ICT Monitors the patient and records essential
data
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Other Cath Lab Tech (ICT) duties
Pediatrics
Lifesaving Balloon pump
Intravascular Ultrasound
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What you do as an ICT student.

• Attend Classes (study, study, study !)
• Become certified
• CPR, CPR instructor
• ACLS (advanced cardiac life support)
• State HIV/Aids certification
• Practice in Hands-on labs
• Do ECGs stress tests
• Do Echocardiograms
• Simulated Cath labs
• Clinical practice
• local hospitals during 2nd year
• One full quarter clinical internship - required
  during the 7th quarter.
• You may be assigned to an out-of-town hospital

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Washington ICT program
East-side
West-side
Distance Learning
Tacoma General H. Provides classroom
Spokane
Seattle clinical sites

• Students on both sides of the state will take the
  same Cardiovascular classes.
• Cardiovascular classes will be taught
  simultaneously - mostly by distance learning
  (TV and online)

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Interactive TV Classes
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SCC class
Tacoma General classroom
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Online classes
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Its not all distance learning - There will be
real West-side Instructors

• West-side ICT lab instructor
• Based at Tacoma General
• West-side ICT Program Coordinator

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ICT program is unique

• The only CAAHEP approved CVT program in NW USA
  (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
  Education Programs)
• One of only 22 approved ICT programs in the
  entire USA.
• Students are approved to take the RCIS exam
  prior to graduation (Registered Invasive
  Cardiovascular Technologist)

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ICT program is unique

• ICT graduates take the CCI national RCIS board
  exams.
• Pass rate approaches 100
• Thereafter 12 credits of annual continuing
  education are required to retain RCIS credential.
• There is currently no state licensure for ICTs.

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ICT Jobs

• ICT jobs are available in most large hospitals
  (requires a cath lab)
• High demand job! - with a 28 deficit predicted
  for 2010 (per US DOL)
• Long history of 100 hiring rate.
• Pay averages 25 per hour. More for on-call.

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A Unique Consortium of Seattle Cardiac Hospitals
Have contracted together to

• Provide funding for West-side ICT program
  (distance learning and West-side faculty)
• Contract with Tacoma area community colleges
  (TCC, PC) to provide prerequisite sciences
  courses
• Contract with Spokane Community College to
  provide the distance learning ICT education and
  oversight of program quality (to assure
  continued accreditation)
• State start-up grant has been secured

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Each participating Consortium Hospital will

• Sponsor a student.
• Pay for the students tuition books for 2 year
  ICT program.
• Provide full time clinical training for the 7th
  quarter Cath Lab internship.
• Hire the student after graduation (student has a
  3 year obligation).
• We are currently contracting with several Puget
  Sound hospitals to join the ICT consortium,
  including Tacoma General (Multicare), Good
  Samaritan, VA, Virginia Mason, and others.

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Spokane CVT Curriculum

• Ist year is a CORE of science and cardiovascular
• At the end of the 1st year each student selects
  one of 2 specialty tracks
• Seattle students only have the invasive option.
• Invasive (ICT)
• Noninvasive (NCT).

Prerequisites
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Invasive Cardiovascular TechnologyPrerequisites

• Admission requirements (or equivalent college
  courses)
• MATH 99
• CHEM 100
• BIOL 101
• A-P 242, A-P 243
• CHEM 130 Biochemistry
• Phsyics 101, 102
• Interview with cardiovascular technology
  instructor
• West-side ICT packet
• All prerequisite math and science courses must
  have been completed within the last five years
  with a grade point of 2.5 or better

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1st year CVT classes (Core)
1.
First quarter    cr. ICT
114 Cardiovascular I 4    NCT
113 Electrophysiology I 4      Second
quarter      ICT 124 Cardiovascular II 4 
  NCT 123 Electrophysiology II 4      Third
quarter  PHYS 121 Medical Physics 4     ICT
134 Invasive Cardiovascular Fundamentals 5   
ICT 138 Cardiovascular Physiology 3    NCT
133 Noninvasive Cardiovascular Fundamentals 5   
 
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2nd year ICT Classes
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• Fourth quarter  cr.
• ICT 144 Cardiac Catheterization I 11   
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• Fifth quarter 
• ICT 214 Cardiac Catheterization II 15     
• Sixth quarter 
• ICT 224 Cardiac Catheterization II 15     
• Seventh quarter 
• ICT 234 Cardiac Catheterization III 13   
• Minimum total credits 107  cr.
• Total Clinical hours 792 clock hrs.
• A total of 107 credits are required for this
  A.A.S. degree.
• A 2.0 grade point must be maintained quarterly in
  every course before proceeding to the next
  quarter.

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How to enroll
Complete admissions packet

• SCC application
• Letter of recommendation
• Submit prior college transcripts
• Resume / Prior Medical experience
• Written essay Why I would be a good ICT
• Required Physical exam and immunizations
• Completion of prerequisite classes
• Prerequisites will be evaluated for equivalency
  by SCC counselors
• Deadline June 30

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For More information contact
Seattle / Tacoma Area Christi McCarren,
MultiCare Health System [phone]
Christi.McCarren_at_multicare.org TCC admissions
[phone] www.tacoma.ctc.edu Pierce
College [phone] Spokane Area SCC
admissions [phone] www.scc.spokane.edu
Darren Powell, ICT Pg. Dir. [phone]
DPowell_at_scc.spokane.edu Web sites www.SICP.com
www.cathlabdigest.com www.cardiologysite.com
www.cci-online.org www.cathlab.com
www.caahep.org www.westodd.com
www.scc.spokane.edu www.multicare.org
www.tacoma.ctc.edu www.pierce.ctc.edu
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