Meet Leah – Cardiology Technologist Blogger
Hi! My name is Leah Curtis. I’m from a rural community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and I am a student in the Cardiology Technologist Program. I enjoy riding my…
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Discover the High-Tech Tools You’ll Use in 3 Popular Health Care Careers
The health care industry has always been on the cutting edge of technological development. Even computers found some of their first homes in hospitals, where widespread ‘minicomputers’ of the 1970s (which later became personal computers) were first adopted to streamline…
Duty Differences in Cardiology Technology across Canada
Over the course of my program I have been picking up on differences in Stenberg’s definition of what a registered cardiology technologist (RCT) does versus what working RCTs tell me…
4 Types of Lenses You’ll Learn About as a Stenberg Optician Student
Pursuing a dispensing optician career? Learn the difference between single vision, bifocal, and progressive lenses by reading this blog.
A Guide to Pharmacokinetics for Those Pursuing Healthcare Careers
Learn all about the fascinating field of pharmacokinetics!
Excitement in the Upcoming Months as a Cardio Tech
I can’t believe it! We are now over half way through our program and have completed our first lab block! Time has gone by so fast these past few months…
Spending Time with Classmates Online versus In-Person
For the month of November all of my classmates from the Maritime Provinces gathered together in Halifax for our first lab block. The last time we all got together in…
Cardiac Rhythms, Arrhythmias, and Pacemaker Studies Course
One month ago I had my first IOE day and felt lost when looking at ECGs. The abbreviations NSR, SVT, PJC were gibberish to me until I started our cardiac…
My First Integrated Observational Experience Day in the Cardio Tech Program
My first IOE (Integrated observational experience) day was during the week of cardiac instrumentation where we were learning about different ECG leads, placement of leads, and how ECGs work. I…
Top 5 Selling Techniques for Optician School Graduates
Once you become a dispensing optician, you will be both a health care professional and a salesperson. You will be responsible for providing the best possible care to your customers,…
Life Getting in the Way
This was one of the hardest, most disrupted summers I ever had in my whole life. Starting from the least disruptive to the worst I want to share my experiences…
How Do Cardio Techs Perform Stress Tests?
The Heart and Stoke Foundation estimates that as many as 90% of Canadians have at least one of the main risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity, high blood…
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