Do interventional radiologists and cardiologists perform procedures in the same area?
During carotid stenting procedures, the neuro-interventional radiology chief participates in the actual case with our interventionalist. Does your lab have a clinical ladder? We do not have a formal clinical ladder at Lahey Clinic, but our hospital is currently in the process of achieving Magnet status and it may be a possibility in the future. However, we have strongly encouraged (and have had recent buy-in from administration to assist) the staff in becoming RCIS-certified, and in the EP Lab, to pursue NASPE certification. We do have a preceptor workshop and charge role for which the staff is compensated if they attend and perform these duties while working. What are some of the new equipment, devices and products introduced at your lab lately? Some of the new products introduced recently have been cryoablation for peripheral intervention, optical coherance tomography (OCT), InfraReDx Near Infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (InfraReDx, Burlington, MA) and the Outback® Catheter
